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Happy New Years

2011 has brought the Chicago Cubs a lot of things. Due in large part to the team’s poor performance during the 2011 season, that forced owner Tom Ricketts to finally emerge from the Wrigley Field…Read More

Carlos Zambrano To The Miami Marlins Is Still Alive

Over the course of the past month or so, the belief has been that starting pitcher Carlos Zambrano will return to the team in 2012 in spite of comments made by Cubs’ chairman Tom Ricketts during…Read More

Coco For Crisp(ies)

As the whole baseball industry waits for the winner of the Yu Darvish bidding to be announced may I suggest having a bowl of Coco Crisps for breakfast. As if the play of words were not any more obvious,…Read More

Could Christmas Come Early With A Pujols or Fielder Signing?

President of Baseball Operations Theo Epstein and General Manager Jed Hoyer seem to be taking a page out of the book of team chairman Tom Ricketts. Ricketts is credited with being a notorious private thinker,…Read More

Chicago Cubs Closing In On A New Manager

The Chicago Cubs managerial search appears to be drawing towards a conclusion. After a week and half of interviewing prospective managerial candidates, President of Baseball Operations Theo Epstein and…Read More

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With Interviews Done, Decision Could Come Next Week

In all likelihood, the Chicago Cubs have concluded the interview stage of their managerial search. The…Read More

The Cubbies Crib PSA: November 2011

The Chicago Cubs officially introduced Jed Hoyer as their general manager today, but that is something…Read More

Bud Selig To Decide Theo Epstein Compensation?

With the Chicago Cubs officially announcing Theo Epstein as their President of Baseball Operations last…Read More

Let The Off-Season Begin

The Chicago Cubs off-season has already been filled with many twists and turns. In addition, the story-lines…Read More

Deja Vu: Introducing Jed Hoyer And Jason McLeod

The time for talk is over. After spending time with just about every national and local media outlet…Read More

Was Crane Kenney The Hold-Up?

Throughout the past decade, there has always been one controversial figure in the Chicago Cubs’…Read More

Getting The Band Back Together

Now that Theo Epstein is officially in charge of the daily operations on the baseball side of the organization,…Read More

Jed Who? A Look At Jed Hoyer

While the Chicago Cubs continue their staring contest with the Boston Red Sox regarding the compensating…Read More

Deal Or No Deal

The Theo Epstein compensation story is enough to turn any sane person insane. The stories took an interesting…Read More

Front Office Dream Team

Today was the day that the both the Chicago Cubs and Boston Red Sox had in mind as the unofficial deadline…Read More

Is It Time To Panic?

It was just under a week ago that we learned that Theo Epstein has agreed a five year, $2o million contract…Read More

The Theo Epstein Deal Will Not Fall Through

We have reached the weekend, and the Chicago Cubs and Boston Red Sox remain in intense negotiations regarding…Read More

With Theo Epstein In Charge, Cubs Are Headed In Right Direction

Cubs fans, today could very well be the day that goes down as the greatest day in Cubs’ history.…Read More

The Media Is A Part Of The Theo Epstein Story

The Cubs’ pursuit  of Theo Epstein to be their next general manager and president of baseball…Read More

Red Sox Grant The Cubs Permission To Speak To Epstein?

Given the silence coming from the Chicago Cubs and Boston Red Sox organizations, that has left a lot…Read More