Lilly rehab ahead of schedule for 2011 return
The offseason has been rough on the Cubs' starting rotation, which lost Rich Harden to free agency, Ted Lilly to offseason shoulder surgery and potentially Carlos Zambrano to any number of cramp-related injuries.
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.
Cubs hire Maddux, won’t let him wear No. 31
The Cubs hired Greg Maddux as a special assistant to GM Jim Hendry Monday, but it wasn't all peachy news as the team announced the future Hall of Fame pitcher won't be able to wear his familiar No. 31, which was retired in his honor last season.
McGwire wishes he never played in Steroid Era, totally would have dominated Deadball Era
Maligned slugger Mark McGwire finally admitted to long-standing abuse of performance enhancing drugs Monday, saying he wish he never played during the Steroid Era.
Monday was Cubs fan’s first good day in 467 days
Cubs fan Brad Taylor experienced a strange sensation Monday when he woke up to find that not only had Mark McGwire finally admitted to using steroids, but the Cubs had made a decent offseason move in naming Greg Maddux an assistant to GM Jim Hendry.
Baseball Preview: White Sox picked to have best defensive team of late ’90s
White Sox GM Kenny Williams has always been known to make due with strict financial restrictions during the off-season.
Selig announces ‘Cash for Cheaters’ rebate plan
In the wake of Mark McGwire's revelation he used steroids for more than a decade, baseball commissioner Bud Selig announced a refund program for fans swept up in the late-'90s home run craze in which McGwire was a central figure.
