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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 · Jan 14, 2023

Baseball quiz: Gone but not forgotten

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

Chicago Sun-Times · Jan 14, 2023

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 · Jan 14, 2023

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 · Jan 13, 2023

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 · Jan 11, 2023

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 · Jan 10, 2023

‘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 · Jan 10, 2023

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 · Jan 10, 2023

In baseball, three truly is a magic number

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

Chicago Sun-Times · Jan 7, 2023

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.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jan 7, 2023