Thursday, April 25, 2024

Cubs Convention Update: Dempster insists on singing ‘Oh Canada’ before Cubs Convention

After years of intense lobbying, Ryan Dempster has finally convinced team officials to let him sing his native country's national anthem at the Cubs Convention.

Practical joke goes terribly awry as Dempster gets stuck in Wrigley men’s room trough

A clubhouse practical joke went awry at Wrigley Field when Cubs pitcher Ryan Dempster found himself trapped knee-deep in a trough in a stadium men's room.

Dempster dons wacky spinning bow tie

Upset he has lost some of his magic from 2008, Cubs starter Ryan Dempster will unveil a wacky, spinning bow tie during his next start.

Cubs sign 5th starter

The Cubs' offseason heated up literally and figuratively Thursday with the addition of a burning trash receptacle that will be the team's fifth starting pitcher when the season hopefully gets started sometime before the end of 2021.

Cubs sign third fifth starter

The Cubs further filled out one spot on the starting rotation Friday by coming to terms with Jake Arrieta, after their former ace spent three mediocre seasons with the Phillies.

Heckler Podcast: Harry Caray’s CEO Grant DePorter

The latest episode of A Very Important Podcast by The Heckler features Grant DePorter, the CEO of Harry Caray’s Restaurant Group. Grant has worked at Harry Caray’s since 1989 (less than two years after the restaurant group was formed) so he worked closely with Harry himself for quite a while. Listen here!

Buffalo Bills sign future Hall of Famer Mitch Trubisky

"We are very excited to add Mitch to our roster," said Bills GM Brandon Beane. "Any time you can go out and get a guy who's bound for Canton, you do it."