In appreciation of Scott Sanderson

Getty ImagesScott Sanderson, who pitched for the Cubs for six seasons from 1984-89, passed away Thursday.

This hits home for me not just because Sanderson was part of two Cubs playoff teams, posting an overall 42-24, 3.81 record with 12.2 bWAR for the Cubs, but because he was my age. That’s a scary and sobering thought as you get older, especially when hearing about the passing of a man who was a professional athlete.

Beyond that, though, I knew of Sanderson when he was still in high school at Glenbrook North in Northbrook. Many times, I saw him play basketball for them against my high school, Highland Park. The linked obituary above says Sanderson led Glenbrook North to the Illinois state…