• Remember how everyone was saying that nobody is going to want Bradley?  Well that’s out the window, since apparently there are a ton of suitors for him. [Bleacher Nation]
• Have you heard of Cubs prospect Starlin Castro?  You will be soon, if the hype comes through.  The 19-year old shortstop looks really good. [Cubs.com]
• Speaking of prospects, it sounds like Josh Vitters is coming along nicely.  Except for the part where he swings at everything. [Tribune]
• The Cubs signed hitting coach Rudy Jaramillo to the most expensive deal a hitting coach has ever received.  He’s supposed to be pretty good. [Wrigleyville23]
• Ryno didn’t take the hitting coach position, but he sure seems focused on Lou’s job in 2011.  Probably a good move, since hitting coach doesn’t exactly seem like a stepping stone to major league manager. [Tribune]
• Is the Cubs window shut?  I don’t necessarily think so, but we haven’t exactly improved the last couple years. [Zoner]
• It looks like the Cubs will be moving from their Spring Training facility in Mesa to….another facility in Mesa.  I guess they aren’t going to Florida anymore. [Bleed Cubbie Blue]

Appearing on the “Waddle & Silvy” show on ESPN 1000, Sandberg was asked whether Sosa belongs in the Hall of Fame. “I don’t think so,” he said.

…Sandberg and Sosa were Cubs teammates from 1992 to ‘94 and again in ‘96 and ‘97.

“I was around Sammy for about five years before I retired, and there wasn’t anything going on then,” Sandberg said. “I did admire the hard work he put in. He was one of the first guys down to the batting cage, hitting extra. I figured he was working out hard in the offseason to get bigger. It was just happening throughout the game, that even myself was blinded by what was really happening, maybe starting in the ‘98 season.

Ryno has a point and as some of these steroid guys become eligible for the hall, we’ll find out if that is the general sentiment among sportswriters (I’m pretty sure it is, sportswriters are old and like all old people, they think their childhood was “pure” and modern times are shitty).

Another weird, weird, weird story about Sosa has surfaced as well.  Apparently he not only wanted to hit the ball better, but wanted people to know how strong he looked as well.

It turns out Sosa had his jerseys tapered around his arms for a period of years. A study of photo archives suggests Sosa’s jerseys were tailored with elastic inside the arms from 2002-2004, while he was playing with the Chicago Cubs.

Sosa’s custom ordering came to light thanks to pictures of an authentic Sosa jersey that is currently being auctioned off by Hunt Auctions. The jersey, advertised as being used by Sosa for the game he hit home run No. 470, was from the 2002 season.

CNBC confirmed through a source that Sosa did indeed ask for the elastic arm tapering for at least the 2002 season. The source said that he could not remember another player that asked for this specification.

“I don’t know why it would be tapered like that other than it being a purely cosmetic change so that people could see his muscles,” said David Hunt, president of Hunt Auctions. “There doesn’t seem to be any other reason why he’d do it.”

What a douchebag, right?  I mean am I the last one to realize that? (yes)  It’s funny how when some players do things like this, its funny and endearing, and when others do it its just plain douchy.  I still love the guy, but now that its a fact he did steroids, I like him less and less.  No matter how much of this crap comes out though, he did save baseball in Chicago and across the country.  Don’t forget.  Just laugh at him, but don’t forget.