CHICAGO -- An offhanded remark by Jim Deshaies last week sparked a lively exchange with his partner on Cubs broadcasts, Len Kasper. They wound up trying to pin a nickname on Anthony Rizzo.
Deshaies had pointed out that Rizzo is the player who most makes the Cubs such a dangerous team. He said he is to his team what eggs are to an omelet. There are a lot of things you can do to add flavor, but you don't get out of the pan without the eggs.
Kasper suggested that perhaps they should start calling the All-Star first baseman "The Key Ingredient.