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WELCOME, BASEBALL FANS! Thank you for coming to Mesa to support Cactus League baseball. We continue to set attendance records year after year, and I know that this season will be no different. We would not be successful without the support of baseball fans of all ages, and I want to take this opportunity to thank you for visiting Hohokam Stadium to cheer for your favorite Cactus League team. With our spectacular weather, numerous recreational activities and vibrant downtown, I hope you also take some time to explore all the wonderful opportunities Mesa has to make your visit a memorable one. And for those baseball fans who can’t get enough of your favorite pastime, your visit wouldn’t be complete without experiencing Mesa Historical Museum’s new exhibition, Play Ball! The Cactus League Experience. It’s truly worth a visit. Again, thank you for being a part of the Cactus League experience. Now let’s play ball!

Mayor Scott Smith City of Mesa

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Scorecard Cubs Numerical Roster How to Use Your Scorecard Cubs 2009 Roster Cactus League Rosters Rosters continue pages 66, 68

10th Inning: Dining and Entertainment in Mesa By Megan Kelly and Michelle Streeter

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Lou and Geo – A Winning Combo By Tim Sheridan

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T H E B O Y S O F SPRI NG Jose Ascanio . . . . . . 26 Paul Bako . . . . . . . . . 26 Milton Bradley . . . . 28 Neal Cotts . . . . . . . . 28 Ryan Dempster . . . 30 Mike Fontenot . . . . . 31 Kosuke Fukudome . . 31 Joey Gathright . . . . 32 Chad Gaudin . . . . . . 32

Kevin Gregg . . . . . . . Angel Guzman . . . . Rich Harden . . . . . . Kevin Hart . . . . . . . . Aaron Heilman . . . . Micah Hoffpauir . . Reed Johnson . . . . . Derrek Lee . . . . . . . . Ted Lilly . . . . . . . . . .

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Carlos Marmol . . . . Sean Marshall . . . . . Aaron Miles . . . . . . Aramis Ramirez . . . Jeff Samardzija . . . . Alfonso Soriano . . . Geovany Soto . . . . . Ryan Theriot . . . . . . Luis Vizcaino . . . . . . Carlos Zambrano . .

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O N T HE CO VER After clinching the NL Central Title Sept. 20 against archival St. Louis, catcher Geovany Soto is mobbed by his teammates.

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t’s that time of year when the storied Sonoran Desert plays host each season to an onslaught of visitors seeking respite from Old Man Winter. As one of the top destinations in this country’s sunbelt, it’s no wonder why sunseekers plan their annual baseball pilgrimages to Arizona to catch up with the Cactus League. There’s simply no better pairing than baseball and a break to relax, recreate and soak up the sun while keeping tabs on the boys of summer in spring. One Arizona city that shines above the rest is Mesa. Lauded for its affordability and accessibility, Mesa is one of the nation’s

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fastest-growing areas offering a variety of lifestyle and leisure pursuits that are in high demand by visitors and residents alike. Embraced by the Sonoran Desert – a playground for incredible, sought-after outdoor recreation and one-of-a-kind attractions Mesa boasts exquisite dining, ample shopping opportunities, and a charming downtown with yoga studios, cafes and boutiques. A variety of accommodations to suit every traveler and numerous golf courses to match any skill add to this modern-day desert urban retreat. If your home base finds you in Mesa this spring, make sure to take in the newest offerings, latest attractions and exhibitions, and see just how much fun can be had in the desert.

TOP: Shopping at Mesa Riverview BOTTOM: Exploring the Sonoran Desert with an off-road tour RIGHT: Mesa Arts Center at night

deals and sales, as well as themed activities. Discovering Downtown Head due south of Hohokam Stadium on On March 13 the theme is Spring Training on Center and you will find yourself in the heart Main Street where fans are encouraged to of it all – downtown Mesa. This thriving attend and wear Cubbies blue. On Saturdays, hub of business, government, culture, arts, art lovers can rejoice in vendor-filled streets recreation and entertainment represents a as part of MACFest – a free weekly artists $2 billion district when you combine annual fair hosted from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. retail sales with property investment values and services. Here, guests can meander down An Abundance of Art With the opening of Mesa Arts Center Main Street and find loads of unique shops, creative boutiques, diverse restaurants, and in 2005, the arts and cultural scene in visit two award-winning museums within the Valley exploded. Recognized as the steps of each other. Even the young and largest and most comprehensive arts center in the Southwest, Mesa hip enjoy Mesa’s blossoming Arts Center is a central downtown with its urban One Arizona city gathering place showcasing boutiques featuring unique a world of arts and culture. wares and indie labels. that shines above The stunning campus The food downtown is an the rest is Mesa. features a complex of four eclectic mix of independent theaters that host worldrestaurateurs showcasing their talents. Numerous cuisines can be found class performances, Broadway shows, and all within steps of each other from a mom-n- popular music acts year-round. Cubs fans pop shops where the locals are king to well- take note - March highlights include Juan appointed cafes featuring daily signature de Marcos and the Afro-Cuban All-Stars specials. New to downtown is a series of (March 3), Sir James Galway and Christopher events including Second Fridays where O’Riley (March 6), The Irish Rovers (March merchants along Main Street stay open until 14) and Angelique Kidjo (Mar 27). Come 10 p.m. and offer live entertainment, special early and enjoy pre-game Out to Lunch free

concerts on Thursday’s throughout March hosted in the shaded outdoor plaza locals affectionately call the Shadow Walk. Further along downtown Mesa’s culture walk is the Arizona Museum of Natural History featuring Mars! all month long. This exhibition gives the public a rare opportunity to see a full-size Mars Rover and Lander, as well as learn about the most recent scientific discoveries on Mars. Around the corner is the Arizona Museum for Youth, where young crawlers and curious toddlers get creative in an art-inspired town. For older kids and adults, too, you won’t want to miss the Full Circle: Recycled into Art exhibition. Take Flight A visit to Mesa isn’t complete without a stop at the Commemorative Air Force Arizona Wing museum located at Falcon Field Airport. Here, a dedicated group of volunteers – mostly retired Air Force – are preserving aviation history and wartime memorabilia for future generations. Not to be missed is a tour of Sentimental Journey, a Boeing B-17G fully restored and in service. On March 21, pin your hair up and put on

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those heels for their annual A Night in the biking, helicopter tours, hay wagon rides, 40’s dance party event featuring the World campfire cookouts and even cattle drives round out the numerous ways you can War II Musical Show. enhance your Mesa outdoor adventure! Not to be missed is a stop at Superstition Sonoran Desert Secrets Even though Mesa boasts a population Mountain Museum. Here, guests are of more than 460,000 and offers all the immersed into the lore and legend of Jacob benefits of a large city, visitors can take Waltz, the famed Lost Dutchman who left behind the secret of a long advantage of being close lost gold mine. On the site to a recreation paradise Mesa has much are restored buildings from as Mesa is neighbor to the original Apacheland the Tonto National Forest. to offer spring movie studio and the Tonto is the fifth largest training fans by Elvis Presley Chapel. On forest in the country and day and night Thursday afternoons, one of the most-visited guests are treated to free “urban” forests in the U.S. lectures in the outdoors There are three lakes and two rivers within 30 minutes of Mesa that amphitheatre on a variety of topics related allow for desert boating, rafting, kayaking to the Sonoran Desert, cowboys, mining and water skiing. Several outfitters provide and more. specialized tours of this breathtaking back country sharing knowledge of the terrain Hitting the Links After hitting the trails, hit the links in and the geological discoveries made over Mesa for some of the best golf in the the years. The majestic Superstition Mountains Southwest. More than 40 golf courses are just east of Mesa provide the opportunity within a half-hour drive of the stadium and to experience adventures that will last a with most ball games in Mesa starting at 1:05 lifetime. Perhaps nowhere in the entire p.m. it leaves you with plenty of time to get United States is there an area full of legend, in a full 18 each morning. The choice of challenging target-style history and intrigue as this rugged 160,000 acre mountain range. Take a ride on one of desert golf paired with winding, lush green Arizona’s most historic and rugged routes, fairways add to the allure of golf in the the Apache Trail, and explore Goldfield Southwest and Mesa has its fair share of Ghost Town or visit the authentic Old West golf course gems. Las Sendas Golf Club stagecoach stop, Tortilla Flat. Off-road Jeep features breathtaking views of the Red or Hummer tours, hiking treks, mountain Mountain and the Superstition mountain

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range – an unsurpassed backdrop to the storied Sonoran Desert. Designed by Robert Trent Jones, Jr., the course has matured into one of the most beautiful courses in Mesa and ranks as the 12th most challenging, and one of the top 50 courses in the nation according to two ZAGAT Surveys. Longbow Golf Club in east Mesa has also earned its share of praise after being recognized by Golfweek Magazine as one of the top 20 courses in Arizona ranking. The intrigue and shot making choices that players will face here are infinite. Ready for the PGA? Then be sure to play a round at Superstition Springs Golf Club, one of Arizona’s most challenging golf layouts. This premier course measures over 7,000 yards from the back tee and is a PGA Tour qualifying site rated among the Southwest’s finest golf experiences. With near perfect weather and a multitude of activities and attractions, Mesa has much to offer spring training fans by day and night. After the game, visit the Mesa Convention & Visitors Bureau (120 N. Center – approximately two miles south of Hohokam Stadium) and pick up area maps, guides, coupons and flyers for a variety of events, attractions and activities taking place around the Valley this spring. The bureau is also a great resource for exploring the state offering official guidebooks and maps for all of Arizona’s main tourist towns. For complete destination information about Mesa, Arizona visit www.VisitMesa.com or call 800-283-6372.

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As the game draws to a close, be sure to check out these family-friendly establishments and attractions near Hohokam Stadium before calling it a day. Free maps and guides are available at the Mesa Visitors Center just south of the stadium at 120 N. Center. VisitMesa.com or 800-283-6372 Mesa Visitors Center 1.3 miles Open Monday through Friday until 5 p.m. Closed weekends. Mesa Arts Center 1.5 miles Mesa Contemporary Arts Galleries, Free Out to Lunch Concert Series, Free Campus Tours, Shadow Walk, The Store, Theaters, Art Studios

Downtown Mesa 2.3 miles Sidewalk Cafes, Unique Shops & Art Galleries including Mangos Mexican Café & Bakery, S’ Bistro, Sweetcakes Café & Bakery, Domestic Bliss, Adorn Style Lounge, Contagious! Fashions, Glitter Box Children’s Boutique, Grandma’s Kitchen, Inside the Bungalow Coffee Shop & Yoga Studio, Queen’s Pizzeria, Antique Plaza, de la Cruz Bistro Park of the Canals, Brinton Desert Botanical Garden 2.3 miles Mesa Historical Museum 2.4 miles Mesa Riverview 3.7 miles Bass Pro Shops Outdoor World, Toby Keith’s I Love This Bar & Grill, Famous Daves BBQ, Cracker Barrel, Wal-Mart, CineMark Mesa 16 Theatres, Big Sticks Fine Cigars, Jump & Shout Indoor Playground

Arizona Wing Commemorative Air Force Aircraft Museum

Sycamore Station – Metro Light Rail 3.8 miles Golfland 4.1 miles Westcor Fiesta Mall 5.1 miles Anchored by Sears, Macy’s, Dillards, Best Buy, Dicks Sporting Goods Mesa Community College’s Planetarium 5.7 miles Mesa Community College’s Rose Garden 5.7 miles

Arizona Museum of Natural History 1.6 miles

Arizona Wing Commemorative Air Force Aircraft Museum 6.4 miles

Arizona Museum for Youth 1.7 miles

Broadway Palm Dinner Theater 6.7 miles

Mesa Temple Visitors Center 2.2 miles

Amazing Jakes Food & Fun 6.9 miles

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HOHOKAMS WELCOME On behalf of the Mesa HoHoKams, Welcome to HoHoKam Park and Dwight Patterson Field, winter home of the Chicago Cubs! The Cubs started Spring Training in Mesa 57 years ago and have become a permanent part of this community’s history. The HoHoKams are comprised of nearly 200 community leaders who volunteer their time to ensure your Spring Training experience is enjoyable. For those of you unaware of our history, the organization was begun in 1951 as a “special events committee” of Mesa business leaders whose primary goal was to attract a major league baseball team to Mesa each spring. Later that year, the late Dwight Patterson struck a deal with Chicago Cubs owner Phillip Wrigley and the team came to town for spring training in 1952. Since the first game at Rendezvous Park in 1952 to today, we have fond memories of working side-by-side with our colleagues to help make Spring Training in Mesa a special time for all baseball fans. Speaking of fans - what an incredible time to root for the Cubs! On the heels of their back-to-back central division titles, the

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Cubs have a new owner who is committed to delivering a team both competitive on the field and innovative in all facets of the organization. 2008 was also a great season with two stand-out stars: Lou Pinella taking home Manager of the Year and Geovany Soto recognized as Rookie of the Year. Cubs fans continue to hold the Major League all-time attendance record for Spring Training and have led the Cactus League in attendance for nearly one-fourth of a century. We anticipate another year of records in 2009! Through your outstanding support of the Cubs here each March, the HoHoKams are able to donate more than $100,000 each year to benefit dozens of youth groups, and raise additional monies to make stadium improvements. For more than five decades, HoHoKam charities have benefited from Spring Training and we are glad you are here once again to cheer on the Cubs and continue to play a big part of Cubs’ history in Mesa.

Robert W. Brinton Big Ho Mesa HoHoKams

HOHOKAMS OF MESA MEMBERS Clyde Allred Joe Arriaga Peter Bardon Neil Barna Joe Bartko Maury Bateman Tim Baughman Bob Beck Craig Berge Jeff Berning George Bliss III Carl Bramer Robert Brinton Dilworth Brinton Jr. Bob Broughton Robert Brown Wayne Brown Matt Burdick Joe Burr Paul Buser Milan Carnes Rick Carpenter Nick Carr Don Carter Louis Casillas, Jr. Ron Christison Ann Cleghorn Joe Comparin Jim Cosgrove Jim Cramer Craig Cummins

Don Dauwalder Charlie Deaton Jerry DeLand Todd DeMasseo John Dennett Vincent Di Bella Chip Dircks Mark Dobson Jim Driskill Frank Duranti Jimmie Duranti Ron Duranti Tom Eaton Bob Eccles Dan Eccles Greg Eccles Michael Elliott John Evans Ron Felstead Paul Fischer Michael Flatt Tom Flores Sal Flores Pat Flynn Michael Flynn Pete Friedrich Ruben Garcia Pat Gilbert Howard Godfrey Glenn Gross Fernando Guerrero, Jr.

Fernando Guerrero, Sr. Tim Gump Lyle Hamblin Jay Harper Kim Harris Harry Harvey Dennis Hawker Keno Hawker Jr Hernandez Hector Hernandez Stu Hogue Ric Hoks Greg Holtz Jeannie Hubler Hub Hubler Jim Hughes Lou Iglehart Steve Ikeda Sam Ingram Guy Isley Dale Johnson, Jr Jimmy Jones Lee Roy Kellis Phil Kellis James Kelley Bob Kernagis Steve Kernagis Sam Kraynek Milt Laflen James Lee Ken Lenhart

Kyle Lenhart Tony Lima George Lindbloom Dave Liniger Daniel Mackolin Tim Madden Phil Martin Joe Martin David Martin Andrew Masters Dave Mattson, Sr. Bob McKay Paul McKee Mark Meldrum Albert Mendoza Bob Middleton Tom Mousel Bob Neill Dick Newman Shanlyn Newman Vern Nicholas Karl Nielson Kirk Nielson Sherrie Nielson-Coker Damon Olsen John O’Neill Jim Otten Bud Page Danny Page Bill Passey David Passey

Jim Passey, Jr. Greg Patt Michael Patt Norm Pearce Bob Peterson Jerry Petrie Buddy Petsch Wayne Pomeroy Jim Pomush Bill Raymond Jay Rhodes Tom Rhodes Cliff Richeson, Sr. Mike Rieger Leslie Riell Dale Riggins, Jr Randy Riggins Dave Ritchins Jay Roundy Paul Sale Roger Schmuck Chris Schneck Robert Schweitzer Mike Shields Brandon Smith Murrell Smith Scott Smith Ron Spitler Don Stapley Tom Stapley David Stone

KC Stone Don Strauch Randy Surls Wally Sykes Bob Thiele Dave Tobey Roger Toon Mark Toon Stan Troutman Dennis Tucker Ron Utke Jim Vernon John Vinson Bryan Vivian Casey Walsh Marty Whalen Mike Whalen Bob White Vic Whitman Mark Wiegenstein Dave Wier Guy Wolf David Workman John Yee Bernie Zeper In Memoriam Bob Evans Bob Jefferson Ned Rokey

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Ernie Banks with Buckhorn Baths owner Ted Sliger and his son, Ted Sliger Jr.

