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The 2013 Cubs Convention is Just Around the Corner

January 5, 2013 By Neil 8 Comments

Updated: January 9 – 7:18pm CST – The 28th Annual Cubs Convention (January 18 – January 20) kicks off on Friday, January 18 at the Sheraton Chicago Hotel & Towers and some of the details have surfaced. This year’s convention will be in a new location and the Cubs are promising changes to the familiar [...]

Day Three of the 2012 Cubs Convention … Fathers, Sons and Down on the Farm

January 15, 2012 By Neil 18 Comments

The 2012 Cubs Convention wrapped Sunday with the annual panel focused on the Cubs’ Minor League system. This year’s panel featured six of the Cubs’ top prospects … Brett Jackson, Anthony Rizzo, Junior Lake, Jeff Beliveau, Josh Vitters and Matt Szczur. Oneri Fleita dropped a little news during the Down on the Farm session. Dae-Eun [...]

Filed Under: Chicago Cubs Convention Tagged With: Anthony Rizzo, Bob Brenly, Brett Jackson, Dae-Eun Rhee, Danny Lockhart, Dave Otto, Jason McLeod, Javier Baez, Jeff Beliveau, Josh Vitters, Junior Lake, Keith Lockhart, Matthew Szczur, Michael Brenly, Oneri Fleita, Rob Whitenack, Shawon Dunston, Shawon Dunston Jr, Tim Wilken

Day Two of the 2012 Cubs Convention … The Cubs Newest Hall of Famer, Scouting and Changes to Wrigley Field

January 15, 2012 By Neil 27 Comments

The other sessions that were attended on Saturday include Ron Santo: Beyond the Game, The Scouting Formula and Meet Cubs Business Management. The Ron Santo tribute was one again heartfelt but rightly focused more on his playing career. Ron Santo deserved to be elected to Hall of Fame long before last December … the numbers [...]

Filed Under: Chicago Cubs Convention Tagged With: Billy Williams, Glenn Beckert, Jason McLeod, Joe Bohringer, Oneri Fleita, Pat Hughes, Randy Hundley, Ron Santo, Tim Wilken

Day Two of the 2012 Convention … Meet Cubs Baseball Management and the Coaches’ Den

January 15, 2012 By Neil 6 Comments

The Cubs’ new general manager was front and center in the second session of the day. Jed Hoyer picked up where Theo Epstein left off earlier. Hoyer spoke about the importance of building an organization in order to have a big league team that consistently plays in October. Randy Bush, the Cubs’ assistant GM, and [...]

Filed Under: Chicago Cubs Convention Tagged With: Alfonso Soriano, Brett Jackson, Chris Bosio, Dale Sveum, Darwin Barney, Dave McKay, David DeJesus, Ian Stewart, Jamie Quirk, Jed Hoyer, Jorge Soler, Lester Strode, Pat Listach, Randy Bush, Rudy Jaramillo, Theo Epstein, Tony Campana, Yoenis Cespedes

Day Two of the 2012 Cubs Convention … Behind the Scenes with Theo Epstein

January 14, 2012 By Neil 7 Comments

Day two of the 2012 Cubs Convention focused on the new regime and their plan for now and in the future. Theo Epstein, Jed Hoyer and Jason McLeod delivered a consistent message throughout the day … while Dale Sveum and his coaching staff preached accountability and playing the game hard and the right way on [...]

Filed Under: Chicago Cubs Convention Tagged With: Andrew Cashner, Anthony Rizzo, Dale Sveum, Dave Sappelt, Jason McLeod, Jed Hoyer, Kerry Wood, Len Kasper, Oneri Fleita, Ronald Torreyes, Sean Marshall, Starlin Castro, Theo Epstein, Tim Wilken, Travis Wood

Day One of the 2012 Cubs Convention … Welcome to Theo Fest

January 14, 2012 By Neil 23 Comments

The Chicago Cubs annual convention got underway on Friday afternoon at the Hilton Chicago. The old hotel received a facelift since last year’s convention but by early afternoon those changes had been covered by a sea of blue. The 27th Annual Cubs Convention was very different from recent years and a majority of that had [...]

Filed Under: Chicago Cubs Convention Tagged With: Alfonso Soriano, Anthony Rizzo, Brett Jackson, Chris Bosio, Crane Kenney, Dale Sveum, Jason McLeod, Jed Hoyer, Kerry Wood, Marlon Byrd, Matt Garza, Oneri Fleita, Pat Hughes, Randy Bush, Reed Johnson, Rick Sutcliffe, Ron Santo, Rudy Jaramillo, Starlin Castro, Theo Epstein, Tim Wilken, Tom Ricketts

The Unofficial Opening Day … It’s Time for the Cubs Convention

January 13, 2012 By Neil 57 Comments

Harry Caray referred to it as the “unofficial opening day”, some refer to it as the “kick-off to spring training”, call it what you want but the bottom line is baseball is just around the corner. The 27th Annual Cubs Convention officially begins this afternoon at the Hilton Chicago. Pat Hughes will once again have [...]

