Friday, March 29, 2024

Marquee Network releases underwhelming programming lineup to replace actual games

In lieu of MLB suspending play until further notice, management at the new Cubs Marquee Network have come up with a juicy alternative to replace Cubs games.

Mark Grace takes young Cubs under his wing during hiatus to teach slump-busting and...

When Spring Training was placed on lockdown due to the coronavirus, Grace started up an online four-week course called “Get in the Groove with Gracie” for a group of 10 Cubs rookies to teach them what it takes to become a big leaguer.

Theo Epstein quits Cubs to take on coronavirus

With the MLB season on an hiatus of unknown length, Cubs President of Baseball Operations Theo Epstein announced he's quitting his job to focus on becoming an epidemiologist which has long been his secret fallback career.

Virginia McCaskey reveals she had a crush on Jimmy Graham in high school

"Oh yes, back in finishing school all my classmates sure were sweet on Jimmy," said McCaskey. "Of course, this was during World War II and many of the boys our age were overseas giving hell to the enemy forces."

Wrigley marquee again used to congratulate champions other than Cubs

The Cubs typically use the electronic message board on their famed stadium marquee to broadcast messaging from corporate sponsors. Occasionally they congratulate another team for winning a championship. Someday maybe that team will be them.

Cubs sign ‘innovative’ deal to broadcast games above urinals at Chuck E. Cheese

The TV deals keep rolling in for the Cubs who today announced their new Marquee Sports Network will be broadcast above urinals at all 17 Chuck E. Cheese restaurants in the Chicagoland area.

Cubs sign ‘blockbuster’ deal to broadcast games on WGN-TV

Faced with a major TV blackout in Chicago in a little more than a month, the Cubs today signed what they're calling a "blockbuster" agreement to broadcast games on WGN.