Happy Thanksgiving from the CCO! Today is the day we give thanks for all of things in our lives while spending time with family and friends. But just in case you are looking for your daily ‘Cubs fix’, here is another look inside the Cubstory book. So if you are wondering who are the only [...]
Ho! Ho! Ho! Merry Christmas from the CCO!
December 25, 2010 By 47 Comments
Merry Christmas from everyone here at the CCO! In between opening all of the presents the jolly old elf brought down your chimney and celebrating the Christmas Holiday, here is another look inside the Cubstory book. Did you ever wonder when the Wrigley marquee was painted red? Or the number Ron Santo wore when he [...]
Cubs Off-Season Strategies are Off Base
February 5, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Baseball teams cannot win the pennant during the winter, but they sure can lose it. The Hot Stove is followed closely by those in as well as interested in the game. Signing and trades are analyzed and broken down by hundreds of pundits, and fans are sent into a tizzy, either positive or negative, based [...]
Is it Time for the Cubs to Pay the Piper?
December 16, 2009 By Leave a Comment
The three winters leading up to this off-season saw the Cubs spend money on free agents like never before. They signed players to a lot of big contracts, back-loaded them all and hoped they would win the illusive title before it all caught up to them. As the saying is defined, “You can put off [...]
Who’s the Face of the Chicago Cubs?
March 19, 2009 By Leave a Comment
For many of the ‘Me Generation‘ the first face of the Chicago Cubs was Ryne Sandberg, then it was Sammy Sosa and for a majority of the last 10 years it was Kerry Wood. Bruce Miles wrote a detailed article on Ryan Dempster being “the total package” and made arguments for Dempster being the new [...]
Sosa Ready, Willing and Able?
December 26, 2008 By Leave a Comment
According to a report from ESPN.com, Sammy Sosa “is still waiting for an offer to play in the major leagues.“…. ESPN’s source is a report published by a Dominican newspaper, Listin Diario. Apparently Sosa wants to do more than play in the upcoming World Baseball Classic and stated, “I still don’t have an offer, and [...]
More Cubs Expected to Participate in the WBC
December 14, 2008 By Leave a Comment
Back in November news began surfacing on which Cubs were expected to participate in the second World Baseball Classic scheduled for March 5th through March 23rd. Carlos Marmol and Alfonso Soriano had signed on at the time to play for the Dominican Team led by Stan Javier. Carlos Zambrano, according to a report from Cubs.com, [...]
More Than Just A Name
March 7, 2008 By Leave a Comment
It’s Friday and time for the latest from the CCO Feedback column. Raul Barraza does not like the idea of possibly renaming the old ballpark at 1060 West Addison…. I never thought I would see the day Wrigley Field was anything other than Wrigley Field, but Sam Zell is looking to selling the naming rights. [...]
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