Former Cub Tony Campana draws rail position in the Belmont Stakes
With no horse vying for the Triple Crown to spark interest in the Belmont Stakes, officials at Belmont Park have extended an invitation to Arizona Diamondbacks minor leaguer Tony Campana.
Starlin Castro changes name to Okaylin
Unable to handle the pressure of living up to his first name name, Cubs shortstop Starlin Castro has changed his first name to Okaylin.
Cubs Week in Review: First BP Cup since 1908!
The Cubs, the mighty, mighty Cubs DESTROYED the White Sox in three games by a combined score of 24-6 to earn their first BP Cup since the 1908 championship season (at least it felt that long).
Sabermetrics leads Cubs to skip 2013 draft
“We looked at the numbers six-ways to Sunday and can’t find a single player at the high school or college levels that fits our metrics,” GM Jed Hoyer told the MLB Network. “In fact, less than half of our current roster fits our metrics. Have you looked at Edwin Jackson’s stats lately?”
Ricketts admits buying Cubs just to get publicity in Vineline
Cubs owner Tom Ricketts this weekend admitted that he only purchased the Cubs so he could get on the cover of Vineline, the official Cubs magazine and his favorite reading material.
Sun-Times to replace photos with stick figure drawings, reporter selfies
A day after the Sun-Times announced it was laying off all its photographers, the newspaper released a "bold new plan" to capture the visuals associated with the news it reports, anchored by stick figure drawings and reporter self portraits from the field.
Cubs to unveil gigantic Crosstown Cup championship banner
The Cubs announced Friday that they would celebrate their 2013 BP Cup win with a 6,000-sq. ft. banner in the left field bleachers. Cubs officials are extremely excited about the banner rasing ceremony, which will take place this September before the Pearl Jam concert at Wrigley Field.
