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Day Two of 2011 Cubs Convention in Tweets
ClarkAddison ClarkAddison:Â Dave Kingman is hangin’ at Kitty O’Shea’s, watching football. #CubsCon ClarkAddison ClarkAddison:Â It’s melt down time for the kids! Parents, get those kids fed & to bed! #CubsCon ClarkAddison ClarkAddison:Â Carlos Pena is talking World Series. Not a bad thing. #CubsCon ClarkAddison ClarkAddison:Â Koyie Hill still signing autographs, 30mins after his appearance. Good [...]
January 16, 2011
Tags: 2011 Chicago Cubs, Cubs Convention, Twitter Posted in: Chicago, event, feature, live report, manager, Mike Quade, Team Ownership 
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Day One of 2011 Cubs Convention in Tweets
ClarkAddison ClarkAddison: I bought a couple. RT @CubsInsider: You can get Cubs Charities 50/50 raffle tickets for $5 downstairs #CubsCon http://yfrog.com/h8aiyhoj  ClarkAddison ClarkAddison: ROCKSTARS: RT @ataccini: @JulieDiCaro @aisle424 @danieldschell @adambuckled @tonyafathead @fatheaddesign #CubsCon http://twitpic.com/3q3a1j  ClarkAddison ClarkAddison: New meaning to “Let’s Play Two” RT @cubfanMike: certainly not Harwell, he was a true gentleman. No Mr Cub! [...]
January 14, 2011
Tags: 2011 Chicago Cubs, Cubs Convention, Twitter Posted in: event, feature, live report One Comment
Reporting live from the Cubs Convention
Beginning tomorrow and running through Sunday is the 26th annual Cubs Fan Convention at the Hilton & Towers on South Michigan Avenue in the great city of Chicago. After 25 consecutive years of waffling on whether or not to attend my first Cubs Convention, I’ve finally decided to grab my camera and go this year. [...]
January 13, 2011
Tags: 2011 Chicago Cubs, Cubs Convention, event, Twitter Posted in: Chicago, event, feature, live report, news, observations One Comment
Bobby Dernier works with Peoria Chiefs
One of the heroes of the ’84 Cubs and one of the few solid leadoff men in recent Cubs history, Bobby Dernier is with the Peoria Chiefs today. His role with the organization is Baserunning Coordinator, travelling throughout the ranks, teaching the Cubs hopefuls a thing or two about the game. In the press box [...]
May 8, 2010
Tags: Bobby Dernier, coaching Posted in: coaching, feature, fielding, game day, live report, Minor League Baseball, observations, oldschool One Comment
Batting practice photos
Batting practice has just concluded. It’s chilly and the guys were pretty bundled up but I was able to get a few photos.
May 8, 2010
Tags: batting practice, bunting, Hak-Ju Lee, Justin Bour Posted in: feature, game day, game of baseball, live report, Minor League Baseball One Comment
Live coverage of Chiefs vs Cougars at 5pm today
Join me here on the Clark-Addison Cubs Fan Blog and on Twitter @ClarkAddison for live coverage of the Cubs class-A minor league affiliate, the Peoria Chiefs vs Kane County Cougars from Elfstom Stadium in Geneva, IL today beginning at 5:00pm!
May 8, 2010
Tags: Elfstrom Stadium, Kane County Cougars, Peoria Chiefs, Twitter Posted in: announcement, CubHub.net Site Update, feature, game day, live report, Minor League Baseball One Comment
Live coverage of Peoria Chiefs vs Kane County Cougars
I will be reporting *live* from Elfstrom Stadium, home of the Kane County Cougars on Saturday May 8, 2010 when the Cougars play the Peoria Chiefs, class-A affiliate of the Chicago Cubs! Stay tuned on the Clark-Addison Cubs Fan Blog and follow my on Twitter @ClarkAddison for real-time updates, photos and commentary from the game…first [...]
May 7, 2010
Tags: Chicago Cubs, Elfstrom Stadium, Kane County Cougars, Peoria Chiefs, Twitter Posted in: announcement, CubHub.net Site Update, feature, game day, Minor League Baseball, news No Comments
On the Cubs beat with Bruce Miles
Possibly one of the great jobs to have is that of beat writer for a major league baseball team. Free tickets, great seats, access to all aspects of the game… my view from the cheap seats (i.e. as a blogger) is being a beat writer is a great gig to have. That may well be, but of [...]
April 26, 2009
Tags: beat writer, Bleed Cubbie Blue, blog, Bruce Miles, Chicago's Inside Pitch, Cubbies, Daily Herald, Desipio, Goat Riders, Harry Caray, Hire Jim Essian, Ivy Chat, Mark Cuban, MLBtradeRumors, North Side Baseball, Paul Sullivan, Rod Beck, Rush, Ryan Dempster, The Natural, Tim Dierkes Posted in: book, feature, game of baseball, interview, the media No Comments
The Pat Hughes Interview – Part 3
In the third and final installment of our exclusive interview with Pat Hughes, the Voice of the Chicago Cubs, we cover a range of topics. The first clip begins with Pat’s favorite visitor to the broadcast booth: Jimmy Buffett. Then he goes into keeping the broadcast interesting in spite of the many bad teams he’s [...]
April 3, 2009
Tags: Andy Masur, Baseball Voices, Bob Uecker, Bruce Miles, Cory Provus, Harry Caray, Jimmy Buffett, Milton Bradley, Pat Hughes, Ron Santo Posted in: feature, interview, the media No Comments
Review: Cubs Annual 2009
The Cubs Annual 2009 from Maple Street Press looks like a magazine but reads like a book. With 128 glossy color pages there are just two advertisements; one for the Boise Cubs minor league affiliate and the other for the publisher. Edited by ubiquitous Cubs expert Al Yellon of popular blog Bleed Cubbie Blue, this volume is packed [...]
April 2, 2009
Tags: Al Yellon, Bleed Cubbie Blue, book, Bruce Miles, Cubs Annual 2009, George Castle, Len Kasper, Maple Street Press, Paul Sullivan Posted in: book, feature, review 3 Comments
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