Chicago Sun-Times · Apr 18, 2020
Recalling many jock and Bull stories
Sox minor-leaguer Michael Jordan draws a crowd of media on April 7, 1994, at Wrigley Field.Michael Jordan was in uncharted territory.
The year was 1992. Jordan had never seen a Clincher softball in his life and hadn’t participated in any kind of competitive baseball game for more than a decade when he agreed to play in a celebrity/charity softball contest at Thillens Stadium on the Northwest Side. Through a
mutual friend, I advised Jordan to buy a glove, even though that traditionally was forbidden in 16-inch softball circles. (I was reasonably certain everyone would be willing to make an exception to spare MJ’s fingers.)