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was having a particularly perfect day at Maryvale Baseball Park a couple of years ago, catching the Rangers versus the Brewers with my good friend and ballpark companion Amanda. Looking at the bottom of our cups just after the bottom of the sixth, we rose from our seats for last call. Along the way we posed for pictures with our favorite sausages from the famous sausage race and decided to take a late-inning stroll around the concourse. Arriving at the right-field corner where players from both teams exit the clubhouse, we spied a lone kid anxiously awaiting his favorite player’s exit. He had a baseball in one hand and a pair of baseball cards in the other. I asked whom he was waiting for and he told me that Sammy Sosa had given him the ball five years ago at a Cactus League game in Mesa when Sosa was with the Cubs. The kid, now 11, was 6 when Sosa gave him the ball and because of Sosa’s subsequent departure from the Cubs and the Cactus League, he did not have the opportunity for another encounter with his hero until Sosa had signed on for a spring training tryout with the Rangers in 2007. There were surprisingly few fans gathered by the players exit at the time, many of them still preoccupied with the sausages, so I told the kid that he probably had a pretty good chance of getting Sosa to sign his items and instructed him on how to be politely aggressive in asking for his autograph. The kid spoke Spanish and I told

him he should tell Sosa about how he had given him the ball, in Spanish, if he should have the chance. Then, as if on cue, Sosa emerged from the clubhouse exit, in clean skivvies, his hair still damp from the shower. A few other autograph hounds had since gathered around the gate that separates the players from the fans, and I encouraged the kid to make his move. “Get in there!” I said. Obviously nervous, the kid was hyperventilating in trepidation, but summoning his nerve, he reached through the fence with the ball and yelled, “Sammy, usted me dió esta pelota cinco años atrás!” And just the way we had hoped, Sammy picked out the kid from the rest of the pack and with a warm smile on his face

Sammy Sosa signing the author’s grapefruit

immediately signed both the card and ball. The kid was beaming. It all looked so easy I thought maybe I should ask Sammy for his autograph as well. Looking for something for him to sign in the bag that I always carry to the ballpark, I spotted a softball-sized bright yellow grapefruit I had picked from a tree alongside a driveway a few days earlier near Hohokam Park in Mesa. With a Sharpie felt pen I also had in the bag, I quickly scribbled a small squiggly line at its base to check if ink would adhere to its surface. Sammy had his own Sharpie, which he was using to sign everything placed before him. I jabbed my hand and grapefruit through the fence, a little higher than most of the other kid’s hands, which were clutching baseballs, cards and other memorabilia for him to sign. Like it had been for the kid,

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Outside The Buckhorn Mineral Baths circa 1963. From left to right; Mrs. Rus Hodges, Ted Sliger (Owner), Rus Hodges (Announcer), and Alice Sliger.

Sammy immediately chose my grapefruit from the plethora of offerings. He turned it around in his hands a couple of times, studying it curiously as if he were searching for the sweet spot, and showed it to another

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The Play Ball exhibit is really a time travel journey exploring the evolution of spring training baseball in Arizona, the continued development and growth of the Cactus League as well as its sociological and cultural value. So even though I just thought I was having fun stealing chairs, knocking out knot holes, digging up an old home plate and having players autograph fruits and vegetables, I was really conducting the work of historical preservation to help explain our presence here to future generations. That’s one of the great things about freeze-drying the grapefruit, now it will stay the same forever.

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Texas Rangers employee nearby. Smiling and laughing all the while, I could read his lips asking a profane question about its origin “what the…” and I said, “Go ahead Sammy it’ll take that Sharpie.” He found the center of the fruit’s circumference and signed a perfectly legible Sammy Sosa in bright blue right along the middle with a little number 21 on top and handed it back to me with a bemused expression on his face. My primary concern at the time was to somehow prevent the piece of fruit from drying out and shriveling up, which was accomplished by having it freeze-dried at the Floral Keepsakes shop in Phoenix. My secondary concern was what to do with it afterwards. I bought an attractive custom fit, glass cube on a mahogany riser case and then brought it to Cooperstown, N.Y. where it was displayed all summer long at my friend Andrew Vilacky’s Safe at Home Ballpark Collectibles on Main Street. The local newspaper caught wind of the story and gave the grapefruit and me a nice write up, which was also taped inside the glass case next to the grapefruit. I had a lot of fun sharing the story of Sammy and the grapefruit with baseball fans from coast-to-coast and wondered what I could do for an encore when I returned to Arizona last spring. One thing about the grapefruit; it’s not a cactus and Arizona’s spring training circuit as everyone knows, is called the Cactus League. I thought it was too bad that I didn’t get Sammy to sign the grapefruit in Florida’s Grapefruit League and thought I might rectify the situation by getting my next big autograph

on a cactus, which became my mission last spring. I spoke about this with friends and one day after a game at Diablo Stadium in Tempe while walking through the parking lot a local resort, I pointed out an optimum piece of prickly pear, relatively flat and about the size of my hand, which my friend Ricky Hemerle proceeded to pick, pricking his finger in the process. I tossed it in the back of my rental car and began planning on where and by whom it should be signed. A few days later I bought some sandpaper and filed away at the few small patches of needles, I didn’t want a player to be afraid to grab the cactus from me when I presented to him. I figured that Maryvale, site of the Sosa grapefruit signing, might be just about the easiest place to get a player’s autograph, the crowds tend to be smaller there and the player’s exit in the right field corner is a very fan friendly place for interaction. I also kind of like the Brewers and some of their young rising stars, like the previous season’s Rookie of the Year Ryan Braun, who was my first choice to have sign the cactus. I would have been just as happy with Prince Fielder, who led the league with 50 home runs in 2007. Braun came out first and signed for while but I couldn’t get him. Fielder came out afterwards and I got myself in good position. Presenting the cactus to him through the fence he grabbed it as if there was nothing unusual about it and signed his name in blue Sharpie without comment. Mission accomplished! I brought my new prized possession once again to Floral Keepsakes, this time quite familiar with the process, and patiently waited for it to be

mailed to me at my Baltimore address a few months later. Again, I brought my new oddball memorabilia to Cooperstown where it was displayed next to my grapefruit, with yet another newspaper story, for the duration of the baseball season. I spent five months living and working in Cooperstown and brought both pieces back home with me at the end of the summer. While in Cooperstown, I was contacted by some of my Cactus League acquaintances, including league president Robert Brinton, about a new exhibit on the history of the Cactus League being put together at the Mesa Historical Museum. A similar exhibit was created at the City of Tempe museum celebrating the 50th anniversary of the league in 1997. At the time, I donated some of my own unique memorabilia including folding chairs that I had relieved from Cactus League ballparks old and new. Items included a home plate and pitching rubber unearthed on a ballpark-eological dig at the San Francisco Giants former Francisco Grande training grounds and some knotholes removed from the old wooden outfield fence at Scottsdale Stadium. Most of these items have been stored in my friend Jason Yoderâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s attic for the past 10 years since I moved from Arizona to Baltimore. I

think he and his wife Terri were glad to finally be rid of the stuff. I made a visit to the Mesa Historical Museum in November to check on my items and meet with the people putting the Play Ball! The Cactus League Experience exhibit together. Carrying the grapefruit and cactus with me, I found it amusing that this was the second crosscountry trip for both items as well as their second public display. Still a few months from opening, I marveled at the variety of items that had been gathered by the museum and how diligently they had been saved and preserved by their owners. I took pride in the cultural significance attached to these items and that an educational experience could be derived from them. Here in Arizona, before the Diamondbacks made Phoenix a big league city, the Cactus League spring training season was our taste of major league baseball for little more than

a month every year, our chance to be active participants in the national pastime. Since 1947, when the Cleveland Indians and New York Giants set up their spring camps in Tucson and Phoenix respectively, every big league baseball season has had its real beginning in Arizona. Former Cleveland Indians owner Bill Veeck owned a small cattle ranch in the foothills of the Rincon Mountains where he spent his winters and thought the conditions were perfect for a ball club to warm up for the upcoming season. Needing another team to play exhibition games against, he contacted New York Giants owner Horace Stoneham, who also had a home in Phoenix, and expressed an interest in moving his team west mostly because of a rejuvenating experience he had at a place called the Buckhorn Mineral Baths in Mesa. Alice Sliger, who just celebrated her 102nd birthday, owned the property with her husband

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Then New York Giants player Gaylord Perry taking a dip in Mesa’s original hot springs at Buckhorn Mineral Baths. Opened in 1939, the baths drew in players each spring to their hot springs, famous for odorless water infused with potassium, silica, magnesium and iron.

Ted, which began as a gas station and trading post. It was later developed into a hotel and restaurant after the couple experienced a Jed Clampett moment, striking a hot water aquifer containing significant deposits of potassium, silica, magnesium and iron while drilling for a well. “Health wise it was like striking oil,” says Sliger, adding, “The natural water is very similar to the water of Hot Springs Arkansas.” Encouraged by the therapeutic and relaxing properties of the water, the

couple opened their bathhouse in 1939, which became immediately well-known, drawing visitors from all directions including Hollywood movie stars like Richard Egan and Don Ameche. According to Sliger, Stoneham was brought to the Buckhorn Baths by Lewis Haas, General Manager of the Phoenix Chamber of Commerce, while looking for possible locations for the Giants to set up a spring camp. “I ran the spa for 60 years,” says Sliger in reference to their closing in 1999.

CALLING ALL FANS! The Mesa Historical Museum is encouraging baseball fans from across the country to interact on the Play Ball! site in a variety of ways including the Share Your Story section, where guests can post their Cactus League experiences and the Build The Collection section, an appeal to baseball fans everywhere that might want to loan their treasures to the blossoming collection. All donated pieces must be accompanied with a signed donation or loan form that can be downloaded on the site, or be accompanied by a letter from the donor. Other areas on the site include an area for teachers who can download an assortment of lesson plans that teach baseball history in Arizona. www.PlayBallExperience.com.

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“The Giants came to this area because of the availability of this place, that was the determining factor that clinched the deal. So, I always say the baths were the beginning of the Cactus League,” says Sliger. Many photographs of Giants players taken at the Buckhorn Baths are displayed in the Play Ball exhibit, as well as a massage table, scale and other Buckhorn artifacts loaned to the museum by Sliger. “Ty Cobb (a frequent spring time visitor to the Valley well after his playing days were done) was massaged there. My best masseuse used that table. Many famous people and ballplayers have been massaged on that table,” says Sliger. Former Cactus Leaguer with the San Francisco Giants and numerous other clubs, Hall of Fame pitcher Gaylord Perry was a regular visitor to the baths and on was on hand for the Play Ball exhibit’s opening this January. “Gaylord came to see me this Saturday. He loved us both and he loved Buckhorn,” said Sliger “Going to Buckhorn was important because it was a week to relax, lose a few pounds, get a massage and it made us players feel special,” said Perry. While the display on Buckhorn Baths indeed represents a historical beginning to spring training in Arizona, this first phase

of the exhibit encompasses much more, chronicling the league’s formative years and growth through the first few decades of the Cactus League’s history, with a second phase scheduled to be added next year. “We are hoping to have more fans than ever come to Mesa whether they’re rooting for the Cubs or any other team. The Cactus League history we’ve gathered is an untold story put together by fans for fans, and one we hope they enjoy,” says Lisa Anderson, executive director of the Mesa Historical Museum. “Nearly all the teams are represented in the artifacts we’ve gathered to date. As the league grows, the exhibit will grow.” Covering more than 1,000 square feet of the museum’s space, the show contains many personal physical objects on loan to the museum by Arizona baseball fans and others associated with the game. Extensive research and collecting is on-going for the exhibit which involves members of the Society for American Baseball Research (SABR) and a committee of civic leaders. Pre-Cactus League historic regional baseball artifacts include an ancient Mesa Cubs uniform (a local opponent to big

league barnstorming squads) complete with a metallic protective cup as well as photographs and old newspaper accounts of barnstorming exhibition games. There are also interactive exhibits that allow fans to take part in baseball trivia, listen to Harry Caray excite the crowd with his rendition of “Take Me Out to the Ball Game”, as well as a historic news reel showcasing tourism and baseball in sunny Arizona circa 1950. For wee ones, there is a Wii baseball video game for those whose parents are absorbed in the many displays. It’s all brought to life in the Mesa Historical Museum where it will remain for at least two years before moving into permanent location where it will continue to grow as part of the Cactus League’s enduring legacy. Throughout the month of March, numerous players have committed to hosting autograph sessions at the museum in exchange for donations to help the exhibition grow. Visitors seeking more information about those sessions, as well as an extensive timeline on the league’s history, can visit the website created specifically for the exhibit at www.PlayBallExperience.com.

MESA HISTORICAL MUSEUM The Mesa Historical Museum is located just two-and-a-half miles from Hohokam Park at 2345 N. Horne Street. To get there travel North on Center turn right (east) on McKellips Road and left (north) on Horne. Mesa Historical Museum Tel: 480-835-1602 2345 N. Horne St., Mesa MesaHistoricalMuseum.org HOURS & ADMISSION: Hours Tuesday - Saturday: 10 AM to 4 PM Sunday & Monday: CLOSED During the summer (June, July, and August): Tuesday - Saturday: 9AM to 1PM Admission Adults: $5 Seniors (over 65): $4 Youth (3-12): $3 Children under 3 and Members: Free Groups (10 or more): $3/person

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One for the fans

The Cubs jump for joy, as they mob veteran pitcher Kerry Wood and rookie catcher Geovany Soto after clinching the NL Central at home

Cubs clinch second straight title at home B Y

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t was a total team effort. From Ted Lilly’s great start, to the four bottom-of-theorder hitters who scored runs, to veteran Kerry Wood inducing a game-ending fly out, everyone seemed to have a hand in clinching the NL Central Division with a 5-4 win over the Cardinals on Sept. 20. Not least of all Cubs fans. “I thought the tribute—the fans staying around and the players going out to leftfield and rightfield and down these lines—it was special,” said manager Lou Piniella, who watched the on-field celebration from the home clubhouse. “It goes to show you how much our players and our organization appreciate the the second inning, when Alfonso Soriano drove in two runners, and plated another on support our fans give us.” Returning from the dugout clad in their leftfielder Brian Barton’s error, for a 3-0 lead. division championship shirts, the players had Lilly’s suicide squeeze in the fourth gave him a five-run lead with which sprinted en masse around the to work. Though the lead outfield to spray the packed whittled down to one, it house with champagne. “To do it in this was only appropriate that It was a spontaneous ballpark, in front Wood sealed the win on a commemoration of a of these fans, two fly ball to centerfielder Jim historic regular season at Wrigley Field, where 55 years, back to back— Edmonds. And the former Cardinal home wins helped keep this never gets old.” made sure he found the the Cubs flag atop the —Mark DeRosa right person to take the scoreboard 134 days this game ball. season. “I wanted to keep it, and “To do it in this ballpark, in front of these fans, two years, back I told [Wood] I would like to keep this, to back—this never gets old,” said Mark but you deserve it,” Edmonds said with a laugh. “He’s been here a long time, and he DeRosa, a five-time playoff participant. It wasn’t an easy win, but it was emblematic definitely deserves the ball.” “As much as you’d like to have a leisurely of the team’s season-long ability to go wireto-wire. The anticipation only grew from win, what an ending,” general manager

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Cubs fans are all too happy to be hosed by Carlos Marmol

Jim Hendry said. “These [fans] have been bonkers all year, and they deserve it as much as any of us and the players. But it was great to see ‘Woody’ out there, and when that last ball went up in the air, I gave [assistant GM] Randy Bush a hug next to me and just looked into the stands.” But despite the extended on-ﬁeld celebration, the cleared-out home clubhouse was relatively subdued compared to recent clinches. Several players spoke of the clinch being just one step—and in a toast coordinated by Edmonds, the team’s leaders stressed their eyes were on a higher prize. “It’s nice just to get everybody together at one time and to say this is a tough situation— to play all the way through a whole year and to get in the postseason,” Edmonds said. “So [the speech] was to bring everyone together and let them understand how special a moment this is, and tell them to stay focused and try to win a World Series.”

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Harry, Sing

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Sing

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A Moment of Reflection on Baseball’s Legendary Announcer Harry Caray

ast year marked the 10th anniversary of the death of baseball’s greatest fan, Harry Caray. To this day, the legendary Cubs and White Sox announcer remains in the hearts of many a baseball fan and fans of both clubs may even recall Harry’s voice during the time-honored seventh-inning stretch. It was during Caray’s stint as announcer noticed that a handful of fans near the of Chicago White Sox that audiences booth were watching Harry and also singing. Unknown to Harry, Bill hid a first heard him belt out his microphone and then turned rendition of “Take Me Out it on when Harry began to to the Ball Game”. When Bill It was the only sing. Soon, 8,000 other voices Veeck bought the White Sox song I knew were singing with Harry. When after the 1975 season, he the words to Harry approached Veeck to started watching Harry in the “find out what was going on”, broadcast booth and could lip Bill said, “I knew I had the right read that Harry was singing the catchy tune when the song was played guy the first time I heard you sing. When a during the 7th-inning stretch. Veeck also fan hears you sing he knows he can sing

Photo from dust jacket photograph from the Book I Remember Harry Caray by Rich Wolfe and George Castle. March 1, 1914–February 18, 1998

better than you and joins in.” When asked why he was singing the tune, he responded, “It was the only song I knew the words to.” Harry only led the chorus at home games however, if he was ever spotted by fans at an away game, you could always hear them chanting “Sing Harry, Sing!” during the seventh inning stretch.

