Jon Kerr

Jon Kerr is a freelance writer. A graduate of Michigan State University, he is a former sportscaster at CLTV. He is also a Cubs season ticket holder and lifelong Chicagoan. Jon can be reached at jkerr1970@hotmail.com. He's got a blog, too.

Recent Posts By Jon Kerr

Simply The Best

As the Cubs and Sox kick off their annual home and home series Friday at Wrigley, in honor of the six games here are six reasons why the Cubs have a better shot at the World Series than the Sox. DEPTH Since we are looking forward to October, let's look back at recent fall classics. Why did the Red Sox win [read more...]

Soriano out...Pinella shuffles lineup

With Alfonso Soriano looking like the Soriano of the 1st 6 weeks of the season, Cubs manager Lou Pinella is giving him the night off. Theriot hits leadoff, Fukudome moves to the two hole. Call up Micah Hoffpauir (French? Welch? All I know is it's a name with letters that are not normally strung together) gets the start in left. [read more...]

Hello from Ireland

Hey, everybody! I thought I would check in from god's country. Weather is spectacular, can't say the same for the dollar. Asking a merchant here if they'll take American dollars is like asking a chef to recook your steak- not to be met with sympathetic eyes.  When I tried to place a $20 bet with a pit bookie at the Irish [read more...]

Say Yes to Edmonds

I admit I have developed a respectful disdain for Jim Edmonds over the years. He was everything the Cubs always needed but never had - a left-handed, power hitting centerfielder who catches everything in the outfield, and, oh by the way, hits for average too. Over the years, while we've been subjected to the likes of Brant Brown, Jacque Jones [read more...]

The Psychology of Soriano

It's time to frame the endless Alfonso Soriano debate a little bit differently. If you frame the argument based on where Soriano's natural hitting abilities are best utilized - where most of the debate is centralized - hands down, he is better in the 4, 5 or even 6 spot. Not selective enough to hit 2 or 3, the Cubs [read more...]

Buzz Saw...

I TIVO's Bob Costas's lastest special last night, saving for weekend viewing. Too late. The blogosphere is in an uproar today over an exchange that took place between two guests. The combativeness was between Buzz Bissinger, author of "Friday Night Lights" and Will Leitch, author of the popular blog Deadspin.com. One a traditional journalist. The other a cutting edge, modernized, [read more...]

Bump in the Road

The wheels are certainly not off the tracks on the Cubs season. The optimist in me says they are hitting a bump in the road on their way to a division championship, but four losses in five games provides plenty of reasons to gnaw at the fingernails. This team misses Alfonso Soriano. The eight wins in nine games right after he [read more...]

Cubs Need Soriano...

As popular as it is to bash Alfonso Soriano these days, if you watched any of this weekend's games, it is obvious the Cubs need him. Whether he bats leadoff or 6th in the order (I prefer somewhere in between 3rd and 6th), the Cubs are not nearly as potent without him. Held scoreless over the final 16 innings vs [read more...]

Stat Boy gets call up...

The Cubs were delayed a few minutes by rain Sunday afternoon so I flipped over to ESPN. Day two of draft was on, which means viewers get lower round analysis from lower level anchors and analysts. The familiar sound and hair gel of Tony Reali was on, as he was leading a round table discussion. Originally derided as Stat Boy [read more...]

Angelo plays it safe, which is a good thing....

I like Jerry Angelo. He seems to be an earnest guy who cares about his job. But it's not a stretch to say I, along with most Bears fans, were scared he would screw this up. By selecting Vandy's Chris Williams in the 1st round of Saturday's draft, Angelo appears to have taken an important step to a life of [read more...]