Way back in 2002, the Cincinnati Reds revealed a slugger who was supposed to be Sosa- McGwire- and Bonds-esque in his ability to hit home runs. Despite his inability to draw walks, catch and throw a baseball, or either spell or pronounce the name "Willy," Wily Mo Pena was going to team up with Austin Kearns and Adam Dunn ... Read More
The Top 79 Cub Killers of My Time #31: Wily “Or Won’t He” Mo Pena
Posted On 08 Aug 2011 By Bad Kermit. Under: NL Central, The Top 79.
Way back in 2002, the Cincinnati Reds revealed a slugger who was supposed to be Sosa- McGwire- and Bonds-esque in his ability to hit home runs. Despite his inability to draw walks, catch and throw a baseball, or either spell or pronounce the name "Willy," Wily Mo Pena was going to team up with Austin Kearns and Adam Dunn ... Read More
The Top 79 Cub Killers of My Time #43: Austin kEARnS
Posted On 29 Jun 2011 By Bad Kermit. Under: The Top 79.
Sometimes, the biggest Cub Killers of my time aren't all about the statistics. Sometimes, they're more about the timing of their hits than the number or distance of those hits. Sometimes, there was just an opponent that any rational Cubs fan did NOT want to see at the plate or on the mound in a crucial situation. ... Read More
The Top 79 Cub Killers of My Time #59: “Cryin’” Ryan Klesko
Posted On 26 Mar 2009 By Bad Kermit. Under: The Top 79.
I'm going to be honest here. Ryan Klesko didn't particularly kill the Cubs any more than he did any other team. He didn't rise to the occasion against Cub pitching. He didn't perform well in Wrigley Field. In fact, Klesko was actually worse against the Cubs than his career averages suggest he should have been. ... Read More
