Moreland Finding his Niche

Keith Moreland was a Chicago Cubs from 1982–1987 and he was a very serviceable player for them. He was a corner outfielder who has his best two seasons during his time as a Cub. In 1985 he hit: .307 with 14 HR, 106 RBI, and 12 SB; in 1987 he had 27 HR and 88 RBI. After his playing career, he started to broadcast games for the Texas Longhorns and was a fill-in broadcaster for the Chicago Cubs TV and radio. Moreland brings 16 years of broadcasting experience to the Chicago Cubs.

In 2011, he took over for the late great Ron Santo and after 71 games into the season, Pat Hughes and Keith Moreland are finally sounding like a good radio duo. While no one can ever replace Ron Santo, who passed away on December 3, 2010, it seem like Keith Moreland may have found his calling. Last night, I sitting there listing to the broad cast on the radio and I could not help think to myself that Keith really has a great knowledge of baseball. He was on the radio during the game and saying right before Soriano can to the plate that we need a homerun right here to change the momentum and I think Soriano has a chance to hit one here. The next thing you know, Soriano hit a three-run homer to give the Cubs a lead. This is just one example of how Keith is growing as an announcer. As the season keeps progressing on, I expect Keith to grow better as a broadcaster for the Cubs, and the duo of Pat Hughes and Keith Moreland has a chance to be a great one.

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