Cubs’ signing of .196 hitter raises team batting average five points
Many fans are railing on the Cubs for spending $10 million on a one-year contract for .196-hitting Carlos Pena, but the acquisition raises the team batting average five points from last season.
Cubs sign guy with batting average equal to your BAC after a fun day...
Cubs GM Jim Hendry signed Tampa Bay Rays first baseman Carlos Pena to a one-year $10 million contract despite his .196 batting average last season, which is equal to the blood-alcohol level reached by you and your friends after a fun night of drinking this summer.
Cubs to honor Santo by playing Brant Brown clip after bad plays in 2011
The Cubs lost a legend Friday with the passing of Ron Santo, but they plan to let the passionate radio broadcaster's legacy live on for all of the upcoming season. The team announced Monday they'll play the infamous clip of Santo's "NOOOOOOOOOOOO!" reaction to Brant Brown's dropped fly ball against the Brewers in 1998 on the Wrigley PA after every bad play in 2011.
A look back at Ron Santo from The Heckler
Ron Santo's passing marks a sad day for all Cubs fans and observers. The raw emotion he brought to games made you feel like you were following the game live with your grandfather, and that's probably the best way to take in baseball. He'll be missed by anyone who followed the Cubs.
Loco Rob column Yo soy no Ron Santo
I approached Ron Santo while exuberantly saying that I was with The Heckler. He looked at me like I was crazy.
Hendry inks Moyer to three-year, $18 million contract
That deafening silence fans have been hearing from Cubs camp this off-season has been that of GM Jim Hendry, whose wild spending habits on mediocre-at-best free agents has been curtailed by new ownership. Hendry, however, awoke from his hibernation Wednesday morning with his checkbook blazing.
Cubs add Tommy John to solidify their starting rotation
Hendry turns to a well-known, yet unexpected source for his worn down pitching needs.
