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Cubs fan Brad Taylor experienced a strange sensation Monday when he woke up to find that not only had Mark McGwire finally admitted to using steroids, but the Cubs had made a decent offseason move in naming Greg Maddux an assistant to GM Jim Hendry.

In the wake of Mark McGwire's revelation he used steroids for more than a decade, baseball commissioner Bud Selig announced a refund program for fans swept up in the late-'90s home run craze in which McGwire was a central figure.

'Telling my drop-dead gorgeous wife and kids in our mansion was the toughest' says disgraced slugger

Mark McGwire officially ended the long-standing speculation about his use of performance enhancing drugs today when he confirmed he did in fact use steroids for a decade during his playing career, highlighted by the historic 1998 home run race with Sammy Sosa that captivated the nation.

White Sox TV broadcaster and former player and GM Ken Harrelson today celebrated the election of "Hawk" to the Hall of Fame, failing to realize the Hawk being referenced was not him, but rather Andre Dawson.

Former Cubs OF Andre Dawson's long wait for a call from the Baseball Hall of Fame ended today as the eight-time All-Star received more than the 75 percent vote necessary for enshrinement. Dawson is secretly happy of the increased pay he'll receive at autograph shows just by putting "HOF '10" after his name.

"The fifth time has got to be a charm," said the Cubs GM. "In Marlon Byrd, I'm very confident we've found the goose who lays the golden eggs."

The Heckler's first-ever Sportsman of the Year could have gone to any of the five finalists, but in the end, Jay "Pick 6" Cutler got the nod. Here's what nominators had to say about the four runners up.