Archive | January, 2013

What We’re Reading (1/31/13)

With Spring Training right around the corner, the Smokies on Radio staff will be rolling out all the Cubs, Smokies, and baseball news each weekday leading up to the season. To stay current with all the latest news, follow Smokies on Radio on Twitter and like the Smokies on Radio Facebook page. Report: Miami PED lists revealed  Alex Rodriquez has […]

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Ryne Sandberg Set to Make Second Phillies Debut

Former Tennessee Smokies manager and Chicago Cub Ryne Sandberg will make his second debut with the Philadelphia Phillies this April after the club announced in early October that Sandberg would serve as the organization’s third-base coach and infield instructor. The move came a day after the Phillies lost to the Washington Nationals by a score […]

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What We’re Reading (1/30/13)

With Spring Training right around the corner, the Smokies on Radio staff will be rolling out all the Cubs, Smokies, and baseball news each weekday leading up to the season. To stay current with all the latest news, follow Smokies on Radio on Twitter and like the Smokies on Radio Facebook page. The New York Yankees are exploring all […]

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East Tennessee Saw Jeff Kent’s Explosive Offense Before Hall-Worthy Career

Jeff Kent’s career may lead him to Cooperstown one day, but his promotion to the big leagues was in large part to a season he spent in East Tennessee. Kent was drafted in the 20th round of the 1989 draft out of the University of California-Berkley by the Toronto Blue Jays. 1991 was the final season Kent […]

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What We’re Reading (1/29)

With Spring Training right around the corner, the Smokies on Radio staff will be rolling out all the Cubs, Smokies, and baseball news each weekday leading up to the season. To stay current with all the latest news, follow Smokies on Radio on Twitter and like the Smokies on Radio Facebook page. Wrigley Field will […]

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Hot Stove Baseball Podcast-5th Inning

  Mick and Gary pay tribute to late Baltimore Orioles manager Earl Weaver and Cardinals legend Stan Musial. The Hall of Famers passed away with in hours of each other on Saturday, January 19th. Weaver had only one losing season in his seventeen as Baltimore manager and led the Orioles to the 1970 World Series […]

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What We’re Reading (1/28/13)

With Spring Training right around the corner, the Smokies on Radio staff will be rolling out all the Cubs, Smokies, and baseball news each weekday leading up to the season. To stay current with all the latest news, follow Smokies on Radio on Twitter and like the Smokies on Radio Facebook page. Dallas Beeler has embraced role as an […]

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Former Smokies Headline Spring Training: Part Four

Twenty former Tennessee Smokies will be heading to Arizona for Spring Training after the Chicago Cubs announced their 56-man Spring Training roster last week.  The talented players account for roughly a third of the Cubs Spring Training roster and make up nearly half of the Cubs 40-man roster. This is the final installment of a four-part […]

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What We’re Reading (1/25/13)

With Spring Training right around the corner, the Smokies on Radio staff will be rolling out all the Cubs, Smokies, and baseball news each weekday leading up to the season. To stay current with all the latest news, follow Smokies on Radio on Twitter and like the Smokies on Radio Facebook page. Baez No. 3 on list of top […]

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Harold Baines’ Career with the White Sox Began with Championship in Tennessee

This past November the Chicago White Sox announced that Harold Baines will make the move from First Base Coach to the newly created position of Assistant Hitting Coach where he will work alongside regular hitting coach Jeff Manto. Chicago’s south side team has been a place that the former member of the Smokies organization can […]

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