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Cubs great Ryne Sandberg statue set to join fellow Hall of Famers on Gallagher Way

The statue is set to be unveiled in 2024, president of business operations Crane Kenney said at Cubs Convention.

Chicago Sun-Times

Polling Place: Your take on Cubs’, White Sox’ fan conventions — and why SoxFest was nixed

Putting eyes on new players, meet-and-greets with beloved former ones, Q-and-A sessions with ownership and the front office — these are just some of the enticements that bring Chicago seamheads out to the annual January events.

Chicago Sun-Times

Baseball quiz: Gone but not forgotten

This week’s quiz pays tribute to those we lost last year in baseball.

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What the shortstop aging curve means for the Phillies’ 11-year contract with Trea Turner

PHILADELPHIA — In stretching out Trea Turner’s $300 million contract over 11 years, the Phillies diluted the average annual salary for luxury-tax purposes and payroll flexibility. It’s the approach they took four years ago in signing Bryce Harper. The length of Turner’s deal, like Harper’s 13-year pact, was predicated on…

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Cubs Convention: Shawon Dunston, Mark Grace announced as 2023 Cubs Hall of Fame inductees

The pair of former teammates had plenty of stories to tell about their years on the field together.

Chicago Sun-Times

Cubs’ Ian Happ in arbitration limbo as extension questions loom

When asked about potential extensions for Happ and Nico Hoerner, Cubs president of baseball operations Jed Hoyer said the club has “started the process.”

Chicago Sun-Times

As the Cubs Convention opens, Chairman Tom Ricketts talks long-term free-agent contracts and the smaller national reach on Marquee

CHICAGO — The Chicago Cubs could not afford to sit on the sideline in free agency.

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Out with the old Cubs; in with Dansby Swanson, Cody Bellinger and all the new

It was still warm and fuzzy at the last Cubs Convention in 2020. It’s different now, isn’t it? There’s a wafting sense of a desperate need to become good and win again.

Chicago Sun-Times

So you want to own a professional sports franchise. You sure about that?

As Cubs chairman Tom Ricketts and others know, ridicule of owners is the city’s top sport.

Chicago Sun-Times

Paul Sullivan: Cubs fans will finally get to hear from Tom Ricketts — even if they don’t like the answers

CHICAGO — It has been five long years since Chicago Cubs Chairman Tom Ricketts held a question-and-answer session with fans at the Cubs Convention.

Chicago Tribune

NBC Sports Chicago’s digital staff suffers two more layoffs

Bulls writer Rob Schaefer and Cubs writer Tim Stebbins were let go Tuesday, further dwindling a digital team that not long ago was the regional sports network’s focus.

Chicago Sun-Times

‘It’s go time’: Cubs’ David Ross gearing up after offseason of fun, family and free agents

“I have optimism in everything that I do and have gone in with the highest of expectations every single year that I’ve had this job,” the manager said. “But are those expectations more realistic now? Probably so.”

Chicago Sun-Times

Cubs add lefty depth, sign Ryan Borucki to minor-league deal with spring training invite

The team also announced that catcher P.J. Higgins rejected his outright assignment, electing free agency.

Chicago Sun-Times

In baseball, three truly is a magic number

The quizmaster gives you one question per decade, ending in 2013.

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How signings, Kyle Hendricks’ health affect Cubs’ pitching projections in 2023

This pitching staff’s greatest strength is an element they lacked early last season.

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A Pair of Smart, Overlooked Signings Highlight This Week in MLB

The baseball year has began rather quietly, at least compared to the frenetic pace of free agency last month. As of this morning, the two most notable acquisitions this week came in the NL Central: the Cubs have agreed to a one-year, $720,000 deal with first baseman Eric Hosmer, and…

Chicago Sun-Times

Psychology 101: How veteran catcher Tucker Barnhart fits with Cubs pitching staff

Barnhart, with over eight years of major-league service time under his belt, has caught pitching staffs of all makeups.

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Remembering a few sports luminaries who died in 2022

Ray Guy, Bruce Sutter, John Clayton and Earnie Shavers were notable among sports deaths in 2022.

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Paul Sullivan: What’s ahead in the sports world for 2023? A look into our crystal ball.

CHICAGO — Sports remain our greatest escape, offering a few hours of downtime from the daily dose of madness that surrounds us from when we awaken to the moment we crash.

Chicago Sun-Times

2023 visions: Bears win! (Oops.) Bulls get in! (Briefly.) And our baseball teams? Not all bad

What’s with all the predictions? Consider it a year’s worth of precious intel.

Chicago Sun-Times

Baseball quiz: And now for something completely different ...

Let’s put statistics and trivia aside and see if you can name the author of these baseball quotes.

Chicago Sun-Times

A look back at Chicago sports in 2022, a year defined by heartbreak

Chicago sports fans had high expectations for 2022, making the reality of what actually took place all the more crushing.

Tribune News Service

Tom Krasovic: Peter Seidler is trying to finish the job that Ray Kroc began

Baseball scouts tell me their bosses can't figure out Peter Seidler's math. The riddle: how the Padres can afford such large player payrolls, without losing big money.

Chicago Sun-Times

Cubs finalize 2-year deal with catcher Tucker Barnhart

Barnhart returns to the National League Central after struggling in his only season with Detroit. He spent his first eight seasons with the Reds, winning Gold Gloves in 2017 and 2020.

Chicago Sun-Times

Turnover in Blackhawks’ TV booth tops Chicago sports-media stories of 2022

Pat Foley’s departure signified the end of an era in Chicago sports broadcasting. He began with the Hawks in 1980 and was the last link to a golden age.

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