Chicago Bears placekicker Robbie Gould is one of the more interesting and articulate athletes out there. When his days draining field goals are over, he has a bright future in broadcasting. Wednesday night, when the Chicago Cubs hosted the Philadelphia Phillies, Gould was part of a three person social media panel. He cracked jokes, dropped one-liners and made an announcement … [Read more...] about Bears Kicker Robbie Gould will take you out to dinner, follow him on Twitter
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Chicago Cubs hosting inaugural social media night
The Chicago Cubs will host an inaugural Social Media Night in the Wrigley Field bleachers, Wednesday, May 16, against the Philadelphia Phillies. What will this entail? Well, maybe some #cardinalssuck showing up on Twitter. And probably a couple of drunk Facebook status updates. A pregame social media panel at Captain Morgan Club and a set of Cubs โSocial Media Seriesโ … [Read more...] about Chicago Cubs hosting inaugural social media night
Chicago Cubs announce final cuts; set opening day roster
The Chicago Cubs set their Opening Day 25-man roster in advance of the 2012 season opener versus the Washington Nationals at Wrigley Field today. The Cubs have selected the contracts of right-handed pitcher Shawn Camp, infielder Blake DeWitt and outfielder Joe Mather. Outfielder Tony Campana and right-handed pitcher Casey Coleman have been optioned to Triple-A Iowa. Left-handed … [Read more...] about Chicago Cubs announce final cuts; set opening day roster
Cubs Trade Cashner for Padres Super-Prospect Anthony Rizzo
Today, the Chicago Cubs acquired San Diego Padres first baseman Anthony Rizzo and right-handed pitcher Zach Cates in exchange for one of their own super-prospects, right-handed pitcher Andrew Cashner and outfielder Kyung-Min Na. This move pretty much ends the idea of the Cubs signing Milwaukee Brewers mega-free agent Prince Fielder. … [Read more...] about Cubs Trade Cashner for Padres Super-Prospect Anthony Rizzo
Chicago Cubs Name Minor League Managers and Coordinators for 2012
The Chicago Cubs today announced their minor league managers and coaching staffs for the 2012 season, which includes Dave Bialas taking over at Triple-A Iowa and Buddy Bailey moving from Single-A Daytona to Double-A Tennessee. Hereโs a look at the Cubs minor league coaching staffs.ย Managers/staff returning to the organization but assigned to new positions next year are … [Read more...] about Chicago Cubs Name Minor League Managers and Coordinators for 2012
Chicago Cubs Name Assistant GM to Theo Epstein today
Shiraz Rehman will be the Chicago Cubs assistant to the general manager, reporting to Jed Hoyer. Rehman, 34, joins the Cubs after six seasons with the Arizona Diamondbacks, most recently serving as the clubโs director of player personnel. He also held the titles of director of baseball operations (2009-10) and manager of baseball operations (2007-08) after joining the … [Read more...] about Chicago Cubs Name Assistant GM to Theo Epstein today
Cubs Make It Official: Manager Mike Quade Fired
Chicago Cubs President Theo Epstein the following statement just minutes ago. โJed Hoyer and I had an all-day meeting with Mike Quade last Thursday at Wrigley Field, and Mike and I continued our dialogue with a lengthy phone conversation yesterday after the press conference. Today, I flew to Florida to inform Mike in person that the Cubs have decided not to bring him back as … [Read more...] about Cubs Make It Official: Manager Mike Quade Fired
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
Red Sox and Cubs Finally Make Theo Epstein Move Official
Here's what we've known for days and what seems like weeks. Finally both the Boston Red Sox and Chicago Cubs made the announcement: effective immediately, Theo Epstein has resigned from the Red Sox in order to become the new President of Baseball Operations for the Cubs. The Clubs also have reached an agreement regarding how compensation will be determined for the Red Sox. … [Read more...] about Red Sox and Cubs Finally Make Theo Epstein Move Official
Wrigley Field Epic Fail Health Inspection; Black Slime Grows in Ice Machine
I remember when I was a kid, my Aunt, the one who always took to me to the White Sox games I earned (By earned, I mean free and later half price ticket vouchers were distributed to southwest suburban schools to kids who had straight As and/or perfect attendance. Since I used to routinely fake being sick in order to stay home and watch 1980s game shows, you know I got the … [Read more...] about Wrigley Field Epic Fail Health Inspection; Black Slime Grows in Ice Machine