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Obit Cavarretta Baseball

2010-12-18T20:31:25Z

FILE - In this Sept. 12, 1945, file photo, Chicago Cubs' Phil Cavarretta takes batting practice at Wrigley field in Chicago. Cavarretta, the 1945 National League MVP who led the Cubs to their last World Series appearance, died Friday, Dec. 17, 2010. Cavarretta, 94, died in Lilburn, Ga., of complications from a str...

Cubs Wood Baseball

2010-12-16T17:32:21Z

FILE - In this Aug. 13, 2008 file photo, Chicago Cubs pitcher Kerry Wood throws against the Atlanta Braves in the eighth inning of a baseball game in Atlanta. Wood is returning to the Chicago Cubs, agreeing to a one-year, $1.5 million contract, a person familiar with the negotiations told Vicki Santo, left, wife of Chicago Cub's great Ron Santo, watches as Monsignor Daniel G. Mayall blesses Santo's casket during funeral services at Holy Name Cathedral Friday, Dec. 10, 2010 in Chicago. The nine-tim...

Cubs Santo Funeral Baseball

2010-12-10T11:31:40Z

Mourners pay their respect during the funeral Mass for Chicago Cubs great and longtime radio announcer Ron Santo at Holy Name Cathedral, Friday, Dec. 10, 2010 in Chicago. The nine-time all-star died Dec. 2 in an Arizona hospital from complications of bladder cancer. He was 70. ...

Cubs Santo Wake Baseball

2010-12-09T16:32:15Z

FILE - This is a Feb. 19, 2005, file photo showing former Chicago Cubs star Ron Santo. Hundreds of fans of Ron Santo are expected to turn out Thursday, Dec. 9, 2010, to bid farewell at the wake of the Chicago Cubs star who spent 20 years broadcasting games of his former team. (AP Photo/Morry Gash, File)