When it was announced Monday evening that Hall of Famer Ryne Sandberg died at 65, so many thoughts circled through my memory banks. The one, overarching theme that I couldn't shake was how an entire generation of Cubs fans lost their favorite player.

Star and nine-time Gold Glove winner with the Cubs, was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2005. He died Monday due to complications from cancer.

Counsell said once a week he and bench coach Ryan Flaherty will wonder out loud how Sandberg hit 13 triples at Wrigley Field in 1984. It was a franchise record, according to MLB.com, in a season when he tallied a league-leading 19 total.