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With a little over a month until opening day, the Cubs will look to start the season on a high note by building a dome over Wrigley Field to hotbox their fans.

While reassuring the public they are still "good friends who have a great deal of respect for each other," Joe Maddon and Theo Epstein took their differences of opinion to the media this week. Tensions have escalated to the point where the once dynamic Cubs duo have agreed to settle those differences in a cage match later this month in Arizona.

After decades of lobbying, the Cubs finally gave in and allowed Eddie Vedder a spot on their roster this week.

For years, commuting Chicagoans have been greeted by the unwelcoming smile of former Bears linebacker, Brian Urlacher in a series of billboards along the Dan Ryan.

After finally opening up their wallets to make a big offseason splash in the signing of Steven Souza, the now-cash-strapped Cubs have been forced to cancel their team’s Netflix account in order to make ends meet.

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In this special edition of Fans in Cool Places (talking about) Drinking Beer, The Heckler's Ethan Blumenthal talked with former Cubs ace Jon Lieber about playing as himself in video games, his 2001 20-win All Star season and signing a fan's Old Style 12-pack at the 2020 Chicago Cubs Convention.