FOR IT’S ONE, TWO, THREE STRIKES… “Take Me Out to the Ball Game” was published in 1908 by two men who had never seen a professional baseball game. Jack Norwoth, a vaudeville entertainer, wrote the words as legend has it when he saw a subway notice announcing that day’s game at the Polo Grounds. Albert von Tilzer, who was the manager of the York Music Company, set Norworth’s words to music and published it…and the rest, as they say, is history.

Photo by Mike Stoker taken at HoHoKam Park 1997. Harry with grandson Chip celebrating his 50th year in broadcasting.

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Take me out to the ball game, Take me out with the crowd, Buy me some peanuts and Cracker Jacks, I don’t care if I ever get back! Let’s root, root, root for the Cubbies, If they don’t win it’s a shame. For it’s one, two, three strikes – You’re Out! At the old ball game!

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LOU PINIELLA

Lou enters his third season at the helm of the Chicago Cubs after joining the club in October of 2006. Lou is the 50th manager in Cubs history. In 2008, Piniella lead the Cubs to their second consecutive N.L. Central Division title earning Manager of the Year in the process. Prior to the Cubs, Piniella managed the Tampa Bay Devil Rays from 2003-2005, he led the Seattle Mariners to four post-season appearances over 10 seasons from 1993-2002 and guided the Cincinnati Reds to their most recent World Championship in 1990. Piniella

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20 09 began his managerial career with the New York Yankees, leading the club from 1986-1988. Piniella is the only manager to lead two teams to wire-to-wire finishes, accomplishing the feat with Cincinnati in 1990 and Seattle in 2001. Piniella has gone to the postseason 12 times during his big league career (seven times as a manager and five times as a player). Piniella has gone to five World Series. Piniella won championship rings as an outfielder with the New York Yankees in 1977 and 1978 and as a manager with the Cincinnati Reds in 1990.

BORN: 8/28/43 IN TAMPA, FL RESIDES: TAMPA, FL POSITION AS A PLAYER: OUTFIELDER NAMED CUBS MANAGER: OCTOBER 17, 2006

ALAN TRAMMELL

Alan begins his third season as the Cubs’ bench coach … prior to joining the Cubs, he managed the Detroit Tigers for three seasons (2003-2005) and compiled a 186-300 record (.383). A former shortstop, originally signed as a second-round selection of Detroit in the 1976 draft and went on to become only the third player in Tigers history to play 20 seasons with the franchise, joining Ty Cobb and Al Kaline. He was selected to six All-Star games (1980,

BENCH

1984, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1990) while winning four Gold Glove Awards (1980, 1981, 1983, 1984) and three Silver Slugger Awards as the top offensive shortstop (1987, 1988, 1990). Alan worked two seasons as the assistant to baseball operations in the Tigers front office, assisting in player instruction and scouting following his retirement in 1996. Inducted into the Michigan Sports Hall of Fame in 2000 and the San Diego Hall of Champions’ Breitbard Hall of Fame in 1998. This will be his 31st season in professional baseball.

BORN: 2/21/58 IN GARDEN GROVE, CA RESIDES: DEL MAR, CA FULL NAME: ALAN STUART TRAMMELL POSITION AS A PLAYER: SHORTSTOP NAMED TO CUBS COACHING STAFF: OCTOBER 23, 2006

MATT SINATRO

Matt begins his third season as the Cubs’ first base coach and his 14th as a big league coach. This will mark his third year as a first base coach after 11 seasons in the bullpen with Seattle (1995-2002) and Tampa Bay (2003-2005), all with Lou Piniella. During his coaching career, he has gone to the postseason six times, including last season with the Cubs. Matt also reached the postseason with Seattle following the 1995, 1997, 2000 and 2001 campaigns.

FI RS T BASE

The 2009 campaign will mark Matt’s 29th season in professional baseball and 14th as a major league coach. Matt spent the 2003-2005 seasons as the major league bullpen coach for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays and manager Lou Piniella. Prior to his time in Tampa Bay, spent eight seasons in the same capacity with the Seattle Mariners.

BORN: 3/22/60 IN WEST HARTFORD, CT RESIDES: SAMMAMMISH, WA NAMED TO CUBS COACHING STAFF: OCTOBER 27, 2006 POSITION AS A PLAYER: CATCHER

MIKE QUADE

Mike Quade, a native of Evanston, Ill., begins his third season as Chicago’s third base coach after spending the previous four seasons in the Cubs minor league system as the manager for Triple-A Iowa. Mike previously reached the big leagues with Oakland from 2000-2002, serving as the club’s first base coach. On April 18, 2004, in New Orleans while with Iowa, he recorded his 1,000th win as a minor league manager. Mike joined the Cubs organization in

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2003 as Triple-A Iowa’s manager, where he compiled a 289-279 record in four seasons before he was promoted to the major league staff in 2007. Prior to that, Mike spent three seasons (2000-2002) as the Oakland Athletics’ first base coach. Mike logged 19 years of coaching experience in the minor leagues, including 17 seasons as a manager.

BORN: 3/12/57 IN EVANSTON, IL RESIDES: BRADENTON, FL POSITION AS A PLAYER: INFIELDER NAMED TO CUBS COACHING STAFF: OCTOBER 27, 2006

LAWRENCE ROTHSCHILD

Larry begins his eighth season as the Cubs pitching coach in 2009. Larry has spent the last 33 seasons in professional baseball as a player, coach or manager, winning World Series rings as Lou Piniella’s bullpen coach with Cincinnati in 1990 and as Florida’s pitching coach in 1997. Chicago’s appearance in the Division Series last season marked the fifth time his clubs have advanced to post-season play. Since Larry joined the Cubs in 2002,

P I TCHING

Cubs pitchers have led the majors in strikeouts every year, including striking out a major league record 1,404 batters in 2003. The last team to lead the majors in strikeouts seven consecutive seasons was the Los Angeles Dodgers, who led baseball in strikeouts from 1957-1963.

BORN: 3/12/54 IN CHICAGO, IL RESIDES: TAMPA, FL POSITION AS A PLAYER: PITCHER NAMED TO CUBS COACHING STAFF: OCTOBER 25, 2001

GERALD PERRY

Gerald enters his third season with the Cubs and his tenth straight campaign at the major league level as a hitting coach. He has been a major league hitting coach in Seattle under Lou Piniella (2000-2002), in Pittsburgh (2003-2005), Oakland (2006) and Chicago (2007). Gerald has reached the postseason five times as a coach with Seattle (2000-2001), Oakland (2006) and the Cubs (2007-2008). Gerald played professionally from 1983-1995, spending 13

hitting

seasons in the majors with Atlanta (1983-1989), Kansas City (1990) and St. Louis (1991-1995). The former left-handed hitting infielder/outfielder hit .265 with 59 home runs and 396 RBI in 1,193 career games. Set an Atlanta record with 42 stolen bases, the club record was broken by Otis Nixon, who stole 72 bases in 1991. This will mark Gerald’s 26th season in professional baseball as player or coach.

BORN: 10/30/60 IN SAVANNAH, GA RESIDES: MARIETTA, GA POSITION AS A PLAYER: OUTFIELDER/FIRST BASEMAN NAMED TO CUBS COACHING STAFF: NOVEMBER 8, 2006

LESTER STRODE

Lester enters his 21th season as a member of the Cubs organization, and his third at the major league level. Prior to his current role, Lester was the Cubs’ minor league pitching coordinator from 1996-2006. Lester spent the 1994-1995 seasons with the major league club as a pitching assistant. Lester was a pitching coach in the Cubs’ minor league system during the 1989-1993 campaigns. Lester worked at Wytheville (Rookie) in 1989, Peoria (A) from 1990-

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1991, Winston-Salem (A) in 1992 and Daytona (A) in 1993. Lester pitched in the minor leagues from 1980-1988 with Kansas City, Baltimore, St. Louis and the Cubs farm systems. He was a Southern League All-Star in 1984 for Double-A Memphis. Lester had a brief stint with Triple-A Iowa in the Cubs farm system in 1988, his final professional season.

BORN: 6/17/58 IN MCMINNVILLE, TN RESIDES: BRIDGETON, MO POSITION AS A PLAYER: PITCHER NAMED TO CUBS COACHING STAFF: OCTOBER 27, 2006

SPECIALASSISTANT

ALVAREZ DEJESUS

Ivan DeJesus begins his second season on the Cubs coaching staff as special assistant to league manager or coach. He played in two World Series, reaching the event with the 1983 Lou Piniella after playing for the team from 1977-1981 as their starting shortstop. Prior to Philadelphia Phillies and 1985 St. Louis Cardinals. re-joining the team in 2008, he served as manager for Greenville (Rookie) in the Houston Astros organization. He managed in the Astros farm system for six seasons. DeJesus has 32 years of experience in professional baseball, including the last 17 seasons as a minor BORN: 1/9/53 IN SANTURCE, PUERTO RICO RESIDES: ORLANDO, FL NAMED TO CUBS COACHING STAFF: NOVEMBER 6, 2006

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PAUL BAKO

JOSE ASCANIO

2008 MLB

BORN: 5/2/85 IN MARACAY, VENEZUELA RESIDENCE: MARACAY, VENEZUELA MAJOR LEAGUE SERVICE: 66 DAYS CONTRACT STATUS: SIGNED THROUGH 2009 HOW ACQUIRED: FROM ATLANTA 12/4/07 AS PART OF A THREE PLAYER DEAL

PITCHER 2008: Jose appeared in six Cubs’ games during two stints (May 20-28 and June 29-July 3), first pitching at Houston, tossing 2.0 shutout innings. Jose logged a 7.94 ERA in his six relief outings with the Cubs. Jose began the season with Iowa, going 1-0 with 10 saves and a 1.90 ERA (5 ER/23.2 IP) in 18 relief appearances through the end of May. Jose held the opponents to a .167 batting average in that span. Jose did not allow a run in nine consecutive save situations at the Triple-A level. Jose averaged more than a strikeout per inning with the I-Cubs, punching out 58 in 54.2 innings pitched. Jose spent the majority of the season with Triple-A Iowa, going 2-1 with 11 saves and a 5.10 ERA (31 ER/54.2 IP) in 40 games.

BATS: RIGHT THROWS: RIGHT HEIGHT: 6-0 WEIGHT: 170 W L ERA G GS CG SHO SV SVO IP H R ER HR BB SO 2008 0 0 7.94 6 0 0 0 0 0 5.2 8 5 5 1 4 3 MLB 1 1 5.82 19 0 0 0 0 0 21.2 25 16 14 4 10 16

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BORN: 6/20/72 IN LAFAYETTE, LA RESIDENCE: LAFAYETTE, LA MAJOR LEAGUE SERVICE: 10 YEARS 140 DAYS CONTRACT STATUS: SIGNED THROUGH 2009 HOW ACQUIRED: SIGNED BY CUBS AS A FREE AGENT

CATCHER 2008: Paul returned to the Reds organization after a 10-year absence, establishing career highs in appearances (99), home runs (six) and RBI (35). Paul led Reds catchers in starts (88) and innings caught (770.2). Paul caught five of the team’s six shutouts. The Reds were 42-46 in his starts, with pitchers posting a 4.36 ERA when he was behind the dish. Paul posted a career-high nine-game hitting streak, April 5-17, hitting .433 (13-for-30). Paul hit a game-ending infield-single off Chad Durbin in the club’s 4-3 win vs. Philadelphia April 5. Paul finished the contest with a season-high three hits and an RBI. Paul produced the first two-homer game of his career on the same night Ken Griffey Jr. hit his 600th homer June 9, going 2-for-4 with a walk, two runs scored and a season-high five RBI.

BATS: LEFT THROWS: RIGHT G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI 99 299 30 65 11 2 6 35 745 2086 183 482 94 11 21 186

HEIGHT: 6-3 WEIGHT: 210 TB BB SO SB CS OBP SLG AVG 98 34 90 0 2 .299 .328 .217 661 220 557 4 8 .305 .317 .231

NEAL COTTS

MILTON BRADLEY

2008 MLB

BORN: 4/15/78 IN HARBOR CITY, CA RESIDENCE: REDONDO BEACH, CA MAJOR LEAGUE SERVICE: 7 YEARS 169 DAYS CONTRACT STATUS: SIGNED THROUGH 2011 HOW ACQUIRED: SIGNED BY THE CUBS TO A THREE-YEAR DEAL 1/8/09

OUTFIELDER 2008: Milton was named to the American League All-Star team, finishing sixth in fan voting.Milton led the club with a .321 batting average, the third-best mark in the A.L., and just seven points behind league leader Joe Mauer. Milton’s .999 OPS was fourth-highest in the majors behind Pujols (1.114), Jones (1.044) and Manny Ramirez (1.031). Milton led the league with a club-record .436 on-base percentage. Milton led the A.L. Triple-Crown categories through August 29. Milton is one of just five players in the last 23 seasons (1986-2008) to record at least four outfield assists in 20 games defensively. Of Milton’s 22 homers, 10 either tied the game or gave Texas the lead. Milton was ejected four times during the season: May 21 at Minnesota, May 23 at Cleveland, July 26 at Oakland and September 13 at Oakland.

BATS: SWITCH G AB R 2008 126 414 78 MLB 817 2867 440

THROWS: RIGHT HEIGHT: 6-0 WEIGHT: 225 H 2B 3B HR RBI TB BB SO SB CS OBP SLG AVG 133 32 1 22 77 233 80 112 5 3 .436 .563 .321 803 170 14 103 399 1310 389 616 74 35 .370 .457 .280

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BORN: 3/25/80 IN LEBANON, IL RESIDENCE: CHICAGO, IL MAJOR LEAGUE SERVICE: 4 YEARS 28 DAYS CONTRACT STATUS: SIGNED THROUGH 2009 HOW ACQUIRED: FROM CWS 11/16/06 AS PART OF A THREE PLAYER DEAL

PITCHER 2008: Neal spent a majority of the season with the big league club, stranding 26 of 33 inherited runners in 50 outings. Neal averaged 10.85 strikeouts per 9.0 innings pitched, recording 43 punchouts in 35.2 innings of work. Neal recorded a 4.02 ERA (7 ER/15.2 IP) in 25 night contests compared to a 4.50 ERA (10 ER/20.0 IP) in 25 day games. Neal did not allow an earned run in 11 appearances against N.L. West opponents, totaling 8.0 innings pitched. Neal tossed 6.0 scoreless innings in his first eight relief outings for Chicago, May 29-June 13. Neal limited lefthanded hitters to a .269 batting average (18for-67) and right-handed hitters had a .263 mark (20-for-76). Pitched on no days rest 15 times, recording a 1.93 ERA (2 ER/9.1 IP) in those outings. Neal Stranded 12 straight inherited runners from June 27-August 13 (gm. 2).

BATS: LEFT W L ERA 0 2 4.29 10 10 4.51

THROWS: LEFT HEIGHT: 6-1 WEIGHT: 200 G GS CG SHO SV SVO IP H R ER HR BB SO 50 0 0 0 0 2 35.2 38 18 17 7 13 43 265 5 0 0 1 10 245.1 231 132 123 35 122 226

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RYAN DEMPSTER

2008 MLB

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BORN: 5/3/77 IN GIBSONS, BRITISH COLUMBIA RESIDENCE: DENVER, CO MAJOR LEAGUE SERVICE: 10 YEARS 63 DAYS CONTRACT STATUS: SIGNED THROUGH 2011, PLAYER OPTION FOR 2012 HOW ACQUIRED: SIGNED BY THE CUBS AS A FREE AGENT 1/22/04

PITCHER 2008: Ryan set a career high with 17 victories in his return to the starting rotation after three seasons as Chicago’s closer (2005-2007). Ryan began the season 10-0 at home, the first Cub to accomplish the feat since Reuschel (1977). Ryan finished 14-3 at home, the most victories at Wrigley Field for a Cubs pitcher since Fergie Jenkins (15 in 1967). Ryan was named to the N.L. All-Star Team and he struck out the side in the ninth inning, becoming just the second pitcher in major league history to strike out the side in the ninth inning or later in an All-Star Game. Ryan’s .227 opponent batting average ranked 3rd and his 2.96 ERA ranked 4th, as did his .739 winning percentage (17-6). Ryan laid down 19 sacrifice bunts to lead the majors and set a franchise mark for a pitcher.

BATS: RIGHT W L ERA 17 6 2.96 76 81 4.55

THROWS: RIGHT HEIGHT: 6-2 G GS CG SHO SV SVO IP H R 33 33 1 0 0 0 206.2 174 75 420 195 9 2 87 --- 1,425.0 1417 767

WEIGHT: 215 ER HR BB SO 68 14 76 187 721 152 707 1194

KOSUKE FUKUDOME

MIKE FONTENOT

2008 MLB

BORN: 4/26/77 IN OSAKI, JAPAN RESIDENCE: AICHI-KEN, JAPAN MAJOR LEAGUE SERVICE: 1 YEAR CONTRACT STATUS: SIGNED THROUGH 2011 HOW ACQUIRED: SIGNED BY CUBS AS A FREE AGENT TO A FOUR-YEAR DEAL, 12/19/07

OUTFIELDER 2008: Fukudome made his major league debut Opening Day and went 3-for-3, his first career hit with a second-inning double off Sheets and tied the game at 3-3 with a ninth inning, three-run homer off Gagne, his first major league long ball. Fukudome was the 12th player since 1956 to notch multiple hits and RBI in his Cubs debut. Fukudome was the first player to homer in his Cubs debut since Henry Rodriguez (1998). Fukudome became the first Cubs rookie to start and make his major league debut in right field on Opening Day since Williams in 1961. Fukodome was the first Cubs rookie since Ryno in 1982 to reach base safely five times in two games in an entire season. Fukudome appeared in all three games of the NLDS against the Dodgers, going 1-for-2 off the bench in Game Three.

