Campana pinch-runs for Usain Bolt at track and field championship
“I just needed some time off,” said Bolt, lounging in a hammock. “And I figured who better than Tony to keep me in the Gold, as we say in the biz. Little did I know he’d break my world record!”
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Cubs hold ‘Be Manager for a Year’ contest to fill managerial void
"I'm so excited about this new 'Manager for a Year' promotion," said new Cubs president of baseball operations Theo Epstein. "I can't really think of any viable managerial candidates for this team other than the wildly successful manager I used to work with, Terry Francona. So we decided to open up the search a little bit to our loyal and smart fans."
Quade to go back to working at local automotive shop
Recently fired Cubs manager Mike Quade told all fans Thursday not to worry about him as he will be just fine after landing the "perfect fallback job" at a local Midas automotive shop.
Cubs: Sandberg not considered for Old Style vendor post
Cubs President Theo Epstein announced today that Ryne Sandberg will not be among the candidates he considers for a new upper-deck Old Style vendor position.
Hendry bragging to friends it now takes 3 people to do his old job
After the Cubs hired Theo Epstein, Jed Hoyer and Jason McLeod to lead their newly revamped front office, former GM Jim Hendry was heard boasting to friends at a bar Tuesday night that it...
Quade the only person in the world surprised by his termination
"Golly, I thought 'Eppy' [President Theo Epstein] was really impressed by our interview," said Quade. "Like when he asked me what I would do with two outs in the ninth and a one-run lead with Albert Pujols up. I said 'Well, damn, I'd throw the guy a few hanging curves and see what happened.'"
