Cubs players, coaches, ownership, front office, management and alumni receive 2016 World Series Championship rings … Each ring designed by Jostens, with input from players, front office and ownership, is elaborately decorated with diamonds, rubies, sapphires and designs honoring the team’s historic World Series Championship Chicago Cubs players, coaches, ownership, executives and Hall of Fame alumni were presented their 2016 World Series Championship Rings prior to Wednesday night’s game vs. … [Read more...]
Cubs Announce Festivities for Opening Homestand at Wrigley Field
Cubs to host opening homestand of 2017 at Wrigley Field, April 10 – 19 versus Dodgers, Pirates and Brewers … Championship Banners to be raised at Home Opener … World Series Ring Ceremony on April 12 The World Series Champion Chicago Cubs will host their Home Opener at Wrigley Field Monday, April 10, at 7:05pm CDT vs. the Los Angeles Dodgers following a six-game road trip to begin the 2017 season. The Dodgers series continues with the team’s World Series Ring Ceremony Wednesday, April 12, and … [Read more...]
Cubs Announce the Official 2016 Championship Season “Fly The W” Book
Cubs Announce the Official 2016 Championship Season “Fly The W” Book … Contains Pivotal Moments from the 2016 Season, Essays from Ownership, Cubs Executives and Coaches and Never Before Seen Photos The Chicago Cubs launched on Friday the official 2016 championship season “Fly The W” book. Fans can relive the historic 2016 season through the book’s one-of-a-kind journey from the beginning of Spring Training through the team’s World Series celebration in November. It also features personal … [Read more...]
The Cubs Way
Tom Verducci’s new book, The Cubs Way, details the Zen of Building the Best Team in Baseball and Breaking the Curse Tom Verducci’s much anticipated new book focuses on the World Series Champion Chicago Cubs and what it took for Theo Epstein and Jed Hoyer to build the team that took home the Holy Grail of Professional Sports. Verducci’s book, The Cubs Way, explains the construction of a championship team is granular. “There are millions of reasons and thousands of cascading events that help … [Read more...]
Joe Maddon Received Pay Raise After Cubs Won The World Series
Joe Maddon received $1 million raise after Cubs won The World Series According to multiple reports, Joe Maddon received a significant increase in his yearly salary after the Cubs won The World Series. Due to a clause in his contract, one the Cubs’ skipper said Thursday he was unaware of, Maddon will now be paid $6 million per year over the last three seasons of his contract with the Cubs. Maddon signed a five-year, $25 million contract with the Cubs in October 2014. Maddon’s deal called … [Read more...]
Cubs Announce Championship Ring Bearer Fan Contest Winners
Cubs announced Championship Ring Bearer Fan Contest Winners … Contest Winners to Present 2016 World Series Rings to Players and Coaches During the April 12 Ring Ceremony The Chicago Cubs announced Tuesday the winners of the Championship Ring Bearer Fan Contest that provides 20 dedicated fans the opportunity to present Cubs players and coaches their 2016 World Series rings on the field during the team’s ring ceremony game Wednesday, April 12, at Wrigley Field. The winners listed below were … [Read more...]
Cubs and Jostens to Partner on Historic World Championship Ring
Cubs and Jostens to partner on Historic World Championship Ring … The Cubs will present the rings to players and staff on April 12 Jostens, the leading provider of high-end custom jewelry for professional sports teams, announced Monday in partnership with the Chicago Cubs, that it has been named the “Official Designer of Chicago Cubs World Championship Ring.” The Cubs are actively working with Jostens’ design team and master jeweler to develop this historic championship ring. The rings … [Read more...]
Cubs Announce Championship Ring Bearer Fan Contest
Cubs announce Championship Ring Bearer Fan Contest … Contest winners to present 2016 World Series Rings to players and coaches during the Ring Ceremony Game on April 12 The World Champion Chicago Cubs announced Saturday the launch of the Championship Ring Bearer Fan Contest. The Cubs will award 20 deserving fans with the opportunity to present Cubs players and coaches with their 2016 World Series Rings on the field during the “Ring Ceremony Game” Wednesday, April 12, at Wrigley Field. The … [Read more...]
Cubs Rewind: Epic
And the Chicago Cubs win The World Series! It was a moment that many did not think they would ever see. Leading 8-7 with two outs in the 10th innings and the tying run on base, Mike Montgomery induced the weak bouncer toward third. Kris Bryant fielded the ball and with a smile on his face threw across to Anthony Rizzo for the final out of The World Series. The Cubs did it. The Cubs won The World Series. In what has been called the best Game 7 of all-time and arguably the greatest … [Read more...]
The Daily CCO: Jon Lester Wins Warren Spahn Award and Other Cubs News and Notes
Happy New Year! It’s the last day of Two Thousand Sixteen and what a year it was for the Cubs. As it turns out, it was The Year for the Chicago Cubs. Jon Lester had an incredible, Cy Young-worthy season for the Cubs. Lester was key to the Cubs winning the World Series, shared the NLCS MVP Award with Javier Baez and finished second in the Cy Young Award voting. Lester received the The Babe Ruth Award for the Most Valuable Player in the Postseason. Lester was named the recipient of this … [Read more...]