Meet the Cubs! (Cubs Caravan, convention, etc.)
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Is anyone visiting the Cubs Caravan this year?
CUBS CARAVAN ITINERARIES (from cubs.com)
Google News search "Cubs Caravan"
Google web search "Cubs Caravan"
Baker fundamental about improvement
For those who can't make the convention this weekend, here is how Baker will answer the tough questions from fans, gleaned from Thursday's gathering:Q What do you think about the Sox winning the World Series?
A I heard people said I didn't think it was great. That's crazy. Ozzie [Guillen] was our batboy when I was in Venezuela (for winter ball as a young player), so it was impossible to root against them. It's good for them and good for the city. Actually, it's good for us. You see the Bears winning now. I've been in cities where every team was winning and feeding off each other and then you start thinking you're a city of champions. This is what we want to do.
Read entire article at:
http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/baseball/cubs/cs-060112cubs,1,2838843.story
Caravan stop warms winter for North Side baseball backers
Friday, January 13, 2006
By RYAN ORI OF THE JOURNAL STAR
PEORIA - Chicago Cubs fans warmed their baseball hearts Thursday night in Peoria.
http://www.pjstar.com/stories/011306/MLB_B8MBVK2A.077.shtml
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Cubs speaking event in Elk Grove Village
The Exceptionally Healthy Community
Free Health & Wellness Seminar Series
Source:
Elk Grove Times
http://www.pioneerlocal.com/cgi-bin/ppo-...
also see:
http://www.elkgroveparks.org/news.asp?id...
Photos from a Cubs game at Wrigley
Cubs convention Jan. 13-15 @ Hilton Chicago Hotel
The annual Cubs convention is coming up, Jan. 13-15 at the Hilton Chicago Hotel.
http://chicago.cubs.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/c...
Does anyone know where to get tickets for this event? Last I heard it was sold out.
Here is the cubs.com info page , but it is dated 11/02/2005 and as I'm typing this, I haven't found any real updates. I imagine that the Tribune or Sun Times should report about it fairly soon though.
I'd like to see WGN and Comcast Sports Chicago offer an hour long special of tv coverage of this event.
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Hilton Chicago
720 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Illinois, United States 60605
http://www.hilton.com
http://maps.google.com/maps?oi=map&q=720+South+Michigan+Avenue+Chicago+Illinois+United+States,+60605
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Update:
1/10/2006
Hendry ready for fans at Convention MLB.com / cubs.com
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Update:
1/12/2006
Notes: Cubs Convention starts Friday - Lee, Zambrano, Sandberg, Santo among attendees at event
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01/12/2006 10:00 AM ET
History of the Cubs convention MLB.com
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If you can only go one day to the Cubs convention, I wonder if the best day to go would be Sunday, since so many Chicagoans will be watching the Bears playoff game instead.
Wow! Check out the Google map link above to see how close the Hilton is to Soldier Field.
www.chicagobears.com
1/15: Bears-Panthers Stadium Advisory
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Update: 1/17/2006
Sullivan at the convention...
http://www.cubsnet.com/node/868
Includes links to other blogs covering the Cubs convention.
Some touches of optimism
Along with autographs, the Cubs Convention provided a bit of news
By Paul Sullivan Tribune staff reporter
Published January 16, 2006, 9:15 PM CST
www.chicagotribune.com/sports/baseball/cubs/cs-060116cubs,1,4149567.story
Update 1/19/06
Both Len and Bob posted a review of the Cubs convention in the January WGN baseball blog.
photos from the convention are also available there.
Try these pages for stories from the convention...
www.chicagotribune.com/sports/baseball/cubs
www.suntimes.com/index/cubs.html
www.cubs.com
Photos from day three of the Cubs convention Be sure to click on "view other galleries" to access all of the available 2006 Cubs convention photos.
Try a search for "cubs convention" at www.ebay.com to see what people are selling there this week.
Atlanta Braves Disney World Spring Training Facility photos 2005
Happy Birthday Sammy Sosa!
Cubs trivia
# of MLB College Graduates in 2005 ???
Would you like Cubs related license plates?
White Sox, Illinois General Assembly, Senate ceremonies
Ryne Sandberg Day at Wrigley Field photos
The Cubs won 14-3. Now that's playing the game right!
WGN radio coverage of the Cubs convention
WGN radio coverage of the Cubs convention
(quotes from website)
Source:
http://wgnradio.com/guests/index.htm
Far more details at:
http://wgnradio.com/sports/cubscon2006sk...
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Chicago Cubs player portraits 1970's 1980's
St. Louis, MO Cardinals Caravan to visit Illinois
Sports Flash
Published Tuesday, January 10, 2006
Published Wednesday, January 11, 2006
Cardinals Caravan to stop in Litchfield
LITCHFIELD - The St. Louis Cardinals Caravan will stop at Litchfield High School's Simmons Gymnasium on Sunday between 6-8 p.m.
Cardinals players John Rodriguez and Larry Bigbie and former Cardinals Tom Lawless and Rick Horton are scheduled to attend, with Horton to serve as master of ceremonies.
