Five Minutes With Tim Souers
My brush with the Cubs?
My wife entered me in some Com Ed contest, and I won. Me, my brother and Flynn got to do a tour of the park before the game, and they took us to the batting cage under the right field bleachers. Billy Williams was in there, pitching to his grandson. It was pretty magical, like seeing a unicorn or something.
What player did you pretend you were as a kid?
Ron Santo.
Working on?
An illustrated blog, Cubby-Blue.
Day jobs?
Advertising.
Artist I'd hire to manage the Cubs?
I would ask Lou Piniella to paint a painting.
The Cub I'd most want to live indefinitely in my basement?
Creepy question. Maybe Don Zimmer, just to scare the kids.
Most cherished Cubs memories?
Bleachers in the ‘80’s, the Sandberg game, 2003 (still the greatest season in my lifetime), and the breathless phone call I got from my brother when he just said, “Turn on a TV, Wood has 17 strikeouts.”
Best piece of Cubs memorabilia?
Not really a memorabilia guy…My family got me one of those bricks outside Wrigley. I still haven’t found it, but I intend to - it means a lot to me.
And maybe this T-shirt I made in the late 90’s that says “Cub Fan” on the front and “Kick Me” on the back. (I only made one, by the way.)
The Cubs will win it all in 2009 because?
Bring me Jake Peavy and we’ll talk.
The Cubs won't win it all in 2009 because?
Wrong guy to ask that question.
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Want more Tim?
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Read "A Cubs Fan's Canvas," Randy Richardson's profile of him
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Visit his blog cubby-blue.com
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