Thursday, November 28, 2024

March 10 issue is out: Cubs beer bong; Bloggers brawl; and much more

The Heckler's March issue has hit the streets just in time for Spring Training's sweet spot.

Piniella goes AWOL in the Southwest

Cubs officials and law enforcement authorities are both concerned as Lou Piniella has gone AWOL somewhere between Arizona and Las Vegas, where the team is currently playing a pair of split squad games.

Selig forces all teams to hire a Steroid Era hitting coach

As the black cloud of the Steroid Era fades, Commissioner Bud Selig has sought to correct his indiscretions and blatant incompetence by forcing the fallen heroes from that era to earn redemption by taking hitting coach jobs.

Toyota Park recalled due to design flaw

Toyota Park, home of the MLS's Chicago Fire, is being recalled due to a design defect that causes fans to experience rapid, uncontrolled acceleration of beer consumption.

Piniella follows Guillen’s lead, starts Tweeting

Cubs manager Lou Piniella, curious about the popular social networking website Twitter following news yesterday from White Sox camp that manager Ozzie Guillen would be tweeting on a regular basis this Spring Training, had a team intern create a personal account for him under the screen name "Sweet Lou 1943."

Ozzie aims to connect with fans in 140 characters or less of broken English

Any time White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen does anything it seems to be newsworthy in Chicago and throughout the sports world. So it should surprise no one that when he created a Twitter account earlier this week media from around the country made a huge deal about it.

Tiger Woods announces switch to baseball

Tiger Woods shocked the sports world today by announcing that he has retired from the PGA and will attempt a new career in professional baseball.