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Cubs Caravan will stop short of Capital City
By JIM RUPPERT
SPORTS EDITOR
Published Thursday, January 12, 2006
Source for the above quotes...
http://www.sj-r.com
In other news...my dog left for doggie eternity last week so I've been looking online for a new k-9 family member. I've tried Petfinder searches in Illinois and Wisconsin and even found Tony LaRussa's animal rescue website at: www.arf.net .
http://www.arf.net/About_ARF/tony_elaine...
The experience has made me consider becoming a dog pound portrait photographer to help more dogs find good homes.
Cubs, Cards fans cell phones
Cub fan portraits
Cubs Caravan in the news...
Chicago Cubs Caravan set for Jan. 12 at Giovanni’s
http://www.rockrivertimes.com/index.pl?c...
Cubs Caravan revs up fans
Jan. 12, 2006 By Kass Stone
Post-Tribune correspondent
http://www.post-trib.com/cgi-bin/pto-sto...
Cubs spread cheer
Behind the dish: Catcher Barrett likes new additions, but says health is key
By Dick Goss sports editor
http://www.suburbanchicagonews.com/heral...
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Ernie, Billy, Ryno and Ron at Wrigley
Meet Derrek Lee and Carlos Zambrano in Rosemont, IL
Pitch & Hit Club of Chicago annual awards dinner
Quote from article:
Read the entire article at:
http://www.suburbanchicagonews.com/heraldnews/sports/4_2_JO04_GOSSCOL_S1.asp
(note: Pitch and hit event info is at the bottom of the page)
Chicago Cubs weblinks
Cubs convention and snow
What is it about the Cubs convention the brings the snow to Chicago?
The January 24, 2005 Tribune shared a story of Cubs players hitching rides in Chicago when no cabs were available in the snowstorm the weekend of the convention.
"I don't think they knew who we were," Ryan Dempster said over the weekend."
Let's see what we can expect this weekend...
Chicago weather radar:
http://weather.chicagotribune.com/radar/...
weather report
http://weather.chicagotribune.com/US/IL/...
The Chicago Tribune's weather blog
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local...
Photos from last year's Cubs convention...
Day One
http://www.mlb.com/chc/photogallery/pr/y...
Day 2
http://www.mlb.com/chc/photogallery/pr/y...
More photos
http://mlb.mlb.com/chc/photogallery/pr/y...
Click here for an ancient photo of a snow covered Wrigley Field
Cubs convention interviews at WGN audio archive
WGN-AM Sports Central Audio Archive
Includes Cubs Convention interviews and more.
http://wgnradio.com/shows/sp_central/aud...
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I've added more links to the Cubs convention Jan. 13-15 @ Hilton Chicago Hotel post. Even if you read that note yesterday, check thru the links again. I think you'll find some kewl content linked from there.
Cubs, Sox and Bears photos
White Sox Fan Convention Jan. 27-29 at the Hyatt Regency Chicago
White Sox Fan Convention Jan. 27-29 at the Hyatt Regency Chicago
http://chicago.whitesox.mlb.com/NASApp/m...
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Photos from last year's White Sox meet and greet events
http://chicago.whitesox.mlb.com/NASApp/m...
Braves announce Winter FanFest Feb. 4 at Turner Field
What other teams offer a fan fest / convention?
Atlanta Braves Spring Training 2005 photos
White Sox, Illinois General Assembly, Senate ceremonies
2007 Cubs convention, caravan, Disney vacation, etc.
Regarding the 2007 Cubs Convention...
Would you believe that the weekend passes for the 2007 Cubs Convention are already SOLD OUT.
That didn't take long.
Haven't heard a word about the Cub's caravan. Let me know if you hear anything about those events.
I'm having trouble finding an official page about that Cubs Disney vacation too. I wonder why.
Here's a contest page at wgncable.com regarding that Cub's Disney vacation.
Another event to check out is the Pitch and Hit Club
61st Annual Awards Dinner on Sunday, January 28, 2007.
More info here:
http://www.pitchandhitclub.org/banquet.h...
Photos from Ryne Sandberg Day at Wrigley Field
Cubs and fans trip to Disney World (photos!)
Len & Bob's baseball blog for December 15, 2006 includes photos from the Cubs and fans trip to Disney World.
http://blogs.trb.com/sports/custom/weblo...
Photos here.
http://wgntv.trb.com/sports/baseball/cubs/wgnsports-121506-disneygallery,0,6593101.photogallery
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I especially enjoyed the pic of Fergie Jenkins in his birthday cake hat. I received one of those for my birthday this year. It came from Uncle Fun's in Chicago.
http://www.unclefunchicago.com/
Feel free to reply. I'd love to hear about the Cubs Disney event and view more photos.
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Photos from Ryne Sandberg Day at Wrigley Field
Sandberg added to Cubs Caravan
Sandberg added to Cubs Caravan (12/18/2006 5:30 PM ET)
http://chicago.cubs.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/n...
CUBS CARAVAN ITINERARIES (from cubs.com)
http://chicago.cubs.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/c...
