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Even though Ron Santo can’t get into the Hall of Fame, Ronnie Woo-Woo might have a shot. Taking up the cause of the beloved late Cubs legend, Ronnie “Woo-Woo” Wickers has initiated his own personal campaign to get what no San Diego Chicken or Philly Phanatic has ever gotten before – enshrinement in the Baseball Hall of Fame.

You may have recently read that Lou Piniella is enjoying his retirement by serving as a shopping mall Santa Claus in suburban Florida. Well, we at The Heckler stole Sweet Lou for a couple minutes to help us wish all of you a great holiday season and prosperous 2011. We've got a lot of big, fun plans in store and hope you and your friends will join us for all of it.

The Cubs GM is afraid to tell owner Tom Ricketts about the additional three years and $45 million he included in the Carlos Pena deal.

Cubs GM Jim Hendry's annual pre-Christmas week four-day nap ended Sunday morning when his cell phone rang with news that the rival Brewers had acquired Cy Young winner Zach Grienke from the Royals.

Worried about his third baseman around all the free food and drinks available at the Cubs Convention, new manager Mike Quade tells him to just stay home.

At long last, fan favorite Kerry Wood is coming home to Chicago. In fact, he will never leave thanks to GM Jim Hendry who Thursday inked the oft-injured Wood to a lifetime contract with the Cubs worth upwards of $200 million.

Former Cubs ace Mark Prior, who hasn’t pitched in the major leagues since 2006, signed a minor league deal Tuesday with the Yankees to be the team’s designated "Towel Drill Instructor." New Yankees pitching coach Larry Rothschild could think of nobody better than Prior for the job.