Baffoe: Look Forward With Cubs' Departure From WGN Radio, Not Backward
Don't scream for tradition when tradition has created zero championships in the past 100 years.
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Don't scream for tradition when tradition has created zero championships in the past 100 years.
Someday, it has to get better kid. Someday.
In former Cubs broadcaster Bob Brenly's words, his negotiations with the Cubs on a new deal this offseason just sort of fell apart.
Former Cubs broadcaster Bob Brenly said that he was planning to return to the Cubs booth last year but it fell through at the last minute, according to a report in the Chicago Tribune.
Len Kasper has a partner again.
The search for a Cubs TV color analyst seems to be down to five men. And in typical Cub fashion not a one of the names is terribly exciting.
The Cubs search for Bob Brenly's replacement might end sooner rather than later.
As WGN looks to fill the spot left by Bob Brenly after he bolted to Arizona to join the Diamondbacks' broadcast team last month, the network will reportedly interview former Cub Dan Plesac.
With former Cubs TV color analyst Bob Brenly off to Arizona, the search for his replacement is in full force.
When it comes to replacing Bob Brenly in the TV booth, the Chicago Cubs don't just need a color man for 2013.
One day after leaving the Cubs broadcast booth, Bob Brenly was named the TV analyst for the Arizona Diamondbacks.
Here's the picture Matt Spiegel was talking about.
If you're looking for a reason to watch the 26-49 Cubs, look no further than Anthony Rizzo.
Former Diamondbacks manager and current Cubs TV color analyst Bob Brenly said if the Cubs came to him about managing, he would be interested.
Shouldn't the White Sox be asking, "What about Bob?" You know, as in Brenly.
TBS announced Tuesday that Cubs television color commentator Bob Brenly will team up with Dick Stockton for the Major League Baseball post-season.
In order to find a White Sox manager with an ego, image and reputation as large as the one that Sox skipper Ozzie Guillen currently carries in the Windy City – and, I'd say, nationwide – you have to hearken back a full quarter-century to the Comiskey Park reign of Tony LaRussa.
Just three days after Comcast Sports Net studio analyst Todd Hollandsworth blasted Cubs third baseman Aramis Ramirez on The McNeil and Spiegel Show on 670 The Score, Cubs television analyst Bob Brenly took his turn firing shots on the show by going after Carlos Zambrano.
The Cubs have the second worst record in baseball, and haven't really been in the NL Central race since back in May. The assumption is that sooner rather than later the team would begin calling up some of it's prospects.
Cubs broadcaster Len Kasper has signed a five-year extension to remain with the team through 2016.
After being swept by their rivals, things went from bad to worse for the Chicago Cubs when starting pitcher Carlos Zambrano called the team's performance this season "embarrassing."
Chicago Cubs shortstop Starlin Castro had an amazing start to his 2011 season. Through the first month of the season he had a .348 batting average with 18 runs scored, 12 runs batted in and two triples.
At 21-years old, Starlin Castro has reached the major leagues far sooner than anyone would have reasonably expected. It was his offensive talent that got him to this point, but his defensive abilities aren't too far behind.
People living in Chicago's Lakeview East neighborhood have been at the center of a delivery pilot program, and most of them aren't happy with the robots or in favor of expanding their footprint.
Chicago police were investigating a string of four carjackings within an hour on Wednesday, two of which turned deadly.
Married since 1998, Iowa couple Spencer and Sinikka Waugh now have his-and-hers campaign yard signs, as he pursues a state House seat and she runs for state Senate.
Juan Espinoza Martinez will stay behind bars as the federal government moves to deport him.
A dead body was found in the South Branch of the Chicago River Thursday afternoon.
Married since 1998, Iowa couple Spencer and Sinikka Waugh now have his-and-hers campaign yard signs, as he pursues a state House seat and she runs for state Senate.
Friday is the deadline for Congress to strike a deal to keep the U.S. Department of Homeland Security funded, and .S. Rep. Mike Quigley (D-Illinois) is calling for ICE to be "dismantled."
Inexperienced prosecutors are testing FACE Act in their case against Don Lemon. But the law has constitutional problems that make it untenable to charge misconduct in a house of worship.
The Senate failed to advance a measure to fund the Department of Homeland Security on Thursday, paving the way for another partial government shutdown without a last-minute breakthrough.
Early voting for the 2026 primary began Thursday morning for anyone who lives within the Chicago city limits.
