Tag: Kerry Wood
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Kerry Wood and his fireball
siphotos: Kerry Wood, 20, poses with a “fireball” during a 1998 SI photo shoot. (Michael O’Neill/SI) SI VAULT: Only 20, Wood strikes out 20 in dominant performance (5.18.98) —Kerry Wood will always be one of my all time favorite players. He gave everything he had to the Cubs. I will always tear up watching clips of…
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Kerry Wood’s Place in Cubs history?
The team now known as the Chicago Cubs began play in 1876 when the National League initially formed. They were actually called the Chicago White Stockings and were a charter member. The Chicago White Stockings dominated the National League due to the great play of Cap Anson, baseball’s first member of the 3000 hit club.…