Tuesday, April 23, 2024

Jan. 10 Issue is out: Cubs Convention time!

Great news: The Heckler's January issue has hit the streets just in time for the Cubs Convention where The Heckler will once again have a booth (No. 58 in the NW Hall.) We'll also be Tweeting like crazy, because that's what everyone else is doing.

Six-year-old TV network to host its 22nd annual sports awards Thursday

Comcast SportsNet was founded in 2004, yet is hosting its 22nd Annual Comcast SportsNet Sports Awards dinner Thursday night at the Hilton Chicago. Some think it makes no sense that a six-year-old TV network could be hosting its 22nd annual award show, but Comcast SportsNet Chicago President Jim Corno doesn't care.

Feb. 10 Issue is out: First ’10 Cubby Occurrence as Marlon Byrd eaten by...

The Heckler's February issue has hit the streets to help ease your winter blues. We think it's our best ever, but we also thought signing Milton Bradley was a good move by Jim Hendry. Sometimes we're wrong.

Tiger Woods announces switch to baseball

Tiger Woods shocked the sports world today by announcing that he has retired from the PGA and will attempt a new career in professional baseball.

Ozzie aims to connect with fans in 140 characters or less of broken English

Any time White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen does anything it seems to be newsworthy in Chicago and throughout the sports world. So it should surprise no one that when he created a Twitter account earlier this week media from around the country made a huge deal about it.

Toyota Park recalled due to design flaw

Toyota Park, home of the MLS's Chicago Fire, is being recalled due to a design defect that causes fans to experience rapid, uncontrolled acceleration of beer consumption.

Piniella follows Guillen’s lead, starts Tweeting

Cubs manager Lou Piniella, curious about the popular social networking website Twitter following news yesterday from White Sox camp that manager Ozzie Guillen would be tweeting on a regular basis this Spring Training, had a team intern create a personal account for him under the screen name "Sweet Lou 1943."