The 28th Annual Cubs Convention (January 18 – January 20) kicks off on Friday afternoon at the Sheraton Chicago Hotel & Towers and additional details have been released. The convention kicks off on Friday afternoon with the Opening Ceremonies, which are expected to larger this time around than in year’s past. Saturday is a full [...]
Happy Two Thousand Thirteen!
January 1, 2013 By 18 Comments
Happy New Year from the CCO! Another year over and a new one just begun … it is 2013! With the calendar turning over once again, it means a new baseball season is just around the corner. Here are a few numbers to put into perspective on just how close it is to the 2013 [...]
2011 Cubs Convention Schedule and Attendees
January 11, 2011 By Leave a Comment
The schedule for the 26th Annual Cubs Convention was released on Tuesday. The three-day event begins on Friday at the Hilton Chicago. Cubs past and present, the front office and the Ricketts family will be in attendance … as well as the newest Cubs, Matt Garza and Carlos Pena, plus Aramis Ramirez is scheduled to [...]
Weekend Update … Cubs Accomplish Off-Season Goals
January 9, 2011 By 64 Comments
Jim Hendry began the off-season with three main goals … add a frontline starting pitcher, add a left-handed power-hitting first baseman and add a power reliever. And with very little payroll flexibility, the Cubs’ GM accomplished what he set out to do. With the addition of Matt Garza, Hendry has added three of the pieces [...]
The 2011 Cubs Convention is Just Around the Corner
January 6, 2011 By 15 Comments
Details of the 2011 Cubs Convention have begun surfacing with only eight days until the annual event at the Chicago Hilton … the 26th Annual Cubs Convention kicks off on Friday, January 14. The Cubs tribute to Ron Santo figures to be the most attended session of the weekend. Ernie Banks, Billy Williams, Ferguson Jenkins [...]
Happy Two Thousand Eleven!
January 1, 2011 By 23 Comments
Happy New from everyone at the CCO! Another year over and a new one just begun … it is hard to believe it is 2011. With the calendar turning over once again, it means a new baseball season is just around the corner. Here are a few numbers to put into perspective on just how [...]
Cubs Continue to Talk Garza … and Check In on Carmona
December 28, 2010 By 29 Comments
A day after losing out on Brandon Webb, who signed a one-year, $3 million deal with the Rangers that could end up being worth as much as $10 million, the Cubs turned their attention to other options. According to a report from Bruce Levine, the Cubs continue to look at acquiring Matt Garza and have [...]
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