A WORD IN SPANISH

The Cubs began Spanish-language broadcasts in 1981 on WOJO radio. Play-by-play man Leon Martinez held that role through 1994 (except for 1993) on various stations with various amounts of games being broadcast. Since the end of the 1995 season, however, the Cubs have not had a single broadcast in Spanish, although the White Sox continue to carry games en Español.

With 18 of 30 Major League clubs features some form of Spanish broadcasting in 2006, the Cubs’ lack of a similar radio deal—considering that Chicago has one of the largest Spanish-language populations in the country—is, frankly, embarrassing.