1990 Peoria Chiefs player profiles, Chicago Cubs
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- John Y. Butler became Peoria GM 3 years from internship
- Damon Berryhill had big World Series hit, saw decade in bigs
- Joseph Bosco wrote books on Peoria Chiefs, OJ trial
- Shawn Boskie saw 9 ML seasons, had complete-game in debut
- Victor Cancel sparked rally in 1991 game, saw 4 seasons
- Pedro Castellano saw 3 ML seasons, first hit with luck
- Marvin Cole relaxed over 12 seasons, 8 in independents
- Earl Cunningham tried his best as top pick, missed AA
- Lance Dickson felt, even as a first-round pick, he had to earn the majors, 11/26/19
- Jason Doss almost hit the ceiling when drafted out of high school, 11/15/19
- Chris Ebright hit a game-winner at AA in 1993, one of his final games, 11/26/19
- Jay Eddings didn't sign out of high school, later signed others as scout, 11/2/19
- Brad Erdman had his dream and it kept him playing over eight seasons, 10/22/19
- Rene Francisco played two seasons, then turned scout, Royals assistant general manager, 11/8/19
- Matt Franco took uncle advice to time in 8 ML seasons
- Jac Gelb saw two pro seasons with Cubs, made single-A
- Henry Gomez started well at AAA, then hit a rough spot, 10/20/19
- Bill Harford helped build Cubs, scout
- Mike Harkey learned from injury, then played seven more big league campaigns, 10/29/19
- Jeff Hirsch gained some attention with a spring training pitch, 10/27/19
- Eric Jaques impressed in high school, played four seasons as a pro, 10/26/19
- Norm Jenkins returned to alma mater after Peoria tickets
- Curley 'Boo' Johnson played basketball for the Harlem Globetrotters, 11/19/19
- Chris Lutz pitched well in college, played three pro seasons, 11/30/19
- Greg Mahlberg knew he'd get quality players at San Bernardino, 10/23/19
- Greg Maddux drew early comparisons to all-timers, then became one himself, 11/2/19
- Ray Mullino watched one of his players get drafted years after he was drafted himself, 11/7/19
- Rick Mundy gained confidence his first pro season, 10/25/19
- Jim Murphy played, became author, motivational speaker
- Mike Nelson worked hard to run his own club, 11/4/19
- Jim O'Reilly gained experience as a trainer in college and the NFL, 11/23/19
- Bill Paynter looked forward to his third pro season, 10/24/19
- Jeff Pico threw a shutout in his major league debut, 10/30/19
- Ralph Rashid joined the Peoria Chiefs having already had a full lifetime of experiences, 11/5/19
- Ronnie Rasp played three pro seasons, then crushed his finger in an off-season accident, 11/9/19
- Jeff Reeser grew up 50 miles from Peoria, then became Peoria's assistant GM, 11/6/19
- Jim Robinson first scouted Clay Buchholtz, then cheered him, 11/6/19
- Bill St. Peter went from pro baseball to pro fishing, 11/25/19
- Woody Smith gave minors advice to cousin, neither made bigs
- Lester Strode spent more than three decades with the Cubs organization, 11/28/19
- Dave Swartzbaugh received support from his AAA pitching coach, then returned to bigs, 12/3/19
- Jim Sweeney threw a 1990 pitch that cleared the benches, 11/27/19
- Sully's Pub in Peoria had memorabilia, sponsored Peoria set
- Paul Torres showed his value over 14 minors seasons, 11/3/19
- Matt Walbeck showed he could play over 11 major league seasons, 11/7/19
- Kraig Washington came from a line of pro athletes, 12/5/19
- Jerrone Williams hit well in independent ball, couldn't get back to affiliated ball, 11/15/19
- Travis Willis initially hated relief, then it grew on him, 12/2/19
- Mark Young saw 17 seasons as amateur
- Richie Zisk played in 13 major league seasons, then coached, 12/4/19
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