Photos from Ryne Sandberg Day at Wrigley Field
Iowa Cubs photos, Iowa Cubs convention pics, etc.
I found this wonderful website of Iowa Cubs photos today.
I'm really enjoying the photos by Larry Woolis.
You'll recognize some players from the Chicago Cubs on these pages.
Iowa Cubs Fanfest 2007 Snap Shots
You'll be impressed by who attended this event.
Wonderful portraits of the guests.
http://woolis.com/fanfest2007.htm
2006 Fanfest
http://woolis.com/Fanfest2006.htm
2007 Spring training
http://woolis.com/2007CubsSpringTraining.htm
2007 Iowa Cubs Photos
http://woolis.com/2007IowaCubs.htm
Vintage Iowa Cubs Photos
There are some surprises here for Cubs fans...
http://woolis.com/VintageIACubs.htm
2003 Cubs Spring training (it was a wonderful year)
http://woolis.com/2003_spring_training.htm
Enjoy the photos!
Reply here if you wish with your surprise finds from this website.
Cubs fans wishlist
Cubs fans TV listings
Ryne Sandberg Day
Cubs caravan 2008
Looks like once again, the Cubs aren't traveling South of Bloomington, IL...
The official webpage for the Cubs caravan is located at:
http://chicago.cubs.mlb.com/chc/community/com_caravan.jsp
Info for the Peoria Cubs caravan event can be found at this link.
Cory's WGN 2008 Cubs caravan blog reports
New site of the day:
Chicago / Cook Country restaurants
Photos of Chicago, Illinois and Cook County area restaurant food.
Includes "name that restaurant" challenges.
www.chicago-restaurants.blogspot.com/
Cubs vs. St. Louis Cardinals photos, Ryne Sandberg Day pics
Cubs fans TV listings
Cardinal's caravan in Illinois
WGN reporter Julian Crews visits Metropolis
2008 Cardinals caravan info- Springfield, IL
Cardinals Caravan coming to Litchfield
Rasmus looks forward to spring training heat with Cardinals
Webpage for the 2008 Cardinals Caravan at stlouis.cardinals.mlb.com
Cards Care Winter Warm-Up (Fan Festival)
Cubs vs. St. Louis Cardinals photos, Ryne Sandberg Day pics
Cubs fans TV listings
Iowa Cubs 2008 convention pics, etc.
woolis.com/fanfest2008.htm
Includes pictures of Larry Biittner, Orlando Cepeda, Bill Bell, Jake Fox, John Gilmore, Red Hollis, Tony Gwynn, Zach Hammes, Joel Hanrahan, Jeremy Hellickson, Fergie Jenkins, Ernie Johnson, Von Joshua, Pat Listach, Mike Mahoney, Mike Mason, Robin Roberts, Deene Ehlis, Mike Schmidt, Randy Wells and the Famous San Diego Chicken.
Related article:
FanFest: Cubs-killer Schmidt remembers classics
On April 17, 1976, at Wrigley Field, Schmidt hit four home runs to lead Philadelphia back from an 11-run deficit to beat the Chicago Cubs 18-16.
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Cubs vs. St. Louis Cardinals photos, Ryne Sandberg Day pics
Cubs fans TV listings
Chicago restaurant food photos
2008 Cubs convention
Websites to check for coverage of the 2008 Cubs fan fest convention...
Chicago Tribune's Cubs coverage
http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/baseball/cubs/
Sun Times Cubs coverage
http://www.suntimes.com/sports/baseball/cubs/index.html
Cubs Convention Schedule
http://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/story/2008/1/12/121528/808
Len & Bob's baseball blog - January 2008
Includes video from the 2nd Annual Len & Bob Bash.
http://blogs.trb.com/sports/custom/weblog/wgnsports/2008/01/
WGN Radio - Cubs Convention 2008 Coverage
http://wgnradio.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=39049&Itemid=182
WGN TV News reports from the convention...
http://wgntv.trb.com/sports/
Cubs Convention Reports -
Friday, Saturday and Sunday at 6:30, 10 and 12
Comcast Sportsnite
http://chicago.comcastsportsnet.com/SportsNite.asp
You might also want to Tivo the Chicago Tribune live program on Comcast.
http://chicago.comcastsportsnet.com/CTL.asp
Search blogs for "Cubs convention"
search for keywords "Cubs convention" photos
Cubs.com convention preview.
http://www.cubscast.com/
http://www.cubsconvention.com
Be sure to check the weather reports before heading out to the convention
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/weather/
Don't forget to wear a hat. It's cold out there! (I wonder if the WGN reporters get their unusual hats here.)
Have fun storming the castle!
Did you attend the Cubs convention? Share your stories and photos here!
Cubs vs. St. Louis Cardinals photos, Ryne Sandberg Day pics
Cubs fans TV listings
Name that Chicago restaurant
Lou Piniella Podcast - 720 WGN - 1-8-08
Lou Piniella Podcast - 720 WGN - 1-8-08
feeds.feedburner.com/wgnradio/piniella
Cubs vs. St. Louis Cardinals photos, Ryne Sandberg Day pics
Cubs fans TV listings