Let me say that the Fall college baseball season is pretty awesome. It is a somewhat recent development and since Illinois has engaged in it, it has added enough baseball in our lives to tide us over till the spring. Illinois concluded their Fall season on Sunday winning two of…
Illinois Baseball announced their Fall schedule today. For the past few years, the Illinois baseball team have played a very short schedule of competitive games. It’s the Fall games where we get our first look at some players like we did Branden Comia (above) last year. This will be the…
Jason Goldstein hit .323 for the Madison Mallards in the Northwoods League So far we’ve gotten a look at the former Illini in the minors this summer. That included a look at the very special draftee Class of 2015 in their first summer of pro ball. However, our current Illinois…
Chris Robinson speaking at the 2014 Hot Stove Banquet Long time Illini baseball fans will remember Chris Robinson. He was the star catcher for Illinois from 2003-2005 and was drafted at a then-high 3rd round by the Tigers. Between minor league stints with the Tigers and Cubs, Robbie would take…
Just a few more fun photos I took at last night’s Fighting Illini Baseball Hot Stove Banquet. Photo op before the event. From left to right, Dugout Club President Jon Swenson, Chris Robinson and Coach Dan Hartleb. Former Illini Chris Robinson and Kyle Hudson greet each other at the…
It was a snowy Saturday afternoon but that didn’t keep throngs of Illinois Baseball fans from packing the Conference Center at the I Hotel in Champaign for the 2014 Fighting Illini Hot Stove Banquet. The room was full of excitement and fun. Former Illini catcher Chris Robinson was the keynote…
Just a reminder that the 2014 Illinois Baseball Hot Stove Banquet is happening one week from today. I’ll be attending this year and I’m really looking forward to it. The Hot Stove Banquet is hosted by the University of Illinois baseball team and the Fighting Illini Dugout Club. The headline…
Wow, this is exciting news! Former Illini and current San Diego Padres catcher Chris Robinson is coming back to his alma mater to speak at the annual Hot Stove Banquet. Held on January 18th and jointly sponsored by the Illinois Baseball program and The Dugout Club, the Hot Stove Banquet…
After five hitless pinch hit at-bats with the San Diego Padres, former Illini catcher Chris Robinson got his due in the last game of the season. Robinson (seen left during his Illini days) made it count as it was a three-run dinger in his Padres’ 12-2 win against the Arizona…
Just forget about my heartfelt article regarding former Illini catcher Chris Robinson who got demoted to the minors on August 17th. It seems that the Padres have had a change of heart. They’ve recalled him just in time for the big league roster expansion. At the time of the most…