BATS: LEFT THROWS: RIGHT G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI 150 501 79 129 25 3 10 58 150 501 79 129 25 3 10 58

HEIGHT: 6-0 WEIGHT: 187 TB BB SO SB CS OBP SLG AVG 190 81 104 12 4 .359 .379 .257 190 81 104 12 4 .359 .379 .257

BORN: 6/9/80 IN SLIDELL, LA RESIDENCE: LAFAYETTE, LA MAJOR LEAGUE SERVICE: 1 YEAR 139 DAYS CONTRACT STATUS: SIGNED THROUGH 2009 HOW ACQUIRED: FROM BALTIMORE 2/2/05 AS PART OF 3 PLAYER DEAL

INFIELDER 2008: Mike made 49 starts on the season and appeared off the bench in 70 contests. Mike produced a .352 batting average (43-for-122) against N.L. Central opponents. Mike’s seven pinch-hits ranked second on the team (Daryle Ward, 8). Mike belted his first career pinch-homer August 28 vs. Philadelphia, an eighth-inning solo shot ignited a five-run inning, propelling the Cubs to a 6-4 victory. Mike batted .319 in day games and .292 batting average in night contests. Mike hit .365 (35for-96) when coming to bat with one out in an inning. From June 19 through the end of the season, Mike batted .347 (52-for-150) with 15 doubles, a triple, seven homers and 28 RBI in 65 games. Mike saw action in all three games of the NLDS against the Dodgers, including a start in Game Three and was 2-for-6 at the dish.

BATS: LEFT THROWS: RIGHT G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI 119 243 42 74 22 1 9 40 212 479 78 139 34 5 12 69

HEIGHT: 5-8 WEIGHT: 170 TB BB SO SB CS OBP SLG AVG 125 34 51 2 0 .395 .514 .305 219 58 94 7 4 .369 .457 .290 GO CU BS! •

2008 MLB

BATS: G 105 408

OUTFIELDER 2008: Joey took over as Kansas City’s starting center fielder after an Opening Day injury sidelined David DeJesus appeared in a career-high 105 major league games hit .254 (71-for-279) with a career-high 41 runs scored. Joey stole 21 bases in 25 attempts, topping the 20-steal mark for the third time in his career (2005 and 2006) Joey recorded 15 bunt hits, tied for fourth in the Majors and his 29 infield hits ranked ninth. Joey equaled a career high with 10 sac bunts (also 2007), finishing tied for third in the A.L. Joey hit .299 (20-for-67) with runners in scoring position went 14-for-31 (.452) in that situation from June 10 through the end of the season. Joey stole six bases in his first eight games, tying a career high with three on April 8 vs. New York (A.L.).

LEFT THROWS: RIGHT AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI 279 41 71 3 1 0 22 1145 168 301 30 7 1 96

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HEIGHT: 5-10 WEIGHT: 185 TB BB SO SB CS OBP SLG AVG 76 20 40 21 4 .311 .272 .254 348 94 204 78 27 .328 .304 .263

CHAD GAUDIN

JOEY GATHRIGHT

BORN: 4/27/81 IN HATTIESBURG, MS RESIDENCE: KANSAS CITY, MO MAJOR LEAGUE SERVICE: 3 YEARS 64 DAYS CONTRACT STATUS: SIGNED THROUGH 2009 HOW ACQUIRED: SIGNED BY CUBS AS A FREE AGENT 12/16/08

2008 MLB

BATS: W 9 28

BORN: 3/24/83 IN NEW ORLEANS, LA RESIDENCE: HARAHAN, LA MAJOR LEAGUE SERVICE: 4 YEARS 4 DAYS CONTRACT STATUS: SIGNED THROUGH 2009 HOW ACQUIRED: FROM OAKLAND 7/8/08 AS PART OF 6 PLAYER DEAL

PITCHER 2008: Chad went 9-5 with a 4.40 ERA (44 ER/90.0 IP) in 50 games (six starts) with Oakland and Chicago. Chad’s 24 relief outings with the Cubs, owned a 4-2 record with a 6.26 ERA (19 ER/27.1 IP). Chad’s four relief wins with the Cubs ranked third on the club. Chad retired 27 of 44 first batters faced and stranded 11 of 16 inherited runners, including nine of 10 with the Cubs. Chad went 4-2 with a 5.73 ERA in 32 contests against Senior Circuit clubs. Chad limited N.L. Central clubs to a .216 batting average (11-for-51) against in 12 contests. Chad recorded decisions in three consecutive team games, July 26-28, going 2-1 in that span. Chad was the first Cub to record a decision in three straight games since Mike Proly went 2-1, August 12-14, 1982.

RIGHT L ERA 5 4.40 25 4.45

THROWS: RIGHT HEIGHT: 5-10 WEIGHT: G GS CG SHO SV SVO IP H R ER HR 50 6 0 0 0 1 90.0 92 50 44 11 185 50 1 0 2 5 449.0 475 246 222 49

188 BB SO 27 71 207 326

ANGEL GUZMAN

KEVIN GREGG

2008 MLB

BATS: W 7 18

BORN: 12/14/81 IN CARACAS, VENEZUELA RESIDENCE: CARACAS, VENEZUELA MAJOR LEAGUE SERVICE: 2 YEARS 95 DAYS CONTRACT STATUS: SIGNED THROUGH 2009 HOW ACQUIRED: SIGNED BY THE CUBS AS A MINOR LEAGUE FREE AGENT 11/12/99

PITCHER 2008: Angel spent the majority of the season recovering from “Tommy John” ligament replacement surgery, making his season debut with Chicago in September. Angel had a 5.59 ERA with no record in six games (one start).Angel held the opponent scoreless in three of his five relief outings, recording at least one strikeout in four of those games. After beginning the season on the 60-day disabled list, Angel was activated September 1 and made his season debut the next day, tossing a scoreless inning vs. Houston. Angel threw a season-high 2.0 innings on four occasions, holding the opposition off the board in three of those outings. Angel made his final appearance of the regular season September 28 in Milwaukee, making a spot start in the final game of the year, tossing 2.0 scoreless innings, yielding a hit and fanning a seasonhigh four.

BATS: RIGHT W L ERA 2008 0 0 5.59 MLB 0 7 6.00

BORN: 6/20/78 IN CORVALLIS, OR RESIDENCE: CORVALLIS, OR MAJOR LEAGUE SERVICE: 5 YEARS 2 DAYS CONTRACT STATUS: SIGNED THROUGH 2009 HOW ACQUIRED: FROM FLORIDA 11/13/08 FOR P JOSE CEDA

PITCHER 2008: Kevin was 7-8 with 29 saves, four holds and a 3.41 ERA (26 ER/68.2 IP) in 72 relief outings in his final season with Florida. Kevin tied for the N.L. lead with seven relief victories, ranked eighth in the league in saves and 11th with a .203 batting average against right-handed batters. Kevin posted a 2.92 ERA or less in five of six calendar months, closing the season with nine scoreless outings in September. In a three-month period from May 6-August 12, he went 3-2 with 21 saves, a 1.86 ERA. Kevin stranded 14 of 15 inherited runners, a 93.3-percent success rate. Kevin allowed just three home runs in 68.2 innings of work. Kevin went a season-high 31 straight games (28.2 IP) without allowing a homer from May 31-August 12. Kevin made his 200th career appearance April 1 vs. the Mets.

RIGHT L ERA 8 3.41 21 4.00

THROWS: RIGHT HEIGHT: 6-6 WEIGHT: 238 G GS CG SHO SV SVO IP H R ER HR BB SO 72 0 0 0 29 38 68.2 51 30 26 3 37 58 271 8 0 0 62 77 407.2 376 194 181 37 163 366

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THROWS: RIGHT HEIGHT: 6-3 WEIGHT: 200 G GS CG SHO SV SVO IP H R ER HR BB SO 6 1 0 0 0 0 9.2 10 6 6 1 4 10 33 14 0 0 0 1 96.0 110 66 64 12 50 96

KEVIN HART

RICH HARDEN

2008 MLB

BATS: W 10 41

BORN: 12/29/82 IN CLEVELAND, OH RESIDENCE: PLANO, TX MAJOR LEAGUE SERVICE: 109 DAYS CONTRACT STATUS: SIGNED THROUGH 2009 HOW ACQUIRED: FROM BALTIMORE 12/6/06 FOR OF FREDDIE BYNUM

PITCHER 2008: Kevin appeared in 21 games, going 2-2 with a 6.51 ERA in four stints with the big league club. Kevin picked up his first career victory April 5 vs. Houston, tossing 1.2 shutout innings and stranding an inherited runner in Chicago’s 9-7 win. Kevin allowed just two home runs in 27.2 innings of major league action. Kevin started the year with a 2-1 record and a 5.06 ERA in 10 relief appearances before being optioned to Iowa May 1. Kevin was recalled June 3, but allowed four runs in two games before heading back to Iowa, June 12. Kevin also spent time with the big league club, July 11-23 and September 3 through the end of the season. Kevin was 4-2 with five saves and a 2.81 ERA (18 ER/57.2 IP) in 26 games, 10 starts, with Iowa.

BATS: RIGHT W L ERA 2008 2 2 6.51 MLB 2 2 4.89

BORN: 11/30/81 IN VICTORIA, BRITISH COLUMBIA RESIDENCE: VICTORIA, BRITISH COLUMBIA MAJOR LEAGUE SERVICE: 5 YEARS 74 DAYS CONTRACT STATUS: SIGNED THROUGH 2009 HOW ACQUIRED: FROM OAKLAND 7/8/08 PART OF 6 PLAYER DEAL

PITCHER 2008: Rich set a career high with 181 strikeouts in 25 starts between Oakland and Chicago. Rich struck out 10 or more batters in six starts, five coming with the Cubs. Kevin was 10-2 with a 2.07 ERA in his 25 outings. Rich went 5-1 with a 1.77 ERA (14 ER/71.0 IP) in 12 starts for Chicago, allowing two or fewer runs in 11 of those outings. Rich was unbeaten in his final 10 starts of the season dating to July 26, and he was 5-0 with a 1.99 ERA (13 ER/58.2 IP) in that stretch. Rich struck out 39 hitters in his first four starts for the Cubs. Since 1900, just three other pitchers have had that many strikeouts in their first four starts for a club: Randy Johnson (44, Arizona, 1999), Pedro Martinez (44, Boston, 1998) and Herb Score (40, Cleveland, 1955).

LEFT THROWS: RIGHT HEIGHT: 6-1 WEIGHT: 195 L ERA G GS CG SHO SV SVO IP H R ER HR BB SO 2 2.07 25 25 0 0 0 0 148.0 96 38 34 11 61 181 20 3.23 109 101 2 1 0 0 612.2 481 237 220 47 262 612

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THROWS: RIGHT HEIGHT: 6-4 WEIGHT: 220 G GS CG SHO SV SVO IP H R ER HR BB SO 21 0 0 0 0 0 27.2 39 24 20 2 18 23 29 0 0 0 0 0 38.2 46 25 21 2 22 36

MICAH HOFFPAUIR

AARON HEILMAN

2008 MLB

BORN: 11/12/78 IN LOGANSPORT, IN RESIDENCE: CHICAGO, IL MAJOR LEAGUE SERVICE: 4 YEARS 123 DAYS CONTRACT STATUS: SIGNED THROUGH 2009 HOW ACQUIRED: FROM SEATTLE 1/28/09 AS A THREE-PLAYER DEAL

PITCHER 2008: Aaron went 3-8 with three saves and a 5.21 ERA in 78 relief appearances with New York. Aaron was tied for 12th among N.L. relievers in innings and ranked seventh in outings. He held right-handed batters hit .222 against him, while holding A.L. hitters to a paltry .190 (4-for-21) batting average. Aaron had 56 strikeouts in his final 51.2 innings and he was unscored upon in 16 of his final 19 appearances. Aaron notched his 57th hold April 19 at Philadelphia, the most in franchise history. Aaron allowed just one run over 14.2 innings over 15 appearances, June 2-July 1. He stranded the bases loaded in the eighth inning en route to his first win of the season July 24 vs. Philadelphia. Aaron hurled a season-high 3.0 innings August 26 at Philadelphia and July 26 vs. St. Louis.

BATS: RIGHT THROWS: RIGHT HEIGHT: 6-5 WEIGHT: 225 W L ERA G GS CG SHO SV SVO IP H R ER HR BB SO 2008 3 8 5.21 78 0 0 0 3 8 76.0 75 48 44 10 46 80 MLB 22 33 4.24 305 25 1 1 9 25 450.1 413 231 212 46 185 395

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BORN: 3/1/80 IN FORT WORTH, TX RESIDENCE: JACKSONVILLE, TX MAJOR LEAGUE SERVICE: 64 DAYS CONTRACT STATUS: SIGNED THROUGH 2008 HOW ACQUIRED: SELECTED BY THE CUBS IN 13TH ROUND OF 2002 DRAFT

INFIELDER 2008: Micah made his first big league start May 21 in Houston, manning left field, and collected his first major league hit, a double in the first inning off Chacon. Micah recorded his first major league RBI with a pinch-hit, RBI-single up the middle in the eighth May 29 vs. Colorado. Micah appeared in 11 games during his first stint with the Cubs, May 18-June 1, going 8-for-19 (.421) with three doubles, four runs scored and one RBI. During Micah’s second stint with the big league club, June 12-24, he went 6-for-16 (.375) with three two-baggers and four runs scored. Micah was named TOPPS PCL Player of the Month for July and ranked eighth in batting (.389) and third in RBI (32) while hitting six round trippers, 17 doubles and scoring 17 runs. Micah was also named Hitter of the Week for August 4-10.

BATS: LEFT THROWS: LEFT G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI 33 73 14 25 8 0 2 8 33 73 14 25 8 0 2 8

HEIGHT: TB BB 39 6 39 6

6-3 WEIGHT: 215 SO SB CS OBP SLG AVG 24 1 0 .400 .534 .342 24 1 0 .400 .534 .342

DERREK LEE

REED JOHNSON

2008 MLB

BATS: G 109 719

2008 MLB

BORN: 12/8/76 IN RIVERSIDE, CA RESIDENCE: LAS VEGAS, NV MAJOR LEAGUE SERVICE: 5 YEARS 145 DAYS CONTRACT STATUS: SIGNED THROUGH 2009 HOW ACQUIRED: SIGNED BY THE CUBS AS A FREE AGENT 3/25/08

OUTFIELDER 2008: A late pickup in Spring Training after he was released by Toronto, Reed proved valuable roaming the outfield while batting .303 (101for-333) in 109 games. Reed played 78 games in center field, 26 games in left field and six games (one start) in right field. Reed had a .465 batting average (40-for-86) when putting the first or second pitch of an at-bat in play. Reed batted .333 against left-handed pitchers (49-for-147) and .280 against right-handers. Reed hit .318 on the road (55-for-173) and .313 (51-for-163) in day games. Reed posted a .357 batting average with runners on base (56-for-157) and a .358 mark with runners in scoring position (34for-95). Reed batted .310 or better in three straight months: 310 (9-for-29) in June, .340 (17-for-50) in July and .397 (23-for-58) with a .410 on-base percentage in August.

RIGHT THROWS: RIGHT AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI 333 52 101 21 0 6 50 2416 371 686 135 14 48 284

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HEIGHT: 5-10 WEIGHT: 180 TB BB SO SB CS OBP SLG AVG 140 19 68 5 6 .358 .420 .303 993 138 452 33 22 .344 .411 .284

BORN: 9/6/75 IN SACRAMENTO, CA RESIDENCE: EL DORADO HILLS, CA MAJOR LEAGUE SERVICE: 10 YEARS 125 DAYS CONTRACT STATUS: SIGNED THROUGH 2010 HOW ACQUIRED: FROM FLORIDA 11/25/03 AS PART OF A THREE-PLAYER DEAL

INFIELDER 2008: Derrek led the club, appearing in 155 games, hitting .291 with 20 home runs and 90 RBI and his 15 game-winning RBI tied him with Alfonso Soriano for the team lead.Derrek recorded a 14 hitting streaks of five or more games. Of Derrek’s 20 home runs, 15 were hit at Wrigley Field. Derrek hit .287 at the Friendly Confines compared to a .294 average on the road. Derrek hit .306 with 15 homers and 56 RBI prior to the All-Star Game, but batted .266 with five homers and 34 RBI following the break. Derrek scored his 800th career run May 24 at Pittsburgh. He had a .993 fielding percentage in 153 games at first base. Derrek hit .545 (6-for11) with three doubles, a .543 on-base percentage and .818 sluging percentage in three games against the Dodgers in the NLDS.

