Friday, October 29, 2004


Yahoo! Sports - MLB - Longtime broadcaster Steve Stone steps down
CHICAGO (AP) -- Longtime Chicago Cubs analyst Steve Stone announced Thursday he was leaving WGN-TV, less than one month after coming under fire for on-air comments he made criticizing the team.

"I regret I won't be calling another Cubs game on WGN-TV for the greatest fans in baseball, the fans of the Chicago Cubs,'' Stone, a Cubs broadcaster for 20 years, said on WGN-AM radio.

Stone told The Associated Press that WGN wanted to bring him back next season. But after much deliberation, he said he reached a decision that was "probably best for all parties.''

Good luck to you Steve, I'm going to miss you. Keep telling it like it is. Also going to miss Alou and Grudzielanek- options declined. Grudzie surprises me, as Todd Walker is a free agent too. Don't tell me that we are going to lose both these guys. Can Nefi play 2nd?