Cubs’ home opener moved to evening because daytime isn’t cold enough
“Since we haven’t won at home in quite a few years, we’ll try anything to win,” said Kenney. “That includes an attempt to freeze the Cardinals into losing.”
Renteria flies to Mexico to put Mayan curse on Cubs
"I'm going to do my damnedest to make sure that Chicago team never wins a championship," spewed a defiant Renteria. "Liars. Plain and simple. I got jobbed and everyone knows it. You better hope you can handle a bit of voodoo, Theo."
Cubs hire manager who won three more games than they did this year
The Cubs made national headlines Friday by announcing the hiring of Joe Maddon, whose Tampa Bay Rays won 77 games in 2014, three more than the lowly North Siders.
Stunned Ricketts returns from vacation to find bleachers demolished
A well-rested Tom Ricketts returned from a week in the Caribbean this morning shocked to find his stadium's famed bleachers had been torn down.
"That wasn't part of the plan at all," said Ricketts. "I...
Confused Theo Epstein accidentally re-hires Lou Piniella
"I'd be the first to admit I goofed here," a bashful Epstein told reporters. "But can you blame me? Everyone wanted me to hire the grey-haired, 2-time AL Manager of the Year award winner who formerly coached the Tampa Bay Rays, and that's what I hired today! Apparently, from the reports I've been reading, everyone expected me to hire Maddon, instead."
Joe Maddon Trio will back up Foo Fighters at Wrigley concert
The former Tampa Bay Rays manager, who recently opted out of his contract with the club, is lead singer and bass player for the band he formed last year with ex-MLB skippers Jim Leyland and Rene Lacheman.
Cubs name John Madden new manager
“As soon as we heard Madden was available, we grabbed him up,” beamed Cubs President Theo Epstein. “We were shocked to hear that he opted out of his contract with Ace Hardware, but I’m proud of how this baseball organization pulled together and executed so quickly to get him.”
