Kerry Wood was the talk of baseball early in 1998, and on a cold, wet day at Wrigley Field against the Chicago Cubs the rookie was on fire, striking out 20 Astros batters in a 2-0 win over Houston.

CHICAGO - Kerry Wood remembers warming up before the game 10 years ago and struggling with his pitches and control in the bullpen. It looked like it was going to be a long day for a 20-year-old rookie ...

CHICAGO — Kerry Wood arrived in the majors 14 years ago, a fresh-faced kid with No. 34 on his back, slinging fastballs at 100 mph, delivering breaking pitches that were often unhittable and striking ...