After weeks of speculation and several years of futility, a new era finally began in Chicago baseball on Tuesday as the Chicago Cubs named Theo Epstein their new President of Baseball Operations. He brings with him the obvious pedigree of winning two championships as GM of the Boston Red Sox, but perhaps more importantly, he has shown an ability to make moves that may not seem … [Read more...] about New Era in Cubdom: Five Ideas for Theo Epstein
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San Diego Padres Lose 2 Front Office Guys to Chicago Cubs
The Chicago Cubs and San Diego Padres jointly announced today that Jed Hoyer and Jason McLeod will leave the Padres and accept new front office positions with the Cubs. The Cubs will send the Padres a player to be named later (PLEASE be Alfonso Soriano and/or Carlos Zambrano) as compensation. Both the Cubs and the Padres will hold press conferences after the World Series is … [Read more...] about San Diego Padres Lose 2 Front Office Guys to Chicago Cubs
Padres GM Donating $100 to Cancer Research After Every Win
From May 18 – May 25, The San Diego Padres will be dedicating their home stand to Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C), as The Padres will donate $5 for every ticket sold via SU2C's promo code. In addition, team General Manager Jed Hoyer will donate $100 to SU2C for every win this season. San Diego is currently 12-19, 7.5 half back in the NL West. But they are expected to … [Read more...] about Padres GM Donating $100 to Cancer Research After Every Win