Ron Santo
Ron Santo
Ronald Edward Santowas an American Major League Baseballthird baseman who played for the Chicago Cubs from 1960 through 1973 and the Chicago White Sox in 1974. In 1990, Santo became a member of the Cubs broadcasting team providing commentary for Cubs games on WGN radio and remained at that position until his death in 2010. In 1999, he was selected to the Cubs All-Century Team. He was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 2012...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth25 February 1940
CitySeattle, WA
CountryUnited States of America
The last thing I want is to die and then be put into the Hall of Fame. It's not because I won't be there to enjoy it, exactly. It's because I want to enjoy it with family and friends and fans. I want to see them enjoy it.
I'll talk about the '69 Cubs, but I feel bad about what's happening to the White Sox. Instead of talking about how they might lose it, let's talk about how good they are and how they are going to win it.
I know getting inducted into the Hall of Fame had to be something, but that flag is going to be hanging there after everybody is gone.
It was against the Pirates and it was about 50 degrees,
I know when we were ahead by eight games, I still felt we were ahead by eight inches, ... You're doing everything you can and things just aren't going your way. There's nothing you can do about it.
The Cardinals built their ballpark around their team -- they had speed,
I'm a Cubbie. I'll always be a Cubbie.
I'm surprised. I would not replace it. The only thing I would do to replace this is to change the broadcast booths. I wouldn't change anything else. I'm definitely going to miss this place.
There are a lot of guys who are respected but not liked.
Everything changes, money rules. In my era, if you were successful, you were going to make money, but you never worried about it.
I'm the perfect candidate to be affected by SARS. I'm highly susceptible to infections.
The last thing I ever thought would ever happen to me was losing my legs.
I've been a Cub all my life. I came up here when I was 20 years old and spent my whole career here in Chicago. I've always been an optimist; I believe you have to be in order to survive, to be honest with you - in health, with what I've been through. That's the way I am.
I think I've inspired a lot of people, and I'm one, if I get a letter and someone's in serious shape, I'll call them. I relate to these people.