A line of about 30 fans, a smattering draped in Chicago Cubs jerseys and others wearing royal blue caps adorned with the classic block, red C on the front, have filled an aisle near the first base dugout at Fox Cities Stadium on Monday.
Some are clutching baseballs. Some are holding photos. A few have cameras.
And all want just two things: A few seconds with that guy who's casually swinging the fungo bat — and his autograph, for sure.
"It's great. It's all Cubs fans," Cubs legend, Hall of Famer and Peoria Chiefs skipper Ryne Sandberg said with a smile when asked if he ever gets comfortable with the amount of attention his visits throughout the Midwest League continue to generate.
Nice use of the word 'smattering', Brett.
Plenty of good Q's and good A's in that link. Here's a taste.
Head over for the whole thing.Q: Last month, you were suspended three games by the league following a bench-clearing incident at Clinton, Iowa. You were also suspended two games last season for an altercation with an umpire and have been ejected a total of eight times as Peoria's manager. According to an ESPN.com article, you were ejected just twice during your entire major league career. You have the reputation of being a 'nice guy,' so what's the deal? Are you getting ornerier?
A: It's all part of the job. Everybody's here to learn. I'm competing. I think I compete with passion, and that's part of it. Sticking up for my players. When I see a couple of calls go against my team and we're trying to win a ballgame, I'll go out and get verbal and see what's going on. That's all.
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