BATS: RIGHT THROWS: RIGHT HEIGHT: 6-5 WEIGHT: 245 G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB BB SO SB CS OBP SLG AVG 155 623 93 181 41 3 20 90 288 71 119 8 2 .361 .462 .291 1540 5448 855 1538 344 26 258 828 2708 692 1269 100 44 .367 .497 .282

CARLOS MARMOL

TED LILLY

2008 MLB

BORN: 10/14/82 IN BONAO, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC RESIDENCE: SANTIAGO, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC MAJOR LEAGUE SERVICE: 2 YEARS 84 DAYS CONTRACT STATUS: SIGNED THROUGH 2008 HOW ACQUIRED: SIGNED BY THE CUBS AS A NON-DRAFTED FREE AGENT 7/3/99

PITCHER 2008: Carlos was named to the 2008 N.L. All-Star Team in his first full major league season. Carlos replaced teammate Kerry Wood on the N.L. All-Star squad and tossed a scoreless 13, striking out two. Carlos struck out a season-high five (nine batters faced) April 18 vs. Pittsburgh. Carlos earned his first win of the season, May 11 vs. Arizona, tossing a perfect eighth inning in Chicago’s 6-4 victory Carlos’s 30 holds set a franchise record, eclipsing the old mark of 25 holds by Scanlan (1993) and Fassero (2001). He also had a 13.2-inning shutout run from April 21-May 14. Carlos led major league relievers with 114 strikeouts, the most for a Chicago reliever since Paul Assenmacher had 117 in 1991. His 16.0-inning scoreless streak from July 20-August 19 led Cubs relievers. Carlos led the club with 82 relief appearances.

BATS: RIGHT W L ERA 2008 2 4 2.68 MLB 12 12 3.43

BORN: 1/4/76 IN TORRANCE, CA RESIDENCE: TORRANCE, CA MAJOR LEAGUE SERVICE: 8 YEARS 102 DAYS CONTRACT STATUS: SIGNED THROUGH 2010 HOW ACQUIRED: SIGNED BY THE CUBS AS A FREE AGENT 12/15/06

PITCHER 2008: Ted set career marks with 17 (17 – 9) victories and 184 strikeouts while tying his career high with 34 starts and his 204.2 innings of work narrowly missed his career high of 207.0 innings pitched in 2007. Ted’s 17 victories are the most by a Cubs southpaw in 38 years since Ken Holtzman won 17 games in 1970. Ted is just the second Cubs lefty to win 10 games on the road. Ted went 17-6 with a 3.58 ERA in his final 30 outings after beginning the season 0-3 with a 9.16 ERA in his first four starts. Ted had three seasonhigh, four-game winning streaks including one over his final four starts of the season. Ted had a 1.93 ERA in his final four starts. Ted batted .177 (11-for-62) with five RBI and a career-high 12 sacrifice.

BATS: LEFT W L ERA 17 9 4.09 91 75 4.40

THROWS: LEFT HEIGHT: 6-1 WEIGHT: 190 G GS CG SHO SV SVO IP H R ER HR BB SO 34 34 0 0 0 0 204.2 187 96 93 32 64 184 253 228 4 2 0 0 1,347.2 1276 698 659 204 501 1157

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THROWS: RIGHT HEIGHT: 6-2 WEIGHT: 180 G GS CG SHO SV SVO IP H R ER HR BB SO 82 0 0 0 7 9 87.1 40 30 26 10 41 114 160 13 0 0 8 11 233.2 152 95 89 27 135 269

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SEAN MARSHALL

2008 MLB

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BORN: 8/30/82 IN RICHMOND, VA RESIDENCE: PHOENIX, AZ MAJOR LEAGUE SERVICE: 2 YEARS 88 DAYS CONTRACT STATUS: SIGNED THROUGH 2009 HOW ACQUIRED: SELECTED BY THE CUBS IN SIXTH ROUND OF 2003 DRAFT

PITCHER 2008: Sean spent a majority of the season primarily out of the bullpen. He earned his first win of the season in his third start, allowing one run in 6.0 innings of the Cubs’ 7-1 victory, July 6 at St. Louis. Sean collected his first career major league save April 9 in Pittsburgh, tossing a scoreless 15th inning in 6-4 win. Sean was 3-5 with a career-best 3.86 ERA in 34 games. Sean limited the opposition to a .245 batting average, including a .269 mark against left-handed hitters. Sean stranded 10 of 15 inherited runners, including seven consecutive from April 17-May 2. Sean’s longest relief outing of the season was a 3.0-inning stint July 26 vs. Florida (1 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 5 SO, 1 HR). Sean logged a 2.70 ERA in two relief appearances against the Dodgers in the NLDS.

BATS: LEFT W L ERA 3 5 3.86 16 22 4.62

THROWS: LEFT HEIGHT: 6-7 WEIGHT: 220 G GS CG SHO SV SVO IP H R ER HR BB SO 34 7 0 0 1 2 65.1 60 28 28 9 23 58 79 50 0 0 1 2 294.1 299 165 151 42 117 202

AARON MILES

BORN: 12/15/76 IN PITTSBURG, CALIFORNIA RESIDENCE: ANTIOCH, CA MAJOR LEAGUE SERVICE: 5 YEARS 27 DAYS CONTRACT STATUS: SIGNED THROUGH 2010 HOW ACQUIRED: SIGNED BY THE CUBS 12/31/08 AS A FREE AGENT

INFIELDER 2008: Aaron Proved his versatility on the field, appearing at seven positions, and set career highs with batting average and a .355 on-base percentage in his third season with the Cardinals. Aaron batted .323 and reached safely in 71 of his 81 starts. He collected 29 multi-hit games, including a five-hit game, two four-hit games and five three-hit games. Aaron hit .360 in May then batted .337 in June. Aaron had a career-high and team season-high 15-game hitting streak from June 15-July 3, batting .400 in that stretch. Aaron posted a .317 batting average from the left side of the plate and a .315 batting average from the right. All four of his homers were hit as a lefty. Aaron has appeared at every position in the field but first base and catcher, primarily seeing action at second base and shortstop.

BATS: SWITCH THROWS: RIGHT HEIGHT: 5-8 WEIGHT: 185 G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB BB SO SB CS OBP SLG AVG 2008 134 379 49 120 15 2 4 31 151 23 37 3 3 .355 .398 .317 MLB 643 2077 267 600 81 14 16 170 757 123 210 23 14 .329 .364 .289

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ARAMIS RAMIREZ

2008 MLB

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BORN: 6/25/78 IN SANTO DOMINGO, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC RESIDENCE: SANTO DOMINGO, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC MAJOR LEAGUE SERVICE: 9 YEARS 111 DAYS CONTRACT STATUS: SIGNED THROUGH 2011; MUTUAL OPTION FOR 2012 HOW ACQUIRED: FROM PITTSBURGH 7/22/03 AS PART OF A THREE-PLAYER DEAL

INFIELDER 2008: Aramis was named to the N.L. All-Star team for the second time in his career. Aramis finished the campaign with a .289 batting average, a career-high 44 doubles, 27 home runs and 111 RBI. Aramis also set career marks with a .380 on-base percentageand 74 walks. Aramis reached 100 RBI for the sixth time in the last eight seasons. Aramis belted 11 go-ahead home runs, including six in the seventh inning or later. Aramis reached the 20 RBI mark in two separate months, collecting 22 in April and a major-league best 27 in August. Had two multi-homer games, belting a pair of long balls June 20 vs. the White Sox and August 23 vs. Washington. Aramis earned .945 fielding percentage. Aramis finished the season with a .324 batting average, 17 homers and 60 RBI in 79 contests at Wrigley Field.

BATS: RIGHT G AB R 149 554 97 1328 4957 686

THROWS: RIGHT HEIGHT: 6-1 WEIGHT: 215 H 2B 3B HR RBI TB BB SO SB CS OBP SLG AVG 160 44 1 27 111 287 74 94 2 2 .380 .518 .289 1406 303 16 249 881 2488 396 756 13 13 .341 .502 .284

JEFF SAMARDZIJA

2008 MLB

BATS: W 1 1

BORN: 1/23/85 IN MERRILLVILLE, IN RESIDENCE: VALPARAISO, IN MAJOR LEAGUE SERVICE: 66 DAYS CONTRACT STATUS: SIGNED THROUGH 2011; CLUB OPTION FOR 2012 AND 2013 HOW ACQUIRED: SELECTED BY THE CUBS IN FIFTH ROUND OF 2006 DRAFT

PITCHER 2008: Jeff made 26 relief appearances for Chicago, going 1-0 with one save and a 2.28 ERA.Jeff posted a 0.95 ERA in 15 outings at Wrigley Field and he had a 5.19 ERA in 11 road games. He limited the opponent to a .226 batting average (24-for-106), including a .167 mark (8-for-48) against left-handed hitters. Jeff converted his first major league save after tossing 2.0 perfect innings of relief, fanning three, in July 27’s 9- 6 win over Florida. During Jeff’s season-high 15.1 scoreless innings streak, August 1-September 1, surrendered 10 hits, walked six and fanned 14. Jeff earned his first major league win after hurling 1.1 shutout innings August 29 vs. Philadelphia, yielding two hits and two walks. Jeff was named the secondbest prospect in the Cubs organization by Baseball America heading into the 2009 campaign.

RIGHT L ERA 0 2.28 0 2.28

THROWS: RIGHT HEIGHT: 6-5 WEIGHT: 218 G GS CG SHO SV SVO IP H R ER HR BB SO 26 0 0 0 1 4 27.2 24 12 7 0 15 25 26 0 0 0 1 4 27.2 24 12 7 0 15 25

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GEOVANY SOTO

ALFONSO SORIANO

2008 MLB

BORN: 1/7/76 IN SAN PEDRO DE MACORIS, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC RESIDENCE: SAN PEDRO DE MACORIS, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC MAJOR LEAGUE SERVICE: 8 YAERS 29 DAYS CONTRACT STATUS: SIGNED THROUGH 2014 HOW ACQUIRED: SIGNED AN EIGHT-YEAR DEAL AS A FREE AGENT

OUTFIELDER 2008: Alfonso endured two stints on the disabled list and batted .280 with a team-leading 29 homeruns and 75 RBI in just 109 games. He was named to the N.L. All-Star squad. He belted five leadoff home runs, giving him 49 for his career, ranking Alfonso third in major league history behind Rickey Henderson (81) and Craig Biggio (53). Alfonso hit consecutive leadoff home runs May 13-14, the fourth time he -accomplished the feat with the Cubs. The club was 69-36 in games he batted leadoff. Alfonso tied the franchise record with three home runs September 6 vs. Cincinnati, and matched career-bests with four runs and five RBI. He led off six straight games with a hit, marking a career high Alfonso had a prolific May in which he batted .345 with eight doubles, 10 homers, 29 RBI.

BATS: RIGHT THROWS: RIGHT HEIGHT: 6-1 WEIGHT: 180 G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB BB SO SB CS OBP SLG AVG 109 453 76 127 27 0 29 75 241 43 103 19 3 .344 .532 .280 1205 4934 797 1391 309 23 270 705 2556 298 1069 248 69 .329 .518 .282 • 2 0 0 9 C H I C AG O CUB S

BATS: G 141 171

BORN: 1/20/83 IN SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO RESIDENCE: SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO MAJOR LEAGUE SERVICE: 1 YEAR 96 DAYS CONTRACT STATUS: SIGNED THROUGH 2009 HOW ACQUIRED: SELECTED BY THE CUBS IN 11TH ROUND OF 2001

CATCHER 2008: Geovany finished with a .285 batting average and 35 doubles, 23 homers in 141 contests. Geovany’s 23 homers were the most for any Cubs rookie since Billy Williams hit 25 in 1961. The 23 homers were the most by any rookie catcher since Piazza hit 35 in 1993. Geovany was named the N.L. Rookie of the Month for April, becoming just the second Cub to earn the honor. Geovany earned N.L. Rookie of the Month honors again in August, hitting .355 with 17 runs, 21 RBI, 13 walks and a .444 on-base percentage. Geovany had a career-high, eight-game hitting streak, April 29-May 6 É hit .433 with six doubles, three homers, 10 RBI and a 1.447 OPS during the stretch. Geovany was the first rookie catcher to collect at least 30 doubles and 20 homers in a season.

RIGHT THROWS: RIGHT HEIGHT: 6-1 WEIGHT: 225 AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB BB SO SB CS OBP SLG AVG 494 66 141 35 2 23 86 249 62 121 0 1 .364 .504 .285 574 79 167 42 2 26 96 291 67 140 0 1 .365 .507 .291

RYAN THERIOT

2008 MLB

BATS: G 149 359

BORN: 12/7/79 IN BATON ROUGE, LA RESIDENCE: BATON ROUGE, LA MAJOR LEAGUE SERVICE: 2 YAERS 118 DAYS CONTRACT STATUS: SIGNED THROUGH 2009 HOW ACQUIRED: SELECTED BY THE CUBS IN THIRD ROUND OF 2001 DRAFT

INFIELDER 2008: Ryan enjoyed a strong season as the Cubs regular shortstop, recording a team-leading .307 batting average, good for sixth in the N.L. and 58 multi-hit games (tied for fourth in the majors). Ryan’s 58 multihit games were the most by a Cubs shortstop since 1954, surpassing DeJesus and Kessinger who had 55 apiece in 1979 and 1969, respectively. Ryan’s 154 singles ranked first in the N.L. and second in the majors behind Seattle’s Ichiro (180). He started 141 of the club’s 162 games at shortstop. Ryan hit .300 or better in each of the first four months of the season. Ryan finished the season with 73 free passes compared to 58 strikeouts, striking out once every 11.4 at-bats, the sixth-best mark in the N.L. Ryan’s defense shined with 31-consecutive games without an error, July 13-August 20, handling 88 total chances.

RIGHT AB R 580 85 1264 202

THROWS: RIGHT HEIGHT: 5-11 WEIGHT: 175 H 2B 3B HR RBI TB BB SO SB CS OBP SLG AVG 178 19 4 1 38 208 73 58 22 13 .387 .359 .307 367 61 9 7 99 467 140 128 63 19 .362 .369 .290

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CARLOS ZAMBRANO

LUIS VIZCAINO

PITCHER 2008: Carlos was 14-6 with a 3.91 ERA (82 ER/188.2 IP) in 30 starts. In 18 starts against the N.L. Central, went 9-3 with a 3.58 ERA. Carlos went 7-2 with a 3.77 in 16 starts at Wrigley Field and his .778 home winning percentage ranked tied for 12th in the majors. Carlos struck out 130, giving him 1,172 career punchouts , good for eighth in franchise history, Hippo Vaughn is seventh with 1,183. Carlos was named to the N.L. All-Star Team for the third time in his career (also 2004 and 2006). Carlos tossed a no-hitter against the Astros at Miller Park on September 14. Carlos hit four homers to lead major league pitchers. Carlos batted .337 with four doubles, a triple, four homers and 14 RBI. His .337 average is the highest for a Cubs pitcher in a single season since 1900.

BATS: SWITCH W L ERA 2008 14 6 3.91 MLB 96 61 3.48

BORN: 8/6/74 IN BANI, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC RESIDENCE: BANI, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC MAJOR LEAGUE SERVICE: 7 YEARS 140 DAYS CONTRACT STATUS: SIGNED THROUGH 2009 HOW ACQUIRED: FROM COLORADO FOR P JASON MARQUIS 1/6/09

PITCHER 2008: In his lone season with the Rockies, Luis appeared in 43 games for the big league club, going a 5.28 ERA. With 49 strikeouts and 19 walks, Luis’s 2.58 strikeout/walk ratio was the third-best on the club behind only Brian Fuentes (3.73) and Taylor Buchholz (3.11).His opponents hit .267 (48-for-180) against him with left-handed hitters at .372 (32-for-86) and righthanded hitters at .170 (16-for-94). Luis was most productive in July and August, going 1-0 with a 3.54 ERA (11 ER/28.0 IP) in 23 appearances. His .170 opponents average vs. right-handed hitters was the lowest vs. righties among all Rockies pitchers, and the fifth lowest opponents average vs. righthanders among N.L. relievers. Luis was 6-1 with a 2.66 ERA in his final 53 games dating to May 28 after going 2-1 with a 7.66 ERA in his first 24 games.

