Remembering Ernie Banks

Ernie Banks just died. Thinking about him brings back a lot of memories from back in the days when I followed major league baseball closely. They had some great Cub teams back then with several all-time greats on the rosters, but they never were quite able to get over the hump to a title.

Banks' public personna, at least, was very positive. He was an easy player to root for. Just one more connection with pleasant recollections gone forever.