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Weekend Update … Cubs Still Have Work to Do This Off-Season

January 29, 2012 By Neil 58 Comments

What was expected to be another busy week for the Chicago Cubs turned out to be rather quiet. Many think the Cubs are focused on the three Cuban players that they’ve been linked to for a majority of the off-season. Another one of their reported targets established residency in the Dominican Republic this past week [...]

Filed Under: If The Ivy Could Talk - Cubs Rumors Tagged With: Alfredo Amazega, Bobby Scales, Brett Jackson, Dale Sveum, Darwin Barney, Edgar Gonzalez, Geovany Soto, Gerardo Concepcion, Jason Jaramillo, Joe Mather, Jorge Soler, Justin Berg, Kerry Wood, Manny Corpas, Matt Tolbert, Randy Bush, Rodrigo Lopez, Starlin Castro, Steve Clevenger, Trey McNutt, Welington Castillo, Yoenis Cespedes

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 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

Weekend Update … Big Decisions for the Cubs in Big D

December 4, 2011 By Neil 164 Comments

Baseball’s Winter Meetings officially begin on Monday but many are already in Dallas getting an early jump on the week ahead … and that includes the Chicago Cubs’ new front office. According to Tom Ricketts, a big contingent of the Cubs’ regime, including Theo Epstein and Jed Hoyer, are in Dallas preparing for what figures [...]

Filed Under: If The Ivy Could Talk - Cubs Rumors Tagged With: Aaron Harang, Aramis Ramirez, Blake DeWitt, Carlos Marmol, Carlos Pena, Carlos Zambrano, Chase Headley, Chris Carpenter, CJ Wilson, Crane Kenney, Dae-Eun Rhee, Dale Sveum, David DeJesus, Geovany Soto, Ian Stewart, Jason McLeod, Jay Jackson, Jed Hoyer, Jeff Samardzija, Mark Buehrle, Marwin Gonzalez, Oneri Fleita, Prince Fielder, Randy Bush, Ron Santo, Ryan Flaherty, Steve Clevenger, Theo Epstein, Tim Wilken, Tom Ricketts, Tyler Colvin, Welington Castillo, Yu Darvish

From the Wire … Cubs Add Shiraz Rehman as Assistant GM

November 14, 2011 By Neil 4 Comments

According to multiple reports, the Cubs added another piece to their growing front office Monday by announcing the hiring of Shiraz Rehman. Rehman will join Randy Bush as an assistant to general manager Jed Hoyer. Rehman will “assist the general manager on potential player acquisitions and will assist in providing scouting, financial and statistical information [...]

Filed Under: News and Transactions Tagged With: Jed Hoyer, Randy Bush, Shiraz Rehman, Theo Epstein

Is Maddux the Favorite to Land the Cubs’ Gig?

November 10, 2011 By Neil 63 Comments

By all accounts Mike Maddux’s time with the Cubs went extremely well and he could be the leader in the proverbial clubhouse to become their next manager. Mike Maddux spent Tuesday night and four hours Wednesday morning talking baseball with Theo Epstein, Jed Hoyer, Jason McLeod and Randy Bush. Maddux sounded at ease speaking to [...]

Filed Under: News and Transactions Tagged With: Carlos Zambrano, Greg Maddux, Jason McLeod, Jed Hoyer, Mike Maddux, Mike Quade, Randy Bush, Ryne Sandberg, Sandy Alomar Jr, Theo Epstein

Sveum Interviews … Maddux Next Up for the Cubs

November 8, 2011 By Neil 74 Comments

The Cubs conducted the second interview for their managerial opening on Monday. Current Brewers’ hitting coach Dale Sveum became the second candidate to go through the Theo Epstein/Jed Hoyer interview process. Dale Sveum was asked about winning now and he said when dealing with the Cubs and any major market team you are expected to [...]

Filed Under: News and Transactions Tagged With: Dale Sveum, Jason McLeod, Jed Hoyer, Joe Bohringer, Lou Piniella, Mike Maddux, Randy Bush, Theo Epstein