BATS: RIGHT W L ERA 2008 1 2 5.28 MLB 34 27 4.34

BORN: 6/1/81 IN PUERTO CABELLO, VZ RESIDENCE: PUERTO CABELLO, VZ MAJOR LEAGUE SERVICE: 7 YEARS 42 DAYS CONTRACT STATUS: SIGNED THROUGH 2012; VESTING OPTION FOR 2013 HOW ACQUIRED: SIGNED BY THE CUBS AS A NON-DRAFTED FREE AGENT 7/12/97

THROWS: RIGHT HEIGHT: 5-11 WEIGHT: 210 G GS CG SHO SV SVO IP H R ER HR BB SO 43 0 0 0 0 1 46.0 48 28 27 10 19 49 528 0 0 0 7 27 531.1 485 266 256 77 225 480

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THROWS: RIGHT HEIGHT: 6-5 G GS CG SHO SV SVO IP H R 30 30 1 1 0 0 188.2 172 85 231 210 8 3 0 1 1,382.0 1 158 591

WEIGHT: 255 ER HR BB SO 82 18 72 130 534 116 620 1172

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Lou A Winning Combination

BY TIMOTHY J. SHERIDAN

Geo

ith three Central titles in the past 6 seasons, it’s become clear that winning in the post-season is now the new imperative for the Chicago Cubs. The Cubs haven’t won a World Series in over a century or even participated in a fall classic since 1945, but two recent key additions to the club only know the Cubs as winners. At least in the regular season. Lou Piniella, Cubs 2008 National League Cedeno and Felix Pie. With the Cubs, Piniella garnered his third Manager of the Year, and Geovany Soto, 2008 National League Rookie of the Year, Manager of the Year Award in 2008, his first are the first to manage and start behind the two being in the American League with the plate in back-to-back playoff years for the Seattle Mariners in 1995 and 2001. In each Cubs since Frank Chance and Johnny Kling of those seasons, his team was knocked out of the playoffs before reaching the World did it in 1907 and 1908. Catcher Soto was officially a Cubs rookie Series. In 1990 Piniella guided the Cincinnati last season, but his playoff experience began Reds to a World Series title by upsetting the in 2007 when he started two playoff games favored Oakland Athletics but fell short in for Manager Piniella. Piniella’s two seasons the Manager of the Year vote. There is little as Cubs’ manager have garnered Central doubt that Piniella would give up every Division titles, however both seasons ended personal award to lead the Cubs to a world championship. quickly and quietly with A no nonsense leader, the Cubs being swept in the Lou says no, Lou Piniella doesn’t believe playoff’s. There’s been a lot of in curses or labels such as talk about “change” recently “I’m not a Zen “lovable losers”. In his first and with new ownership of guy.” But then spring with the Cubs, Piniella the Cubs franchise, change he continued, said he noticed “a quiet will come to the North side “If it helps us confidence” about the team. of Chicago. The Cubs on-field With soft-spoken team leaders performance has seen a win a world like Derrek Lee, and Aramis change as well; the “lovable championship, Ramirez, that even keel works losers” have started to win. To that end, the opening I’ll become one.” well during the long regular season but some observers day roster for the Cubs 2009 felt the confidence was way version has the mark of Lou Piniella imprinted from top to bottom. Has too “quiet” during the playoffs and needed manager Piniella assembled the players some aggressive brashness. Enter off-season needed to make noise and win in the post acquisition Milton Bradley, known for his season? Time will tell, but you could certainly less than quiet demeanor. Having been tossed from over 60 contests field an interesting if not competitive team with the jettisoned players from Lou’s first in his managerial career, Piniella himself is Cubs campaign. Gone are Mark Prior, Kerry no stranger to emotions on the diamond. Wood, Michael Barrett, Will Ohman, Cesar But he’s mellowed over the years and is Izturis, Jacque Jones, Rich Hill, Matt Murton, now more selective with in-game outbursts. Cliff Floyd, Scott Eyre, Bob Howry, Mark Piniella loves to maneuver his line-ups and DeRosa, Jason Marquis, Daryle Ward, Ronny roster as if he were putting together a 1000

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Manager of the Year Lou Piniella

piece jigsaw puzzle...with Bradley just one of the key pieces. Another key piece to the team’s success in 2009 will be the continued emergence of 2008 NL Rookie of the Year catcher Geovany Soto. Soto and his manager appear to have a good rapport, not always easy to do with a seasoned skipper and a young catcher. Both Soto and Piniella had early career success; Piniella also won a Rookie of the Year award as a player in 1969. The two share more in common than being able to converse in both Spanish and English, a big help for their positions that require excellent communication skills. In 2008, Soto was the first rookie catcher to start an All-Star Game for the National League and only the second overall. The other--Sandy Alomar Jr. of the Cleveland Indians in 1990—also hails from Puerto Rico, Soto’s home. As a youngster attending the prestigious, bilingual American Military Academy in San Juan, Soto attracted attention from colleges, but the Cubs drafted him in the eleventh round of 2001 and offered enough money to persuade him to sign. Cubs’ management identified him early as a candidate to be switched from third base to catcher. Soto showed solid defensive skills in the minors coming into the 2007 season, but offensively, his best minor league season batting average was .273 and, at that point, some in the Cubs organization viewed Soto as only a platoon type catcher.

Rookie of the Year and All-Star Geovany Soto

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Soto makes a play at the plate

In the spring of 2007, Soto would get unexpected help for his offensive game from Kerry Wood, who had embarked on a healthy dietary program. The dietary tip from Wood during spring training sparked the catcher to improve his nutrition and workouts on his way to losing 20 pounds. The drop from a chubby 240 to a leaner 220 helped Soto’s focus and swing as he started hitting for both power and average at Class AAA Iowa, and the Cubs’ brass started to take notice. The weight loss was noticeable and Soto’s Iowa Cubs manager Buddy Bailey remarked that year, “His speed is quicker and in turn his bat is quicker”.

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Soto went on to really open some eyes in 2007 while earning MVP honors in the Class AAA Pacific Coast League with a .353 average, 26 home runs and 109 RBI. He became the first catcher to be named Pacific Coast League MVP since Sandy Alomar Jr. in 1989. Soto’s power surge in 2007 was also unexpected as he had never hit more than 9 HRs in any of his previous 6 minor league seasons. The Cubs vice president of player personal, Oneri Fleita, noted “A lot of times, when you’re converted from a third baseman to a catcher, the way he was, what comes second is the bat”. Fleita said, “We always thought he could hit, and a lot

of times you don’t know what the ceiling is… Working with pitchers on their defense, they may not get to hit as much. Usually the thing that gets short-changed is their swings”. The strong season in Iowa earned the young backstop a promotion to the big club in September of 2007 being recalled when the rosters expanded. Soto made the most of his chance hitting .426 for the Cubs in September and earned two playoff starts for the Cubs against the Diamondbacks. The hot September and playoff experience really boosted the young catcher’s confidence. Heading into the 2008 season, The Bill James Handbook projected Soto’s season numbers at 17 homers with a .291 batting average and .362 on base percentage. By the end of the 2008 season, Soto had bested the home run mark by 6, was very close in batting average at .285, and ended with a .363 on base percentage. His 23 home runs were two short of Billy Williams Cubs all-time rookie record and Geo’s 86 RBIs tied Williams 47 year old rookie record set in 1961. Soto’s 86 RBIs, 35 doubles, and 60 extra base hits also lead all National League rookies. Soto’s rookie year, proved to be an exciting one for the young catcher as he was named NL Player of the Month in April and August.

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He also called Carlos Zambrano’s no-hitter on the Cubs recent regular season success, the September 14th. The Cubs catcher ran away question looms: What will it take for Lou with the NL Rookie of the Year honors netting Piniella to get the Cubs to a World Series or, 31 of 32 first-place votes. He became the first gasp, win a World Series? Piniella seems to be open to do whatever it catcher to win Rookie of the Year in either league since Mike Piazza of the Los Angeles takes to bring a champion home to the North side. The manager identified Dodgers in 1993. The Cubs last some reading material he ROY award winner was pitcher hopes may help the team win Kerry Wood 10 years ago. “I’ve always in October when it counts. “I Catcher Soto certainly looked been a guy who want to read Wooden’s book on comfortable behind the plate in likes to leave winning,” Piniella told writers at his first full major league season, the Cubs Convention, referring although he would be the first the players to legendary UCLA basketball to admit he has areas to improve alone and let coach John Wooden. “That’s defensively. However, with the them play, and one of the things I want to do. confidence of his manager and we’re going Then, I’m going to buy a couple the Cubs pitching staff Soto books, sports-psychologist-type hopes to help continue the Cubs to do that,” books. I’ve got to take it upon run of post-season appearances Piniella said myself a little differently when in 2009 – This time with better we get to postseason. And I will. results. Any way you slice it, I don’t know exactly what, but the future looks bright for the young catcher who added another potent bat I’m searching.” Piniella said he intends to talk with players in helping the Cubs lead the National League more on an individual basis to prepare them in run production in 2008. Last year, Piniella guided the Cubs to a for the postseason, if the Cubs make it. “I 97-win season, the second-highest total by think the fact that this team hasn’t won in any team he has managed, but the wins so long is going to take just a little different didn’t translate into the post-season. So, with approach as opposed to just letting them

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play. I’ve always been a guy who likes to leave the players alone and let them play, and we’re going to do that,” Piniella said. “But at the same time, tell them this is what we need, and a little more on an individual basis. I think that will help. It’s certainly not going to hurt.” The Cubs will most likely be Lou Piniella’s final major league managerial position; he signed an extension with the team that takes him through 2011. However, there have been lingering rumors that 2009 may be his final year managing the North siders. So, would Piniella go as far as former Chicago Bulls coach Phil Jackson and take a Zen approach to get the Cubs into a World Series? Lou says no, “I’m not a Zen guy.” But then he continued, “If it helps us win a world championship, I’ll become one. Tim Sheridan has been the Cubs spring training Public Address Announcer since 1984. He is the creator of Boysofspring.com, a website devoted to Cubs spring training, where you can read his award winning blog. Tim has worked in video production for several Phoenix TV stations, and is currently working on a documentary film, “The Boys of Spring”, exploring the history of Chicago Cubs spring training.

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R H E LOB Please refer to page 60 for tips on how to keep score.

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C U BS N U M E RI C AL ROSTE R 1 Kosuke Fukudome, OF 2 Ryan Theriot, IF 3 Alan Trammell, Coach 4 Joey Gathright, OF 6 Micah Hoffpauir, IF/OF 7 Aaron Miles, IF 8 Mike Quade, Coach 9 Reed Johnson, OF 10 Ron Santo — Retired 11 Ivan DeJesus, Coach 12 Alfonso Soriano, OF 13 Jake Fox, OF 14 Ernie Banks — Retired 15 Mark Johnson, C* 16 Aramis Ramirez, IF 17 Mike Fontenot, IF 18 Geovany Soto, C 19 Richie Robnett, OF 20 Luis Rivas, IF* 21 Milton Bradley, OF 22 Kevin Hart, RHP 23 Ryne Sandberg — Retired 24 Paul Bako, C 25 Derrek Lee, IF 26 Billy Williams — Retired 27 Sam Fuld, OF 28 Gerald Perry, Coach 29 Jeff Samardzija, RHP 30 Ted Lilly, LHP 32 Mike Stanton, LHP* 33 Jason Dubois, OF* 35 Lester Strode, Coach 36 Randy Wells, RHP 37 Angel Guzman, RHP 38 Carlos Zambrano, RHP 39 Matt Sinatro, Coach 40 Rich Harden, RHP 41 Lou Piniella, Manager 42 Jackie Robinson — Retired 44 Chad Fox, RHP* 45 Sean Marshall, LHP 46 Ryan Dempster, RHP 47 Aaron Heilman, RHP 48 Neal Cotts, LHP

49 Carlos Marmol, RHP 50 Larry Rothschild, Coach 51 Luis Vizcaino, RHP 52 Jeff Stevens, RHP 54 David Patton, RHP 55 Koyie Hill, C 56 Brad Snyder, OF 57 Chad Gaudin, RHP 58 Jose Ascanio, RHP 59 Andres Blanco, IF* 60 Mitch Atkins, RHP 61 Matt Smith, LHP* 62 Marcos Mateo, RHP 63 Kevin Gregg, RHP 64 Justin Berg, RHP 65 Darwin Barney, IF* 66 Doug Deeds, OF* 67 Rocky Roquet, RHP* 68 J.R. Mathes, LHP* 70 Andrew Cashner, RHP* 71 Esmailin Caridad, RHP* 72 Welington Castillo, C* 73 Bobby Scales, IF* 74 Steve Clevenger, C* 75 Bill White, LHP* 76 Jason Waddell, LHP* 77 Dave Bialas+ 78 Ed Campusano, LHP* 79 Jody Davis+ 80 Carmelo Martinez+ 81 Bob Dernier+ 82 Von Joshua+ 83 Franklin Font+ 84 Bobby Dickerson+ 85 Mark Riggins+ 86 Mike Mason+ 87 Dave Keller+ 88 Ken Kadokura, RHP* 89 Dennis Lewallyn+ 90 Brad Kelley+ 96 Corey Miller, BP Catcher 98 Edgar Tovar, BP Catcher 99 So Taguchi, OF*

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How to Use Your Score Card Cubs fans can enjoy baseball more this spring by keeping score of the game. The best part about keeping score is that it’s easy. All you need is a basic knowledge of baseball’s rules. Experts use a simple code which is based on numbering players by their positions.

A DDI T ION AL SY MBOLS:

N U MBE R P L AY E R S AS F OLLOW S 1 Pitcher

6 Shortstop

2 Catcher

7 Left Fielder

3 First Baseman

8 Center Fielder

4 Second Baseman

9 Right Fielder

5 Third Baseman

DH Designated Hitter

Every time a batter goes to the plate, use the number to indicate how he was retired or how he reached base. Fielding plays, retiring batters or runners also call for use of the numbers. For instance, the batter who grounds out to the shortstop is retired 6-3 in your scoring. If he flies to the right fielder, merely use the figure 9. If it is foul: 9F.

I W for intentional walk L for line drive Kc for called out on strikes B for bunt and a wavy line indicating a change, either for a new pitcher or batter.

SYM BOLS F OR P L AYS Single Double Triple Home Run Sacrifice Walk Strikeout BalK Foul Fly

SH BB K BK F

Fielders Choice Hit by Pitch Wild Pitch Passed Ball Stolen Base Force Out Double Play Error Sacrifice Fly

FC HP WP PB SB FO DP E SF

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4 2nd Baseman

8 Center Fielder

5 3rd Baseman

3 1st Baseman

2 Catcher 7 Left Fielder

9 Right Fielder

6 Shortstop

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In the example to the left, batter reached first on an error by the second baseman, stole second, went to third on a wild pitch and scored on a passed ball. It is convenient to encircle all runs as shown so that scoring plays may be seen at a glance.

INNING 1 4 singled, thrown out stealing (catcher to shortstop) 8 doubled, advanced to 3rd on a fielder’s choice, scored on passed ball

FC PB 4-3

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WP SB

5 thrown out (2nd to 1st)-fielder’s choice DH hit by pitch, took 1st base 3 flied out to center field- end of inning 6-4 BB DP 6-4-3 3F

INNING 2 2 walked, later forced out shortstop to 2nd base (1st half of double play) 7 hit into double play (shortstop to 2nd base to 1st base) 9 hit home run 6 fouled out to 1st base

CUBS 2009 ROST ER Lou Piniella (41) Ivan DeJesus (11)

Gerald Perry (28) Mike Quade (8)

Larry Rothschild (40) Matt Sinatro (39)

Lester Strode (35) Alan Trammell (3)

NO. 58 60 64 78 71 70 48 46 44 57 63 37 40 22 47 88 30 49 45 62 68 54 67 29 61 32 52 51 76 36 75 38

PITCHERS (32) Ascanio, Jose Atkins, Mitch Berg, Justin Campusano, Ed* Caridad, Esmailin* Cashner, Andrew* Cotts, Neal Dempster, Ryan Fox, Chad* Gaudin, Chad Gregg, Kevin Guzman, Angel Harden, Rich Hart, Kevin Heilman, Aaron Kadokura, Ken* Lilly, Ted Marmol, Carlos Marshall, Sean Mateo, Marcos Mathes, J.R.* Patton, David Roquet, Rocky* Samardzija, Jeff Smith, Matt* Stanton, Mike* Stevens, Jeff Vizcaino, Luis Waddell, Jason* Wells, Randy White, Bill* Zambrano, Carlos

B-T R-R R-R R-R L-L R-R R-R L-L R-R R-R R-R R-R R-R L-R R-R R-R R-R L-L R-R L-L R-R L-L R-R R-R R-R L-L L-L R-R R-R R-L R-R L-L S-R

HT 6-0 6-3 6-3 6-4 5-10 6-6 6-1 6-2 6-3 5-10 6-6 6-3 6-1 6-4 6-5 6-3 6-1 6-2 6-7 6-1 6-3 6-3 6-2 6-5 6-5 6-1 6-2 5-11 6-2 6-3 6-3 6-5

WT 170 230 230 175 193 210 200 215 215 188 238 200 195 220 227 198 190 180 220 160 210 205 210 218 225 215 205 210 199 230 225 255

