Chicago Cubs Baseball

The Chicago Cubs have found themselves a miracle. I call it Miracle Wood or Wood for short.

It’s not a substitute for Sammy Sosa’s corked bat, nor is it a carpenter’s dream. It certainly won’t be found on a late-night infomercial and it can’t be confused with Viagra, Cialas or any other ED cures.

I’m not sure how it works. I’m not even sure if it works. Does it pull things together or does it push things apart?

I do know this - it does come in a mighty fine lookin’ package - 6 feet 5 inches and 230 pounds. That’s a pretty imposing figure of a miracle, if you ask me.

Chicago Cub fans have been exposed to Miracle Wood before - for about each of the past 11 years. What we’ve come to know about Wood is when performing to expectations, it truly is a sight to behold.

Unfortunately, those appearances became so few and far between that a Wood sighting became - well, a miracle. You might say it was a test of our faith - or gullibility.

So don’t blame me if I’m a little skeptical. Much the same way I look at reports of vampires and werewolves with a cocked head and squinted eyes.

Recent reports of a Miracle Wood sighting at the Cubs’ rookie camp in Mesa, Arizona, has been making a stir. And tonight this latest incarnation is supposed to show in Peoria, the Cubs’ Class A affiliate. If all goes well, the Miracle Wood will make back-to-back appearances Thursday and Friday.

I guess you can never be too sure about miracles.

Some say a Chicago appearance this season would be a God-send. I’d say it’d be a downright miracle.