Fly Softly

Courtesy Barry Rozner:

Cubs infielder Todd Walker, when asked by Sporting News Radio about the report that some players wanted Steve Stone and Chip Caray kicked off the team charter:

"The broadcasters that I've seen that are truly, truly pro-team are the White Sox announcers. They use nicknames for their guys. They really seem to pull for their team.

"Just about everywhere else (in) the big leagues, they feel like they have to be ... fair and cordial to both teams. I believe that those announcers (Stone and Caray) are part of our team, just like the players.

"And a player would never, ever talk negative about another player."

So, the Sox guys are homers and the Cubs guys aren't. OK. Everywhere else announcers are even handed. So Stoney and Caray are not homers and are not even handed. Furthermore, Stone and Caray are "part of our team" and teammates don't criticize?

These guys should do what Harry Caray and Jimmy Piersal did and get off the charter plane and fly commercial.

Oh, and Todd? Worry about being 12 games in the loss column out of first place.