The Cardinals Caravan is coming to Memphis on January 15 at 6:30 PM at AutoZone Park.

Lea was an analyst on radio for the Memphis Redbirds. He was also a pitcher for the Expos and Twins in the 1980's. He pitched a no-hitter and won an All-Star Game.

Granted, this is a Memphis-centric story. He pitched a no-hitter and won an All-Star Game. It's sad to see somebody like this pass away at a relatively young age. R.I.P. Charlie Lea.

This is a link to the April 2012 schedule for the Daytona Cubs.

Yes, we have heard this story before. I'm too young to remember any of these players except for Jim Kaat, who I remember as an ordinary relief for the Cardinals in the early 1980's.

This is a link to the April 2012 schedule for the Peoria Chiefs.

This is written by Brennan Smith of the State Press.

This is the 2012 schedule for the AA Springfield Cardinals.

This is the 2012 schedule for the AAA Memphis Redbirds.

This is the tentative 2012 home schedule for the Cubs' AAA affiliate in the Pacific Coast League.

The Carolina Mudcats are moving to Pensacola for the 2012 season.

It's hard to believe that both Skip Caray and Ernie Johnson, Sr. are gone now. I saw a lot of Braves games on TV growing up in the 1980's. Pete Van Wieren is no longer broadcasting. John Sterling has been with the Yankees since 1989.

The Smokies will end the 2012 regular season at Pensacola playing the Blue Wahoos. The Carolina Mudcats are moving to northwest Florida next season.

This play was called an error, then a hit, then an error again. The Memphis Redbirds are reportedly going to appeal the call. Luis Mendoza was the pitcher for Omaha, who is currently credited as having thrown a no-hitter Monday. John Guinozzo has been the official scorer for Memphis pro baseball teams for about 40 years.

This is a might off the wall but still interesting.

This was written by Bruce Levine of ESPN Chicago.

Former Cub Carmen Pignatiello has been named the pitching coach for the Joliet Slammers, a team in the independent Frontier League.

The Smokies and Cubs already had an agreement through 2012. This is a two-year extension of that through 2014.

Dave Van Dyck writes for the Chicago Tribune.

Derrick Goold writes for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.

The Cubs game at Fenway on May 22 will be at 8 PM eastern/7 PM central.

Blake DeWitt, Randy Wells, and Pat Hughes are scheduled to be there on January 13.

David Kaplan will be the host of the weeknight show.

Hughes is now signed with WGN radio through 2015.