Daily Dose: March 27 - Who has The Fire and The Passion?

that's what I'm wondering today, especially after hearing some schlomoe on the radio say that Uncle Milty was going to bring some much needed Fire to the Cubs this year.

Now, he knew better than to add "Passion" to that sentence, but I figured it was worth checking out....

Uncle Milty - 59,200 results for Fire and Passion

Not bad. Not bad.

But I'm beginning to think that Fire and Passion has a direct correlation to a player's location - namely, Chicago.

Check out Aaron Rowand's Fire and Passion - a mere 2,310!

But perhaps it also has to do with how long a player has been gone from Chicago....Rowand's been gone since '05.
Joe Crede? Just a few months ago ... so he still has some residual Fire and Passion

and look at Nicky the Swish's new results....not nearly as much as they were just a year ago this time....

So what of the current crop of Southsiders? Who now carries the torch of The Fire and The Passion?
Well - Carlos Quentin has some...just under 65K
Then there's Josh Fields, with an even healthier sampling of Fire and Passion with just under 68K

but that's nothing compared to someone who's not even on the team! None other than Gordon Beckham, with nearly 80,000 references to his fire and passion...he is not far from Rowand territory there...

So, it's good to know that there are some heir apparents to finally replace Aaron Rowand's fire and passion for the game - but we'll still have to wait to see if anyone can join him as members of the exclusive club - the holders of The Fire and The Passion.