Hughes to wear toupee in 2011 to honor Santo
After delivering a very touching eulogy last week for Ron Santo, Pat Hughes announced today he will wear a toupee during the 2011 Cubs season to honor his former radio partner who passed away earlier this month.
Piniella enjoying retirement and part-time job as mall Santa Claus; Fontenot serving as elf
Lou Piniella was spotted at a suburban Florida shopping center over the weekend, where he was working part-time as a mall Santa Claus.
Ricketts family serving as Salvation Army bell-ringers to raise money for Wrigley renovations
After Tom Ricketts’ ill-conceived plan to fund the renovation of Wrigley Field failed to gain the support of Illinois legislators, the Cubs chairman decided to have his family dress up as Salvation Army bell-ringers and pocket the money given to them.
Cubs force Soriano extension to keep pace with other team’s stupid signings
Vowing that “no organization’s going to beat us when it comes to asinine signings,” the Cubs have announced that they have demanded an extension to Alfonso Soriano's contract.
Pena, Dunn make friendly wager: First to 200 K’s wins XL pizza, case of...
After signing their lucrative off-season contracts this week, new Chicago acquisitions Carlos Pena of the Cubs and Adam Dunn of the White Sox have come together on a friendly wager to celebrate their new city.
Hendry regrets Pena signing after remembering low batting averages aren’t better than high ones
The Cubs made their first noteworthy signing Tuesday night by inking Rays free agent 1B Carlos Pena to a one-year, $10 million deal. However, GM Jim Hendry quickly regretted the deal after being reminded Pena's .196 batting average last year was terrible.
White Sox re-sign some guy named Konerko
While much of the Chicago sports media is focusing on the Cubs' signing of free agent 1B Carlos Pena, the South Siders made their own headlines at first base this morning by coming to terms with some guy named Paul Konerko.
