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Hoekstra book gets All-Star treatment on MiLB.com!

MiLB.com, the official site of Minor League Baseball, calls Hoekstra's Cougars and Snappers and Loons, Oh My!, A Midwest League Field Guide an "irreverent travelogue" of league and its characters. Read the full article, Hoekstra takes the field in the Midwest, here!

Cubbie Blues Podcast

Cubbie Blues editor Donald Evans was interviewed by WGN 720 radio's Don Digilio on the eve of the Chicago Tribune Printers Row Lit Fest. Download and listen to the uncut MP3 podcast of that interview.

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Sign the Petition!

Holy Cow! Can't Miss Press is a proud sponsor of The Common Fan Sings, a grassroots effort launched by Dave Cihla (co-creator of the Shawon-O-Meter) to let a regular Cubs fan sing "Take Me Out to the Ballgame" during the 7th inning stretch at Wrigley Field. Sign the petition to let Dave and other deserving Cubs fans carry on the tradition started by Harry Caray. Then view the video of Dave and some of his supporters singing "Happy Birthday" to Shawon at the Shawon-O-MeetUp at Murphy's Bleachers. 

Picture Gallery > Elgin Public House  > Skip Pitlock

Skip Pitlock (born November 6, 1947, Hillside, Illinois) was a Major League Baseball pitcher for the San Francisco Giants (1970) and the Chicago White Sox (1974-75). Skip had one career complete game. It came on August 3, 1970 as a member of the Giants against the Los Angeles Dodgers. He gave up 4 hits, 2 unearned runs, walked 2 and struck out 9.  He struck out in 18 of his 25 career at bats, but he did hit a home run in his next start on August 8, 1970 against the Houston Astros. (Source: Baseball-Reference.com).