CHICAGO- Tom Ricketts and family kicked off the 25th Annual Chicago Cubs Convention by throwing out the first pitches during the opening ceremonies. The fans packed into the Grand Ballroom cheered when the Ricketts family were first introduced. The ball that Tom Ricketts threw actually almost hit Ronnie Woo-Woo in the head. Ronnie later commented [...]
Hendry’s Focus For 2010, Fixing Bad Moves Of 2009
The GM with the hottest seat around baseball is quite possibly Cubs General Manager Jim Hendry. Many die-hard Cub fans grow more and more impatient with Hendry’s lack of forward progress this offseason. While great potential future Cubs–Chone Figgens and Curtis Granderson–found new homes, Cubs fans feared the worst. Jim Hendry confirmed it himself at [...]
The Last Week In Review
As you know, I have been documenting the 2009 Cubs season week-by-week in order to truly document the rollercoaster ride that is the MLB season for each team. The endgame in theory was to look back and understand how the Cubs got into the playoffs; the truth is that nobody wants to read a documented [...]