‘Cigar Guy’ emerges as top candidate to replace Brenly
The infamous "Tiger Woods Cigar Guy" is reportedly the top candidate to replace Cubs TV color man Bob Brenly, who is rumored to be leaving to manage the Brewers. The news comes as a shock to most, considering Cigar Guy's level of baseball knowledge -- or his actual name -- is completely unknown.
‘Crazy’ Joe Maddon still running around clubhouse in jockstrap Friday morning
His Cubs may have been eliminated from the postseason Thursday night, but manager Joe Maddon is reportedly still running around the team's clubhouse in his jockstrap, in what insiders call a "crazy" outburst from the recently unhinged skipper.
‘Family friendly’ Cubs back out of Budweiser deal in favor of Welch’s Grape Juice
“We realize that we had agreed to replace Old Style with Bud, but at the same time we’re actively trying to make the game day experience much more fun for families,” said Cubs Business President Crane Kenney.
‘Friends of Kevin Gregg’ holding fund-raiser for pitcher’s travel expenses to Chicago
Cubs’ closer-in-waiting Kevin Gregg needs your help, so the organization, “Friends of Kevin Gregg,” which will hold a fund-raiser to offset travel costs for the pitcher’s Greyhound bus trip from Des Moines after he was recently called up from Triple-A Iowa.
‘Joe Buck’ trending on Twitter for some inexplicable reason
Sportscaster Joe Buck was recently one of the highest trending Twitter subjects, and was therefore validated as inexplicably relevant for a period of time.
‘LaTroy-like’ bullpen spoils Marquis’ gem
Jason Marquis' impressive performance in his Cubs debut was marred by a bullpen meltdown in which a one-run Cubs lead quickly turned into a three-run deficit, from which the Cubs never recovered, losing 5-2 to the hometown Cincinnati Reds.
‘Rumble at Wrigley’ to feature Ricketts against Alderman Tunney in cage match
In what’s being billed as the “Rumble at Wrigley,” the featured match on the card pits Cubs Chairman Tom Ricketts against Wrigleyville Alderman Thomas Tunney with the combatants dueling in a 15’ x 15’ barbed wire cage.
