Blagojevich Cubs

Cubs Manager Piniella Didn't Take Blagojevich's Advice

Chicago Tribune | Paul Sullivan | Posted 05.18.2009 | Chicago


Lou Piniella shrugged off a Tribune story that revealed ex- Gov. Rod Blagojevich sent him a lineup suggestion in a 2007 letter. "I've talked to him, b...

Blagojevich's Cubs Advice To Lou Piniella

Chicago Tribune | Todd Lighty and Robert Becker | Posted 05.17.2009 | Chicago


Like any frustrated Cubs fan, former Gov. Rod Blagojevich had his own ideas about how manager Lou Piniella should run the team....

Blagojevich Aide, Cubs Consultant Discussed 'Opportunities'

Associated Press | JOHN O'CONNOR | Posted 04.09.2009 | Chicago


A sports consultant helping Tribune Co. with a potential Wrigley Field sale wrote an e-mail to Gov. Rod Blagojevich's top aide that said the results o...

This Was Our Year

Brett Ashley McKenzie | Posted 11.06.2008 | Chicago


Brett Ashley McKenzie

You can lose Game One and still come back. You can lose Game Two and still come back. But not if you play to lose. Not if those "Not again" fears drown out the optimism.

A Pirates' Fan's Lament: I Feel Your Pain (Kind Of)

Jon Greenberg | Posted 11.06.2008 | Chicago


Jon Greenberg

The economy's in the toilet, your 401(k) is worth as much as Neifi Perez's autograph, and the White Sox are still playing while the Cubs are scheduling tee times in Scottsdale.

Blago Wants Cuban To Own Cubs

RedEye | Tracy Swartz | Posted 10.12.2008 | Chicago


Gov. Blagojevich is pulling for Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban to own the Cubs. The Gov. to RedEye: Mark Cuban is a great American success story...