BORN 5/2/85 in Maracay, VZ 10/1/85 in Browns Summit, NC 6/7/84 in Antigo, WI 7/14/82 in San Pedro de Macoris, D.R. 10/28/83 in Haina, D.R. 9/11/86 in Conroe, TX 3/25/80 in Lebanon, IL 5/3/77 in Gibsons, B.C. 9/3/70 in Conroe, TX 3/24/83 in New Orleans, LA 6/20/78 in Corvallis, OR 12/14/81 in Caracas, VZ 11/30/81 in Victoria, B.C. 12/29/82 in Cleveland, OH 11/12/78 in Logansport, IN 7/29/73 in Saitama, Japan 1/4/76 in Torrance, CA 10/14/82 in Bonao, D.R. 8/30/82 in Richmond, VA 4/18/84 in San Cristobal, D.R. 11/9/81 in Granger, IN 5/18/84 in Seattle, WA 11/6/82 in San Luis Obispo, CA 1/23/85 in Merrillville, IN 6/15/79 in Las Vegas, NV 6/2/67 in Houston, TX 9/5/83 in Berkeley, CA 8/6/74 in Bani, D.R. 6/11/81 in Huntington Beach, CA 8/28/82 in Belleville, IL 11/20/78 in Louisville, KY 6/1/81 in Puerto Cabello, VZ

RESIDENCE 2008 CLUB(S) W-L ERA G GS CG SH SV IP H R ER BB SO MLS Maracay, VZ CUBS 0-0 7.94 6 0 0 0 0 5.2 8 5 5 4 3 Browns Summit, NC Iowa-AAA 8-1 4.47 10 10 0 0 0 54.1 48 29 27 23 44 Antigo, WI Iowa-AAA 4-6 5.68 27 16 0 0 0 90.1 91 64 57 48 49 San Pedro de Macoris, D.R. Tennessee-AA 3-3 6.34 34 0 0 0 1 49.2 50 37 35 29 44 1+0 Haina, D.R. Tennessee-AA 7-3 3.16 14 14 0 0 0 82.2 67 31 29 21 50 Burton, TX Daytona-A 0-1 13.50 1 1 0 0 0 2.2 4 4 4 4 1 Chicago, IL CUBS 0-2 4.29 50 0 0 0 3 35.2 38 18 17 13 43 Denver, CO CUBS 17-6 2.96 33 33 1 0 0 206.2 174 75 68 76 187 10+63 Spring, TX CUBS 0-1 5.40 3 0 0 0 0 3.1 2 2 2 3 1 9+54 Harahan, LA CUBS 4-2 6.26 24 0 0 0 0 27.1 29 21 19 10 27 Corvallis, OR Florida 7-8 3.41 72 0 0 0 29 68.2 51 30 26 37 58 5+2 Caracas, VZ CUBS 0-0 5.59 6 1 0 0 0 9.2 10 6 6 4 10 Victoria, B.C. CUBS 5-1 1.77 12 12 0 0 0 71.0 39 17 14 30 89 Plano, TX CUBS 2-2 6.51 21 0 0 0 0 27.2 39 24 20 18 23 0+109 Chicago, IL New York (N.L.) 3-8 5.21 78 0 0 0 3 76.0 75 48 44 46 80 4+123 Yokohama, Japan Yomiuri-JAPAN 0-2 3.55 11 0 0 0 0 12.2 13 5 5 6 16 0 Torrance, CA CUBS 17-9 4.09 34 34 0 0 0 204.2 187 96 93 64 184 8+102 Santiago, D.R. CUBS 2-4 2.68 82 0 0 0 7 87.1 40 30 26 41 114 2+84 Phoenix, AZ CUBS 3-5 3.86 34 7 0 0 1 65.1 60 28 28 23 58 Bani, D.R. Daytona-A 4-3 3.57 25 16 0 0 0 88.1 87 42 35 29 65 Granger, IN Iowa-AAA 9-5 4.29 27 22 1 1 0 140.2 156 75 67 32 73 0 Enumclaw, WA Modesto-A 4-5 3.54 50 0 0 0 4 73.2 74 31 29 28 87 0 Cayucos, CA Tennessee-AA 4-2 3.70 39 0 0 0 3 48.2 40 23 20 27 54 0 Valparaiso, IN CUBS 1-0 2.28 26 0 0 0 1 27.2 24 12 7 15 25 Henderson, NV Clearwater-A 1-1 5.06 10 2 0 0 1 10.2 15 7 6 6 11 Closter, NJ DID NOT PITCH 18+49 Martinez, CA Buffalo-AAA 0-3 3.94 19 0 0 0 5 29.2 19 14 13 16 44 Bani, D.R. Colorado 1-2 5.28 43 0 0 0 0 46.0 48 28 27 19 49 7+140 Riverside, CA Connecticut-AA 0-3 3.38 44 0 0 0 2 64.0 47 27 24 36 70 0 Lebanon, IL CUBS 0-0 0.00 3 0 0 0 0 4.1 0 0 0 2 1 Alexander City, AL Texas 0-0 20.25 8 0 0 0 0 4.0 7 9 9 11 1 Puerto Cabello, VZ CUBS 14-6 3.91 30 30 1 1 0 188.2 172 85 82 72 130 7+422

NO. 24 72 74 55 15 18

CATCHERS (6) B-T Bako, Paul L-R Castillo, Welington* R-R Clevenger, Steve* L-R Hill, Koyie S-R Johnson, Mark* L-R Soto, Geovany R-R

HT 6-3 6-0 6-0 6-0 6-0 6-1

WT 210 200 195 190 200 225

BORN 6/20/72 in Lafayette, LA 4/24/87 in San Isidro, D.R. 4/5/86 in Baltimore, MD 3/9/79 in Tulsa, OK 9/12/75 in Wheat Ridge, CO 1/20/83 in San Juan, P.R.

RESIDENCE Lafayette, LA San Isidro, D.R. Glen Burnie, MD Lawton, OK Perry, GA San Juan, P.R.

2007 CLUB(S) Cincinnati Iowa-AAA Tennessee-AA CUBS St. Louis CUBS

AVG .217 .200 .247 .095 .294 .285

G 99 1 29 10 10 141

AB R H 2B 299 30 65 11 5 0 1 0 89 5 22 5 21 0 2 1 17 1 5 0 494 66 141 35

3B HR RBI BB SO SB E MLS 2 6 35 34 90 0 5 10+140 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 15 10 10 0 3 0 0 1 0 12 0 1 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 2 23 86 62 121 0 5 1+96

NO. 65 59 17 6 25 7 16 20 73 2

INFIELDERS (12) Barney, Darwin* Blanco, Andres* Fontenot, Mike Hoffpauir, Micah Lee, Derrek Miles, Aaron Ramirez, Aramis Rivas, Luis* Scales, Bobby* Theriot, Ryan

B-T R-R S-R L-L L-L R-R S-R R-R R-R S-R R-R

HT 5-10 5-10 5-8 6-3 6-5 5-8 6-1 5-11 6-0 5-11

WT 179 190 170 215 245 180 215 190 185 175

BORN 11/8/85 in Portland, OR 4/11/84 in Carabobo, VZ 6/9/80 in Slidell, LA 3/1/80 in Ft. Worth, TX 9/6/75 in Sacramento, CA 12/15/76 in Pittsburg, CA 6/25/78 in Santo Domingo, D.R. 8/30/79 in La Guaira, Venezuela 10/4/77 in Southfield, MI 12/7/79 in Baton Rouge, LA

RESIDENCE Beaverton, OR Carabobo, VZ Lafayette, LA Jacksonville, TX El Dorado Hills, CA Brentwood, CA Santo Domingo, D.R. Fort Wayne, IN Alpharetta, GA Baton Rouge, LA

2007 CLUB(S) Daytona-A Iowa-AAA CUBS CUBS CUBS St. Louis CUBS Pittsburgh Iowa-AAA CUBS

AVG .262 .285 .305 .342 .291 .317 .289 .218 .320 .307

G 123 102 119 33 155 134 149 79 121 149

AB 409 298 243 73 623 379 554 206 387 580

2B 22 8 22 8 41 15 44 6 20 19

3B 4 2 1 0 3 2 1 2 2 4

HR 3 1 9 2 20 4 27 3 15 1

RBI 51 36 40 8 90 31 111 20 59 38

BB 38 15 34 6 71 23 74 13 59 73

SO 58 31 51 24 119 37 94 27 90 58

SB 8 9 2 1 8 9 3 2 3 7 22

E MLS 21 0 23 0+128 1 1+139 2 10+125 4 5+27 18 9+111 7 6+6 15 0 14 2+118

B-T S-R L-L R-R R-R L-R L-L L-R R-R L-L L-L R-R R-R

HT 6-0 6-2 6-5 6-0 6-0 5-10 5-10 5-10 5-10 6-3 6-1 5-10

WT 225 195 220 210 187 185 185 180 212 200 180 169

BORN 4/15/78 in Harbor City, CA 6/2/81 in Columbus, OH 3/26/79 in Virginia Beach, VA 7/20/82 in Beech Grove, IN 4/26/77 in Osaki, Japan 11/20/81 in Durham, NH 4/27/81 in Hattiesburg, MS 12/8/76 in Riverside, CA 9/17/83 in Santa Monica, CA 5/25/82 in Sandusky, OH 1/7/76 in San Pedro de Macoris, D.R. 7/2/69 in Hyogo Prefecture, Japan

RESIDENCE Redondo Beach, CA Columbus, OH Virginia Beach, VA Gilbert, AZ Aichi-Ken, Japan Durham, NH San Diego, CA Las Vegas, NV Fort Mohave, AZ Tampa, FL San Pedro de Macoris, D.R. Hyogo Prefecture, Japan

2007 CLUB(S) Texas Tennessee-AA Iowa-AAA Iowa-AAA CUBS Iowa-AAA Kansas City CUBS Sacramento-AAA Buffalo-AAA CUBS Philadelphia

AVG .321 .325 .307 .222 .257 .222 .254 .303 .236 .246 .280 .220

G 126 122 76 29 150 20 105 109 58 115 109 88

AB R H 2B 414 78 133 32 416 73 135 37 238 62 73 10 117 17 26 10 501 79 129 25 63 11 14 3 279 41 71 3 333 52 101 21 208 28 49 15 411 52 101 28 453 76 127 27 91 18 20 5

3B 1 3 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 5 0 1

HR 22 12 25 6 10 1 0 6 3 12 29 0

RBI 77 58 56 26 58 4 22 50 19 61 75 9

BB 80 43 29 2 81 8 20 19 21 27 43 8

SO 112 100 67 31 104 12 40 68 61 123 103 14

SB 5 8 1 3 12 3 21 5 2 7 19 3

E 3 6 2 3 5 0 1 1 1 4 5 2

NO. OUTFIELDERS (10) 21 Bradley, Milton 66 Deeds, Doug* 33 Dubois, Jason* 13 Fox, Jake 1 Fukudome, Kosuke 27 Fuld, Sam 4 Gathright, Joey 9 Johnson, Reed 19 Robnett, Richie 56 Snyder, Brad 12 Soriano, Alfonso 99 Taguchi, So*

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R 46 30 42 14 93 49 97 25 94 85

H 107 85 74 25 181 120 160 45 124 178

MLS 7+169 0 0+20 1+0 0+27 3+64 5+145 0+33 8+79 5+79

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37 Travis Blackley 33 Billy Buckner 40 Jonathan Coutlangus 49 Doug Davis 52 Jon Garland 36 Tom Gordon 58 Juan Gutierrez 15 Dan Haren 44 Jose Marte 61 Kyler Newby 46 Jailen Peguero 56 Tony Pena 48 Yusmeiro Petit 50 Chad Qualls 57 Jon Rauch 47 Leo Rosales 39 Max Scherzer 60 Scott Schoeneweis 62 Leyson Septimo 45 Doug Slaten 43 Cesar Valdez 65 Esmerling Vasquez 17 Brandon Webb 64 Clay Zavada

58 Jose Ascanio 60 Mitch Atkins 64 Justin Berg 48 Neal Cotts 46 Ryan Dempster 57 Chad Gaudin 63 Kevin Gregg 37 Angel Guzman 40 Rich Harden 22 Kevin Hart 47 Aaron Heilman 30 Ted Lilly 49 Carlos Marmol 45 Sean Marshall 62 Marcos Mateo 54 David Patton 29 Jeff Samardzija 52 Jeff Stevens 51 Luis Vizcaino 36 Randy Wells 38 Carlos Zambrano

41 Lance Broadway 56 Mark Buehrle 53 D.J. Carrasco 40 Bartolo Colon 52 Jose Contreras 50 John Danks 26 Octavio Dotel 62 Jack Egbert 34 Gavin Floyd 64 Lucas Harrell 45 Bobby Jenks 57 Kelvin Jimenez 71 Scott Linebrink 61 Jon Link 48 Jeffrey Marquez 65 Jhonny Nunez 54 Clayton Richard 61 Adam Russell 63 Clevelan Santeliz 37 Matt Thornton 43 Ehren Wassermann

63 Rafael Betancourt 55 Fausto Carmona 57 Zach Jackson 30 Masahide Kobayashi 32 Aaron Laffey 31 Cliff Lee 50 Jensen Lewis 46 Scott Lewis 59 John Meloan 72 Adam Miller 49 Edward Mujica 44 Carl Pavano 53 Rafael Perez 27 Anthony Reyes 75 Hector Rondon 56 Rich Rundles 70 Tony Sipp 38 Joe Smith 45 Jeremy Sowers 37 Jake Westbrook 34 Kerry Wood

35 Taylor Buchholz 28 Aaron Cook 60 Manuel Corpas 29 Jorge De La Rosa 70 Samuel Deduno 41 Alan Embree 26 Jeff Francis 49 Jason Grilli 48 Jason Hirsh 38 Ubaldo Jimenez 44 Shane Lindsay 21 Jason Marquis 46 Ryan Mattheus 56 Franklin Morales 52 Juan Morillo 58 Steven Register 54 Greg Reynolds 61 Esmil Rogers 23 Greg Smith 37 Ryan Speier 16 Huston Street

C AT C H E R S

24 Paul Bako 55 Koyie Hill 18 Geovany Soto

63 Cole Armstrong 12 A.J. Pierzynski

2 0 Chris Iannetta 8 Yorvit Torrealba

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6 0 Brandon Allen 15 Wilson Betemit 22 Josh Fields 39 Chris Getz 14 Paul Konerko 18 Brent Lillibridge 5 Jayson Nix 10 Alexei Ramirez 24 Dayan Viciedo

7 9 Chris Gimenez 41 Victor Martinez 77 Carlos Santana 10 Kelly Shoppach 76 Wyatt Toregas

C AT C H E R S 2 6 Miguel Montero 25 James Skelton 19 Chris Snyder INFIELDERS 63 Pedro Ciriaco 13 Tony Clark 6 Stephen Drew 2 Felipe Lopez 11 Augie Ojeda 27 Mark Reynolds 18 Chad Tracy 29 Josh Whitesell OUTFIELDERS 22 Eric Byrnes 34 Conor Jackson 28 Alex Romero 10 Justin Upton 24 Chris Young

17 Mike Fontenot 6 Micah Hoffpauir 25 Derrek Lee 7 Aaron Miles 16 Aramis Ramirez 2 Ryan Theriot OUTFIELDERS 21 Milton Bradley 13 Jake Fox 1 Kosuke Fukudome 27 Sam Fuld 4 Joey Gathright 9 Reed Johnson 19 Richie Robnett 56 Brad Snyder 12 Alfonso Soriano

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OUTFIELDERS 32 Brian Anderson 23 Jermaine Dye 7 Jerry Owens 20 Carlos Quentin 31 Dewayne Wise D E S I G N AT E D HITTERS 25 Jim Thome

2 9 Josh Barfield 13 Asdrubal Cabrera 11 Jamey Carroll 7 Mark DeRosa 25 Ryan Garko 15 Andy Marte 2 Jhonny Peralta 1 Luis Valbuena

27 Garrett Atkins 10 Jeff Baker 12 Clint Barmes 63 Hector Gomez 17 Todd Helton 47 Joe Koshansky 64 Chris Nelson 6 Omar Quintanilla 9 Ian Stewart 2 Troy Tulowitzki 4 Eric Young

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17 Shin-Soo Choo 62 Trevor Crowe 20 David Dellucci 12 Ben Francisco 24 Grady Sizemore

24 Dexter Fowler 5 Carlos Gonzalez 11 Brad Hawpe 14 Matt Murton 25 Seth Smith 19 Ryan Spilborghs

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34 Nick Adenhart 66 Jose Arredondo 52 Jason Bulger 45 Kelvim Escobar 40 Brian Fuentes 79 Nick Green 65 Kevin Jepsen 41 John Lackey 68 Shane Loux 58 Dustin Moseley 38 Darren Oliver 83 Anthony Ortega 73 Rafael Rodriguez 54 Ervin Santana 51 Joe Saunders 62 Scot Shields 33 Justin Speier 63 Rich Thompson 36 Jered Weaver C AT C H E R S

14 John Buck 21 Miguel Olivo 38 Brayan Pena

2 8 Ryan Budde 5 Jeff Mathis 44 Mike Napoli 46 Bobby Wilson

74 Omar Aguilar 31 Dave Bush 60 Todd Coffey 45 Mark DiFelice 48 Tim Dillard 49 Yovani Gallardo — Nick Green 51 Trevor Hoffman 50 Jorge Julio — Branden Looper 73 Seth McClung 59 Eduardo Morlan 26 Manny Parra 71 Alex Periard 54 David Riske 64 Mark Rogers 72 Cody Scarpetta 57 Mitch Stetter 37 Jeff Suppan 43 R.J. Swindle 12 Carlos Villanueva — Chase Wright

