The 24th Annual Cubs Convention will kickoff on Friday afternoon at the Hilton Chicago and thanks to the Tribune here is the schedule for the three-day event that unofficially kicks off the 2009 season. The CCO has also compiled a list of scheduled attendees, in alphabetical order. Cubs past and present will be in attendance [...]
2009 Cubs Convention
January 8, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Details of the 2009 Cubs Convention has begun surfacing with just over a week until the annual event at the Chicago Hilton. The 24th annual gathering of ‘Everything Cubs‘ will begin on Friday, January 16th. The full schedule and attendee list has not been released but here is what is known at this point. The [...]
Day Three….Another Convention in the Books
January 21, 2008 By Leave a Comment
All of the excitement from the weekend dwindled on Sunday as the 23rd Annual Cubs Convention came to an end. The 15,000 fans that crammed into the Chicago Hilton and Towers the first two days was reduced by more than half. Those that remained divided their time between seeking out last minute autographs, haggling with [...]
Day Two….or should it be, “Let’s Play Two.”
January 20, 2008 By Leave a Comment
Santo spoke, Ernie espoused, Lou laughed, Jim joked…. Crane cracked, DeRo defied, Jody jostled, Les cried….Derrek dreamed, Hawk hustled, Sandberg saddled, and Sutcliffe was rattled, and in the end Pat talked, Bob shouted, Ron walked, and Len touted….this is a team to fear, a team we all hold dear, a team to love, a team [...]
What an Opening
January 19, 2008 By Leave a Comment
Day one of the 23rd Annual Cubs Convention was filled with familiar faces in the same old place. This year, though, is a little different. The same hope still exists, as it does every year, but instead of a winter spent trying to build a team, the Cubs have spent the off-season trying to mold [...]
The Unofficial Opening Day
January 18, 2008 By Leave a Comment
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 23rd Annual Cubs Convention officially begins later this afternoon at the Chicago Hilton. Pat Hughes will once again [...]
Spreading Rumors….and a Little News, Too
January 13, 2008 By Leave a Comment
Is Brian Roberts coming to the Cubs? Could Jon Lieber be making a second appearance on the North Side? Are the Cubs interested in trading for Marlon Byrd? Bruce Levine discussed each of those topics with Chet Coppock on ESPN 1000 Saturday morning. Levine stated Peter Angelos is “laying down the law and will not [...]
Weekend Update – 01/12/08
January 12, 2008 By Leave a Comment
Another week closer…. the Cubs announced on Friday pitchers and catchers will report to Fitch Park on February 13th, with the first workout on February 14th. Position players will report on February 18th with the first full team workout on February 19th. The Cubs made another minor move on Friday when they inked former Cub, [...]
Oh That Sweet Convention Smell
January 4, 2008 By Leave a Comment
The Cubs Convention will kick off two weeks from today, and boy am I excited! This will be the third year in a row I attend the Convention and it is quite an experience. I wrote a similar column last year, but I could not avoid doing it again. More and more people read the [...]
Back to Business
January 2, 2008 By Leave a Comment
MLB front offices, like most of the business world, will return to work today after the long holiday break. Over the next month there should be more wheelin’ and dealin’, as well as free agent signings, as clubs prepare for Spring Training to begin in mid-February. Probably the biggest story to follow in the coming [...]
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