Go Cubs Go!

As most of you know (Especially Rodger) I am a huge Cubs fan...Tonight begins the 2008 playoffs...100 years ends this season my friends!!! I am decked out in the full Cubs blue today...Chicago might get a little crazy over the next few weeks with both the Cubs and Sox in the playoffs...Make it last forever!!!

Fall Broadcast Schedule

There has been some interest in my fall broadcast schedule so here it is...All times are Central...I will be on the Horizon League Network for Loyola University Chicago...It is free to watch through horizonleaguenetwork.tv...




Volleyball
Oct. 3 vs. Wright State - 7pm
Oct. 17 vs. Youngstown State - 7pm
Oct. 25 vs. UIC - 7pm
Nov. 7 vs. Valparaiso - 7pm
Nov. 8 vs. Butler - 4pm
Nov. 14 vs. Green Bay - 7pm
Nov. 15 vs. Milwaukee - 2pm

Soccer
Oct. 11 Men vs. Bradley - 7pm
Oct. 26 Women vs. Youngstown State - 7pm

Beach Bums League Leaders

As I settle in Chicago for the offseason and attempt to find an offseason job I wanted to reflect upon the accomplishments of the 2008 squad...

Who can forget the night of September 1 when Brad Miller hit for the cycle against Kalamazoo, capping it with a walk-off homer...

Here are some of the league leaders for the Beach Bums from the 2008 season...

Ryan Gehring finished tied for the league lead in shutouts with three...

David Nathanson led the league in ERA at 2.28...On September 2 he came out of the bullpen and threw six innings on two days rest to earn his 12 win of the year...

As a team the Beach Bums pitching staff led the league in ERA at 3.57...Pitching Coach John Sexton guided his pitching staff to a league best and team record 11 shutouts along with the fewest hits (785), the second most saves (24), and the fewest walks (312)...

Closer Jeff Williams set a team record with 15 saves while reliever Ted Gjeldum also set a team record by finishing second in the league with 46 appearances...

Mike Epping and Steve Young each eclipsed the team record for stolen bases with Epping finishing second in the league with 38 steals and Steve Young finishing fifth with 33...

Just some of the things to remember from 2008...Is 2009 here yet??

Windy City Thunderbolts Claim Second Straight Title

At the beginning of the season I thought they had a great chance, and it took only three games to happen...The Windy City Thunderbolts overcame a mid-season managerial swap and won 60 games for the second straight season and captured their second consecutive Frontier League Title, joining only the Richmond Roosters as back-to-back champs in the league...Before the 2007 season the Thunderbolts hadn't even been to the playoffs let alone win a title...This season they made it two in a row, sweeping the Kalamazoo Kings...Congratulations to first-year Manager Mike Kashirsky, who was instilled in June to replace Brian Nelson...The Thunderbolts were the hottest team in the league in the second half, winning 25 of 28 at one point to take control of the West Division...Game One starter Ross Stout, who threw a complete game, was the MVP...What else is new, Stout threw a league best six complete games in the regular season...Lots to look forward to in 2009!! Offseason here we come...

Championship Series in Windy City

The entire Frontier League Championship Series was moved from Kalamazoo to Crestwood, Illinois following heavy rain that caused the flooding of Kalamazoo's Homer Stryker Field...In chatting with Kings GM Joe Rosenhagen at Game One of the series, he said there was two feet of water on the field and more expected...Check out this picture...

Season Recap

The Record-Eagle wrote up a season recap on the year that was in Traverse City...

Bums had Bittersweet Campaign

Changing of the Guard

If you haven't heard, Beach Bums Manager Jon Cahill will not return for 2009...The article from the Record-Eagle is below...I am certain Jon will land on his feet somewhere...He was 96-96 in his two seasons as manager and always happy to drop by for Cahill's Corner in the On Deck Show...

Cahill Not Returning

Season Highlight Reel

While the 2008 season finished shy of expectations, here is the highlight reel that I put together and aired in the final After Show of the season...Lots of people have requested copies of this...If you would like one just let me know via email and I can send it your way...

The Final Cahill's Corner

This is the final edition of Cahill's Corner aired on September 3...It will be the last one of his as a member of the Beach Bums, more on that later...