13 Jerry Blevins 51 Dallas Braden 44 Santiago Casilla 33 Joey Devine 58 Justin Duchscherer 30 Dana Eveland 36 Sean Gallagher 47 Gio Gonzalez 60 Jeff Gray 55 Josh Outman 63 Henry Rodriguez 45 Chris Schroder 38 Russ Springer 62 Ryan Webb 48 Michael Wuertz 31 Brad Ziegler

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58 Chad Billingsley 51 Jonathan Broxton 79 Jesus A. Castillo 57 Scott Elbert 78 Victor Garate 22 Clayton Kershaw 56 Hong-Chih Kuo 18 Hiroki Kuroda 66 Brent Leach 52 James McDonald 74 Greg Miller 59 Guillermo Mota 62 Justin Orenduff 80 Travis Schlichting 29 Jason Schmidt 50 Eric Stults 38 Ramon Troncoso 49 Claudio Vargas 47 Cory Wade 21 Randy Wolf

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52 Jeff Baisley 10 Daric Barton 3 Eric Chavez 40 Yung Chi Chen 7 Bobby Crosby 14 Mark Ellis 16 Jason Giambi 22 Jack Hannahan 4 Eric Patterson 56 Cliff Pennington 2 Gregorio Petit

INFIELDERS 3 0 Mike Aviles 8 Willie Bloomquist 13 Alberto Callaspo 3 Esteban German 7 Ross Gload 4 Alex Gordon 17 Mike Jacobs 25 Kila Ka’aihue 39 Mario Lisson 1 Tony Pena 43 Ryan Shealy OUTFIELDERS 15 Shane Costa 2 Coco Crisp 9 David DeJesus 11 Jose Guillen 35 Mitch Maier 24 Mark Teahen D E S I G N AT E D HITTERS 16 Billy Butler

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INFIELDERS 2 Erick Aybar 43 Matthew Brown 9 Chone Figgins 13 Maicer Izturis 47 Howie Kendrick 19 Kendry Morales 39 Robb Quinlan 18 Sean Rodriguez 59 Freddy Sandoval 35 Mark Trumbo 3 Brandon Wood OUTFIELDERS — Bobby Abreu 64 Terry Evans 27 Vladimir Guerrero 48 Torii Hunter 24 Gary Matthews 21 Juan Rivera 77 Reggie Willits

C AT C H E R S 2 8 Danny Ardoin 12 Brad Ausmus 44 A.J. Ellis 55 Russell Martin 31 Lucas May

18 Jason Kendall 11 Mike Rivera 13 Angel Salome

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3 0 Craig Counsell 21 Alcides Escobar 28 Prince Fielder 24 Mat Gamel 2 Bill Hall 7 J.J. Hardy 9 Hernan Iribarren 20 Mike Lamb 52 Casey McGehee 27 Brad Nelson 23 Rickie Weeks

OUTFIELDERS 16 Andre Ethier 77 Jamie Hoffmann 27 Matt Kemp 75 Xavier Paul 9 Juan Pierre 17 Jason Repko 3 Delwyn Young

OUTFIELDERS 8 Ryan Braun 25 Mike Cameron 22 Tony Gwynn 1 Corey Hart

C AT C H E R S 18 Rob Bowen 35 Landon Powell 8 Kurt Suzuki INFIELDERS

OUTFIELDERS 6 Travis Buck 28 Ben Copeland 57 Aaron Cunningham 32 Jack Cust 11 Rajai Davis 19 Chris Denorfia 65 Javier Herrera 5 Matt Holliday 15 Ryan Sweeney

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37 Mike Adams 53 Cha Seung Baek 21 Heath Bell 38 Cesar Carrillo 56 Mike Ekstrom 46 Ernesto Frieri 52 Josh Geer 45 Justin Hampson 58 Wade LeBlanc 57 Wilton Lopez 43 Cla Meredith 34 Ivan Nova 40 Scott Patterson 44 Jake Peavy 62 Jackson Quezada 39 Cesar Ramos 59 Chad Reineke 27 Jae Kuk Ryu 50 Joe Thatcher 41 Mark Worrell 32 Chris Young

41 Jeremy Affeldt 18 Matt Cain 61 Jesse English 43 Alex Hinshaw 62 Bob Howry 63 Waldis Joaquin 51 Randy Johnson 55 Tim Lincecum 34 Noah Lowry 64 Joe Martinez 56 Osiris Matos 32 Pat Misch 65 Luis Perdomo 66 Kelvin Pichardo 54 Sergio Romo 40 Billy Sadler 53 Jonathan Sanchez 67 Henry Sosa 37 Jack Taschner 47 Merkin Valdez 38 Brian Wilson 22 Keiichi Yabu 75 Barry Zito

53 David Aardsma 43 Miguel Batista 45 Erik Bedard 48 Roy Corcoran 31 Ryan Feierabend 34 Felix Hernandez 36 Gaby Hernandez 37 Cesar Jimenez 68 Stephen Kahn 57 Mark Lowe 47 Jose Lugo 35 Brandon Morrow 49 Garrett Olson — Luis Pena 18 Ryan Rowland-Smith 52 Carlos Silva 60 Justin Thomas 38 Jason Vargas 72 Marwin Vega 55 Tyler Walker 56 Jarrod Washburn

52 John Bannister 53 Joaquin Benoit 48 Thomas Diamond 55 Willie Eyre 39 Scott Feldman 50 Frank Francisco 30 Kason Gabbard 54 Matt Harrison 35 Tommy Hunter 37 Eric Hurley 60 Warner Madrigal 20 Brandon McCarthy 46 Luis Mendoza 33 Kevin Millwood 62 Guillermo Moscoso 57 Dustin Nippert 44 Vicente Padilla 68 Omar Poveda 59 Josh Rupe 36 C.J. Wilson

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C AT C H E R S 2 8 Henry Blanco 4 Nick Hundley 26 Jose Lobaton INFIELDERS 10 Matt Antonelli 1 Everth Cabrera 18 Travis Denker 3 David Eckstein 23 Adrian Gonzalez 2 Edgar V. Gonzalez 5 Kevin Kouzmanoff 15 Luis Rodriguez OUTFIELDERS 63 Luis Durango 16 Cliff Floyd 33 Jody Gerut 24 Brian Giles 12 Scott Hairston 7 Chase Headley 11 Drew Macias 25 Will Venable

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2 0 Steve Holm 1 Bengie Molina 48 Pablo Sandoval INFIELDERS 13 Brian Bocock 21 John Bowker 7 Emmanuel Burriss 19 Kevin Frandsen 50 Conor Gillaspie 5 Travis Ishikawa 16 Edgar Renteria 57 Ryan Rohlinger 8 Eugenio Velez OUTFIELDERS 14 Fred Lewis 10 Dave Roberts 33 Aaron Rowand 12 Nate Schierholtz 2 Randy Winn

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INFIELDERS 2 9 Adrian Beltre 7 Yuniesky Betancourt 30 Russell Branyan 59 Mike Carp 3 Ronny Cedeno 1 Reegie Corona 39 Bryan LaHair 4 Jose Lopez 27 Matt Tuiasosopo OUTFIELDERS 25 Wladimir Balentien 10 Endy Chavez 21 Franklin Gutierrez 69 Greg Halman 12 Mike Morse 51 Ichiro Suzuki 61 Michael Wilson

C AT C H E R S 51 Max Ramirez 25 Jarrod Saltalamacchia 2 Taylor Teagarden INFIELDERS 3 Joaquin Arias 9 Hank Blalock 19 Chris Davis 6 German Duran 5 Ian Kinsler 15 Travis Metcalf 65 Jose Vallejo 10 Michael Young OUTFIELDERS 41 Brandon Boggs 29 Julio Borbon 22 Marlon Byrd 27 Frank Catalanotto 17 Nelson Cruz 43 Greg Golson 32 Josh Hamilton 7 David Murphy

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es, we agree nothing compares to a Chicago red hot and a frosty cold one, but the dining options are just as enticing off the ball field here in Mesa. From spicy Southwestern cuisine and traditional taquerias to family restaurants guaranteed to generate memories – Mesa has several standout stops to satisfy any hunger pangs. A sure-fire hit this spring will be Country music superstar Toby Keith’s restaurant, I Love This Bar & Grill set to open this month at Mesa Riverview. The 650-seat restaurant takes the prize for the largest watering hole in Mesa with their 80-foot guitar bar. Throughout March, the restaurant will offer live entertainment, dancing, drinks and a full menu of American favorites. Feeling hot, hot, hot? Kick your palate into high gear and feast on signature Mexican cuisine at Rancho de Tia Rosa. This hidden gem, nestled among Mesa’s original orange

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For a more urban take on the Mexican groves, is modeled after a traditional vibrant Mexican hacienda complete with elegant cantina, try Salty Senorita. More than a fountains, fireplaces, outside courtyards, hundred premium blue agave tequilas and 51 and stained glass windows. Chef and owner signature margaritas are showcased in Salty’s Dennis Sirrine has perfected his recipes signature drink book, 51 Blue. Pair your after extensive travels throughout Mexico favorite margarita with one of the sizzling and an early bout in culinary school. Mexican dishes sure to excite your palate. Leave the boys at the hotel and Favorites include the red chile gather the girls after the game pork or crab tamales with an for Margaritas and Manicures assortment of other dishes Whatever it every Wednesday from showcasing their rich moles is you crave 5pm-9pm. Here, a margarita and distinct sauces. Hang out you’re bound to of your choosing is paired at the Cantina which features have an option with a salon style manicure a wide selection of premium for $12. Favorites include tequilas, more than a dozen close to the ‘The Devil Wears Strawberry’, different margaritas, imported stadium. The Cocoa Channel, or the Mexican beers, mixed drinks, Bubble Bath. Head east and Mexican sodas and delicious take a load off on the patio at tropical smoothies using seasonal fresh fruits. The Cantina also Dos Gringos, Salty’s sister restaurant. A hot boasts a temperature controlled walk-in spot for happy hour, signature specials here including Gringo Rolls, Sloppy 7-Layer Dip Wine Cellar. You can stay in Mesa have one of the best and the Pork Chili Verde Mexican crock-pot steak dinners of your life at EJ’s Steakhouse. with bubbling jalapeno cream cheese. Prefer a glass of red or white? Arts patrons Melt-in-your-mouth steaks are hand-cut at their own retail butcher shop next door. The and locals have become friendly with de old-fashioned steakhouse also flies in fresh la Cruz Bistro and their popular copper seafood daily and serves a variety of hand- and concrete wine bar. Restaurant goers will certainly find the Old World ambience crafted delectable desserts.

accompanied with hearty entrees satisfying. Wine lovers won’t want to miss Sun Devil Liquors underground wine cellar. Jazz and blues music fills the bar, while patrons sip on various wines before buying the bottle upstairs in the retail store. At D’Vine Wine Bistro, their mission is to make wine approachable and take the guesswork out of selecting white, red and everything in between. Recognized with the 2008 Wine Spectator’s “Award of Excellence”, D’Vine offers a full lunch and dinner menu with many options ready for any wine pairing. Special wine tasting events and dinners are held each month and there’s bound to be several in March. After dinner, there is ample entertainment to choose from in the East Valley. Enjoy dinner and watch live performances from your table at Mesa’s popular dinner theaters. Broadway Palm Dinner Theater is bringing the beloved movie musical Singin’ In The Rain to life on stage throughout Spring Training season. Also playing throughout baseball season, Murder on the 19th Hole combines comedy and killers in a murder mystery experience like no other. The Dutton’s are back and this time in a new theater at the Legacy School. This Branson-

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based performing group comprised of one immediate family with a lot of individual talent will keep you on the edge of your seat with unique melodies and visually stunning sets. And, this year you can combine your ticket with their exclusive dinner options at $10 per person. Participating restaurants include The Weather Vane and Sourdough Pizza. If it’s the wild west you crave, consume a hearty, home-cooked meal while enjoying a show at Barleen’s Arizona Opry Theater. The act is centered on side-splitting comedy and beautiful musical harmonies. A true Mesa treasure, Rockin R’ Ranch, Arizona’s Wild West Town, lets visitors feel what it was like to live on a ranch in Arizona’s pioneer days. Wagon rides, gun fights, and gold panning are just some of the activities accompanying

the traditional cowboy BBQ menu. Lastly, for the nostalgic, there is no other place like Organ Stop Pizza. The mighty Wurlitzer takes the stage here. Its nearly 6000 pipes, numerous percussions, and countless traps are masterfully presented by the restaurant’s world-class musicians. You can find some of the freshest sushi in the desert, who knew? There is never a dull moment while dining at Ra, another hot spot for happy hour. Head over after the game to sample a variety of sake or you could try your luck with a Blushing Geisha, one of the countless specialty cocktails offered. Ra carries only the freshest sashimi, or if you’re looking for sushi with a kick, try the signature Zonie Roll packed with spicy salmon, cucumber, cilantro and jalapeño and topped with avocado. A more traditional sushi experience can be found at Sekai Sushi. Take a seat at the bar and enjoy a handmade roll, sashimi and friendly service. So, whatever it is you crave you’re bound to have an option close to the stadium. Most businesses throughout Mesa offer discounts with Cubs ticket stubs and you’ll always find a warm welcome in this town no matter where you go when donning your Cubbie attire.

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Players will gear up once again for the World Baseball Classic. Mesa will play host to an exhibition game March 12. Photo by: Jason Wise MLB Photos/Getty Images

he World Baseball Classic returns in 2009 with teams from around the globe competing to bring the title back to their respective homelands. The Classic kicks off March 5 with China taking on Japan in Tokyo and a champion will be crowned on March 23 in Los Angeles. The inaugural World Baseball Classic in 2006 was captured by a Cinderella Japanese squad that included MLB stars Ichiro Suzuki, Daisuke Matsuzaka and the Chicago Cubs’ Kosuke Fukudome. The 2009 World Baseball Classic will World Baseball Classic with 17 players being feature 16 teams from around the globe named to the provisional rosters of ten divided into four pools. First round games different countries. The countries that will will be a double elimination format with possibly feature a Cub include Australia, games being played around the world in Canada, Chinese Taipei, Dominican Republic, Tokyo, Mexico City, Toronto and San Juan. Italy, Japan, Kingdom of Netherlands, Puerto Rico, United States and The top two teams from Venezuela. each pool will advance to At the time of the second round, where The Chicago Cubs publication, final teams they will take on the top are once again well have yet to be announced teams from other pools represented but the Cubs are virtually (Pool A vs. Pool B and Pool C guaranteed to have a vs. Pool D) also in a double strong presence during elimination format. San Diego and Miami will host these Round 2 the Classic. The USA team could possibly games March 14 – 19. After Round 2 has feature first baseman Derek Lee and starting concluded, it is on to Los Angeles for the pitcher Ted Lilly. The Dominican Republic Semi-finals and Championship game. The would be well served by obtaining the top two teams from each pool will punch power of third baseman Aramis Ramirez and their ticket to Los Angeles with their eyes outfielder Alfonso Soriano; to go along with on the big prize of becoming the 2009 the dominant arm of Carlos Marmol out of the bullpen. The Cubs could supply valuable World Baseball Classic Champions. The Chicago Cubs are once again well pitching to both Canada with Rich Harden represented for this year’s addition of the and Venezuela via Angel Guzman and Carlos

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Zambrano. Rookie of the Year Geovany Soto would appear to be a lock behind the plate for his native Puerto Rico. The global representation is a testament to the success of the organization’s scouting and player development departments. Being able to find and develop baseball talent from all over the world has produced big dividends on the field for the Cubs with two consecutive National League Central Divisional Championships. The World Baseball Classic comes to Mesa March 12 as the Cubs will take on the Champions of Pool A in an exhibition game. The game will most likely be against Japan or Korea and promises to be one of the best games on the 2009 Cactus League Schedule. If Japan were to win its opening pool, Kosuke Fukudome could be playing against his teammates in what would be an entertaining exhibition to say the least.

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ARIZONA HOME SITES Cubs • Mesa HoHoKam Park Angels • Tempe Diablo Stadium Arizona • Tucson Electric Park Chicago • Glendale Camelback Ranch Cleveland • Goodyear Ballpark Colorado • Tucson Hi Corbett Field Kansas City • Surprise Recreation Campus Los Angeles • Glendale Camelback Ranch Milwaukee • Maryvale Baseball Park Oakland • Phoenix Municipal Stadium San Diego • Peoria Sports Complex San Francisco • Scottsdale Stadium Seattle • Peoria Sports Complex Texas • Surprise Recreation Campus

SPR ING TRA INING PACKAGES Hotel/Game ticket packages in Mesa for Cubs home games may be requested by calling the Mesa Convention & Visitors Bureau: 1-800-283-MESA (1-800-283-6372) • www.visitmesa.com

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For community information and business services, call the Mesa Chamber of Commerce at 480-969-1307 • www.mesachamber.org

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For services and technical assistance to businesses interested in relocating or expanding to Mesa, call the City of Mesa Office of Economic Development at 480-644-2398 • www.MesaAz.gov

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