Monday, November 18, 2024

Cubs spruce up ‘dumpy’ Wrigley with new wallpaper

"The Yankees are the most famous team in all of sports and just got a brand new $2.3 billion stadium," said Cubs owner Tom Ricketts. "And since people from around the league have recently started calling our stadium a dump, we had to do something to liven the place up."

Yankees offer to let Ricketts borrow some ‘baseball people’ to sort out his mess...

Bombers co-owner Hal Steinbrenner feels a degree of guilt over the mess of a franchise the Cubs have become and has offered to let Tom Ricketts borrow some “baseball people” for the extent of the three-game interleague series.

Yanks send Colon to DL with nonexistent left hamstring

“This was the first case I’d ever seen of a man having more ham than hamstring in his body, truly a marvel of modern medicine,” reported an anonymous doctor.

Heckler Comic: Jeter bails on Cubs series

The Yankees aren't the only ones upset about Derek Jeter being placed on the DL just before the team's series at Wrigley.

David Einhorn sells minority share of Mets for 10 Shake Shack cheeseburgers

Just months after buying 33% of the beleaguered New York Mets franchise, minority owner and hedge fund manager David Einhorn has agreed to sell his stake in the team for 10 Shake Shack double cheeseburgers.

Cubs sign Dwight Gooden for starting pitching depth

Former Cy Young winner and perpetual train wreck Dwight Gooden has signed with the Cubs through the end of the season to give their much maligned starting rotation some depth.

Reyes contract demands include changing first line of anthem to ‘Jose can you see’

You want to sign Jose Reyes? The conversation begins at $100 million, but that’s not the only contract stipulation causing teams to balk.