Thursday, May 2, 2024

‘Crazy’ Joe Maddon still running around clubhouse in jockstrap Friday morning

His Cubs may have been eliminated from the postseason Thursday night, but manager Joe Maddon is reportedly still running around the team's clubhouse in his jockstrap, in what insiders call a "crazy" outburst from the recently unhinged skipper.

‘Family friendly’ Cubs back out of Budweiser deal in favor of Welch’s Grape Juice

“We realize that we had agreed to replace Old Style with Bud, but at the same time we’re actively trying to make the game day experience much more fun for families,” said Cubs Business President Crane Kenney.

‘Friends of Kevin Gregg’ holding fund-raiser for pitcher’s travel expenses to Chicago

Cubs’ closer-in-waiting Kevin Gregg needs your help, so the organization, “Friends of Kevin Gregg,” which will hold a fund-raiser to offset travel costs for the pitcher’s Greyhound bus trip from Des Moines after he was recently called up from Triple-A Iowa.

‘Greatest game ever!’ says guy who watched last night’s World Series contest on mute

One viewer lucky enough to watch Thursday night's insanely entertaining World Series Game 6 on mute -- devoid of McCarver and Buck -- believed he had just witnessed the greatest sporting event of all time.

‘I’m not worried about the SI jinx,’ Quenneville says while smashing mirrors under a...

"I don't see what all the fuss is about, to be honest," Quenneville said while opening an umbrella inside the press conference room.

‘Joe Buck’ trending on Twitter for some inexplicable reason

Sportscaster Joe Buck was recently one of the highest trending Twitter subjects, and was therefore validated as inexplicably relevant for a period of time.

‘LaTroy-like’ bullpen spoils Marquis’ gem

Jason Marquis' impressive performance in his Cubs debut was marred by a bullpen meltdown in which a one-run Cubs lead quickly turned into a three-run deficit, from which the Cubs never recovered, losing 5-2 to the hometown Cincinnati Reds.