Imagine, if you dare, the Chicago Cubs playing somewhere other than Wrigley Field.Team owner Tom Ricketts would have everyone believe it could happen. All it would take is for him to not get his way with his proposed renovations to the Friendly Confines.Nobody should believe him, mind you. I'm just saying it's what he would have everyone believe.According to the Chicago Tribune, Ricketts said on Wednesday morning that he could look into moving the team if the organization is barred from adding a new Jumbotron and signage to Wrigley Field's outfield walls as part of the recently agreed-to renovations.Said Ricketts:I'm not sure ...
How would Jeff Samardzija have panned out in the National Football League, you ask?Former Notre Dame teammate and current Chicago Bears safety Tom Zbikowski gave Vaughn McClure of the Chicago Tribune an answer to that question last week."He would have been awesome," Zbikowski said, adding that his old teammate would have been a cross between Plaxico Burress and Keyshawn Johnson. High praise, that.But Samardzija isn't playing in the NFL. He surely could have, but he chose to pursue a Major League Baseball career with the Chicago Cubs instead. They drafted him back in 2006 when he was still widely known as the star wide ...
The Chicago Cubs announced on Monday that they have reached an agreement with the city of Chicago on a proposed $500 million renovation to Wrigley Field, the team's home ballpark since 1916.There are still some details that need to be worked out, but Cubs owner Tom Ricketts went ahead and used the deal as a platform for a bold promise."If this plan is approved, we will win the World Series for our fans and our city," Ricketts said, via Carrie Muskat of MLB.com.While Ricketts' guarantee is all well and good, ending the Cubs' 104-year World Series drought is going to require more ...
The Chicago Cubs are ready to spruce up Wrigley Field. When they do, they'll be looking to usher in an entirely new era of Cubs baseball.But first, the news itself.Fran Spielman of the Chicago Sun-Times reported this week that the Chicago Cubs and City Hall are expected to nail down a $500 million deal that would permit the organization to make renovations to Wrigley Field.Among the proposals: "At least two new signs inside the ballpark—including a video scoreboard in left field—and building a 300-space parking garage."A "video scoreboard" would translate into "jumbotron" in baseball terms. Like that little old lady down ...
The Chicago Cubs' overall goal is to win a World Series someday.But that can wait. There are more pressing matters to attend to for the time being, such as figuring out this spring just who the heck is going to play where when the regular season starts.The Cubs don't have too many position dilemmas to resolve over the next few weeks, as their infield, outfield, starting rotation and bullpen are pretty well set. But as Paul Sullivan of the Chicago Tribune outlined last week, they do have some question marks at third base, at the back end of their starting rotation ...
With the start of spring training looming, Theo Epstein, Jed Hoyer and the rest of the Chicago Cubs' front office might as well be lounging around the 19th hole and taking stock of how they did this winter.I'll opine right off the bat (or club, whatever) that they did pretty well. The Cubs were one of the more active teams in the league this offseason, making one major signing (Edwin Jackson) and several smaller signings. Down the road, the smaller signings may turn into trade bait and, in turn, young players to aid the organization's rebuild.But as good as the Cubs' ...
After going 61-101 in 2012, the Chicago Cubs should be better in 2013. They've made too many solid additions this winter to be a 100-loss wreck again.All the same, the 2013 season does have the look of another bridge year. The Cubs are short on long-term solutions in the field and on the mound, and that means Theo Epstein, Jed Hoyer and the rest of the team's front office will once again be hard at work trying to round out the roster next winter.When everything is settled, the 2014 Cubs are going to look a lot different from the 2013 ...
The Chicago Cubs weren't expected to be major players in free agency this winter, and for good reason. It's still early in Theo Epstein's rebuilding project, so now's not the best time to make it rain.But then BAM! Suddenly there were Anibal Sanchez rumors everywhere on Thursday. With no warning at all, the Cubs found themselves right in the thick of the Hot Stove hype machine. It was like Epstein was running the Boston Red Sox again....And that's not necessarily a good thing.Ken Rosenthal of FoxSports.com reported on Thursday that the Cubs' offer to Sanchez was certainly legit at five years ...
The Chicago Cubs are once again one of the worst teams in the National League.Not that this is surprising, of course. The Cubs put themselves on the right track towards a better tomorrow when they hired Theo Epstein away from the Red Sox and stocked their front office with assorted brainiacs, but nobody ever expected them to make any noise as soon as this season.For that matter, nobody is expecting them to make any noise in 2013 either. The Cubs should be better, but they won't be ready to contend just yet.Actually, I wouldn't be so sure. The Cubs have the ...
This is the time of year when Theo Epstein is used to making the rounds on the phone, desperately trying to convince general managers of waning teams to surrender their players. After all, Epstein always found himself needing players right around this time of year. He had a contender to feed.Things are a little different for Epstein this year. He always had a contender on his hands when he was the GM of the Boston Red Sox. He's now the President of Baseball Operations and general savior of the Chicago Cubs, a team that probably has the word "contention" framed ...
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