Filed Under: Chicago Cubs Convention Tagged With: Alfonso Soriano, Andre Dawson, Anthony Rizzo, Bill Buckner, Bill Madlock, Billy Williams, Blake DeWitt, Bob Brenly, Bobby Dernier, Brett Jackson, Bryan LaHair, Carlos Marmol, Casey Coleman, Chris Bosio, Chris Carpenter, Chris Volstad, Crane Kenney, Dale Sveum, Darwin Barney, Dave McKay, Dave Otto, David DeJesus, Dwight Smith, Eric Young, Ernie Banks, Ferguson Jenkins, Gary Matthews, Geovany Soto, Glenn Beckert, Harry Caray, Ian Stewart, James Russell, Jamie Quirk, Jason McLeod, Jed Hoyer, Jeff Beliveau, Jeff Fassero, Jeff Samardzija, Joe Bohringer, Jon Lieber, Jose Cardenal, Junior Lake, Keith Moreland, Laura Ricketts, Lee Smith, Len Kasper, Lester Strode, Marlon Byrd, Matt Garza, Matthew Szczur, Michael Brenly, Mike Bielecki, Milt Pappas, Oneri Fleita, Pat Hughes, Pete Ricketts, Randy Bush, Randy Hundley, Randy Wells, Reed Johnson, Rick Monday, Rick Sutcliffe, Ron Santo, Rudy Jaramillo, Ryan Dempster, Scott Sanderson, Shawon Dunston, Shawon Dunston Jr, Shiraz Rehman, Starlin Castro, Steve Clevenger, Steve Trout, Theo Epstein, Tim Stoddard, Tim Wilken, Todd Hollandsworth, Todd Ricketts, Todd Walker, Tom Ricketts, Tony Campana, Travis Wood, Vance Law, Welington Castillo

2012 Cubs Convention Schedule and Attendees

January 9, 2012 By Neil 8 Comments

The schedule for the 27th Annual Cubs Convention was released Sunday night and Monday morning. The three-day event begins Friday afternoon at the Hilton Chicago. The Cubs’ new front office will be in attendance and the Saturday morning session with Theo Epstein figures to have the biggest crowd of the weekend. Cubs past and present, [...]

Filed Under: Chicago Cubs Convention Tagged With: Alfonso Soriano, Andre Dawson, Anthony Rizzo, Bill Buckner, Bill Madlock, Billy Williams, Blake DeWitt, Bob Brenly, Bobby Dernier, Brett Jackson, Bryan LaHair, Carlos Marmol, Casey Coleman, Chris Bosio, Chris Carpenter, Chris Volstad, Crane Kenney, Dale Sveum, Darwin Barney, Dave McKay, Dave Otto, David DeJesus, Dwight Smith, Eric Young, Ernie Banks, Ferguson Jenkins, Gary Matthews, Geovany Soto, Glenn Beckert, Ian Stewart, James Russell, Jamie Quirk, Jason McLeod, Jed Hoyer, Jeff Beliveau, Jeff Fassero, Jeff Samardzija, Joe Bohringer, Jon Lieber, Jose Cardenal, Junior Lake, Keith Moreland, Laura Ricketts, Lee Smith, Len Kasper, Lester Strode, Marlon Byrd, Matt Garza, Matthew Szczur, Michael Brenly, Mike Bielecki, Milt Pappas, Oneri Fleita, Pat Hughes, Pete Ricketts, Randy Bush, Randy Hundley, Randy Wells, Reed Johnson, Rick Monday, Rick Sutcliffe, Ron Santo, Rudy Jaramillo, Ryan Dempster, Scott Sanderson, Shawon Dunston, Shawon Dunston Jr, Shiraz Rehman, Starlin Castro, Steve Clevenger, Steve Trout, Theo Epstein, Tim Stoddard, Tim Wilken, Todd Hollandsworth, Todd Ricketts, Todd Walker, Tom Ricketts, Tony Campana, Travis Wood, Vance Law, Welington Castillo

The 2012 Cubs Convention is Just Around the Corner

January 5, 2012 By Neil 6 Comments

The 27th Annual Cubs Convention kicks off next Friday at the Chicago Hilton and some of the details were released on Thursday. This year’s convention will feature a lot of new faces … both in terms of the front office, the coaching staff and the players. Theo Epstein will host his own session in the [...]

Filed Under: Chicago Cubs Convention Tagged With: Andrew Cashner, Billy Williams, Bob Brenly, Bobby Dernier, Brett Jackson, Carlos Marmol, Chris Bosio, Chris Carpenter, Chris Volstad, Dale Sveum, Danny Lockhart, Darwin Barney, Dave McKay, Dave Otto, David DeJesus, Ernie Banks, Ferguson Jenkins, Gary Matthews, Geovany Soto, Glenn Beckert, Ian Stewart, Jamie Quirk, Jason McLeod, Jed Hoyer, Jeff Beliveau, Jeff Samardzija, Joe Bohringer, Josh Vitters, Junior Lake, Keith Moreland, Kerry Wood, Laura Ricketts, Lee Smith, Len Kasper, Lester Strode, Marlon Byrd, Matthew Szczur, Michael Brenly, Oneri Fleita, Pat Hughes, Pete Ricketts, Randy Bush, Randy Hundley, Randy Wells, Reed Johnson, Rick Sutcliffe, Rudy Jaramillo, Ryan Dempster, Shawon Dunston, Shawon Dunston Jr, Starlin Castro, Theo Epstein, Tim Wilken, Todd Hollandsworth, Todd Ricketts, Todd Walker, Tom Ricketts, Tony Campana, Travis Wood, Welington Castillo

Cubs Convention Day Three: All About the Young Cubs

January 16, 2011 By Neil 26 Comments

The final day of the 26th Annual Cubs Convention focused on the young players in the system … both at the Major League level and down on the farm. Tyler Colvin, Darwin Barney and Scott Maine talked about being 25 and in the majors. The final session of the weekend, “Down on the Farm presented [...]