Moreland to replace Santo in Cubs Radio Booth

The Cubs radio booth will have a new sound this season - the dulcet tones of good ole #6. He roamed the Wrigley outfiield from 1982-1987 - half of his 12-year Major League career. Now he transitions to the microphone full-time, after having spelled Ron Santo at times during last season.

Santo, of course, lost his long battle with health issues this December, when he passed. His enthusiasm will be hard to match, but Moreland should be able to make up for it with better analysis and a better feeling for modern-day ballplayers.

He joins longtime play-by-play - and funny man - Pat Hughes in the WGN booth. Moreland gives up doing football and baeball for the Texas Longhorns to move back to Chicago.

Moreland knows about winning baseball - something the Cubs would like to be more familiar with - having played for the '84 Cubs and the 1980 World Champion Philadelphia Phillies.

For more on Moreland's hiring - check out ESPN 1000 Chicago
http://sports.espn.go.com/chicago/mlb/news/story?id=6127784