MLB Hall Of Fame Ballot Announced - Cast Your Ballot
More photos » by Steve Nesius - AP Put Andre Dawson in the Hall of Fame! B

Brendan Donnelley: Bullpen Help?
More photos » by Al Behrman - AP Could the Cubs find some veteran bullpen help in Brendan Donnelly?

Waveland Rooftop Mystery Solved
There's not much baseball front office activity on this holiday weekend, so I thought I'd post another bit of history. A couple of weeks ago in this post, I commented on this Chicago Tribune article from October 30 (finally found an online link!) in which the photo caption read "The grounds crew at Wrigley Field installs new sod for the beginning of the 1962 season". In that photo, the sign on the building on Waveland & Kenmore --

Happy Thanksgiving From BCB
While you are enjoying your Thanksgiving Day, check out another historic photo of Wrigley Field, this one from 1975. A few things to look at before you go past the jump and find out exactly what day this picture was taken: Note the people in the RF corner sitting in the sunshine, while almost no one is sitting anywhere in the shade. This was a common practice in the 1960's and 1970's in the colder months of the season, when you could sit virtually anywhere in the ballpark. You can also see the corner of the upper deck, again, closed. Note the fashionable shoulder-length haircuts on many of the men in the foreground. Also note, not far from there, tha

Discussion: Marlon Byrd vs. Mike Cameron
More photos » by Luis Alvarez - AP Browse more photos » Yesterday, I posted an idea regarding a potential free agent signing for a