This week marks Identity Theft Awareness Week, and Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza emphasized some safety tips Monday for avoiding and dealing with identity theft.
A controversial data center in Naperville, Illinois, could be the cause to pack a city council meeting there on Tuesday night.
Police in the west Chicago suburb of Geneva are warning of a scam involving spoofed phone numbers.
Protesters on Tuesday were cranking up the heat on Peoples Gas over a recently proposed rate hike that would add an additional $10 to $11 a month to utility bills.
A lawsuit filed late last month took Chicago-based McDonald's to task over the McRib sandwich, calling its name a form of false advertising.
Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital announced this week that it is planning to open a new pediatric hospital in the west Chicago suburb of Downers Grove.
It has been nearly six years since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, and one of the many questions doctors are still working to answer concerns the long-term effects.
Leaders from Cook County, the Illinois Department of Human Services, and the Greater Chicago Food Depository denounced changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program on Wednesday.
The University of Chicago Medicine Comprehensive Cancer Center has received a grant from The Ralph Lauren Corporate Foundation for a new cancer center.
Chicago's Lurie Children's Hospital said Tuesday that it is no longer initiating gender-affirming medical treatment for minors.
With his name now hanging in the rafters, former Chicago Bulls guard Derrick Rose is helping the United Center with its major redevelopment.
A potential bidding war is taking shape for the Daily Herald, the newspaper of record for suburban Chicago.
A Near West Side diner known for drawing in Blackhawks fans and players is up for sale.
January may be the coldest time of the year, but Chicago is already looking forward to summer farmers' markets.
A development proposal issued this month calls for the replacement of a building housing a Giordiano's pizzeria in Chicago's Lakeview neighborhood with a new mixed-use building with 28 residential units.
"Dawson's Creek" and "Varsity Blues" star James Van Der Beek has died at 48 years old.
The 31-year-old Puerto Rican artist Bad Bunny took the stage on Sunday dressed in all white, donning a jersey with his last name, Ocasio, and the number 64.
Brad Arnold, the founder and lead singer of the 3 Doors Down has died following "his courageous battle with cancer," the rock band announced Saturday on social media.
Bad Bunny took the stage at halftime for the 2026 Super Bowl. Here's who else performed at Super Bowl 60.
Gamers across the world can now recreate drone strikes in Ukraine from the comfort of their own home, with this newly released game.
People living in Chicago's Lakeview East neighborhood have been at the center of a delivery pilot program, and most of them aren't happy with the robots or in favor of expanding their footprint.
A horse was rescued and is doing well after wandering out of her pasture and falling into an icy swimming pool in Ohio.
As investigators continue their efforts to find Today Show host Savannah Guthrie's mother Nancy, they are asking neighbors near the Guthrie home to check their cameras.
Two drivers were injured in a crash in Huntley, Illinois, northwest of Chicago on Thursday morning.
U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly is running to fill the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Dick Durbin this election as he retires. Here is her full interview with CBS Chicago political reporter Chris Tye.
Chicago police were investigating a string of four carjackings within an hour on Wednesday, two of which turned deadly.
People living in Chicago's Lakeview East neighborhood have been at the center of a delivery pilot program, and most of them aren't happy with the robots or in favor of expanding their footprint.
A dead body was found in the South Branch of the Chicago River Thursday afternoon.
Married since 1998, Iowa couple Spencer and Sinikka Waugh now have his-and-hers campaign yard signs, as he pursues a state House seat and she runs for state Senate.
Juan Espinoza Martinez will stay behind bars as the federal government moves to deport him.
CBS News Chicago is tracking what led to the death of an 8-year-old boy in Round Lake Beach and whether state officials were aware of any red flags before his murder.
This is due in part to the new "Big Beautiful Bill" and job cuts at the Internal Revenue Service.
Fewer Chicago kids are getting the dental care they need, and some dentists are blaming Chicago Public Schools.
Cynthia Eason recounted the moment Chicago police officers raided her family's home in 2018.
Water bills could be going up in several Chicago suburbs and other parts of Illinois, as Illinois American Water seeks a rate increase to fund infrastructure improvements.
With his name now hanging in the rafters, former Chicago Bulls guard Derrick Rose is helping the United Center with its major redevelopment.
After Iowa, Portage, and Gary joined the talks for the Bears' new stadium, leaders in Arlington Heights say this is now, more than ever, about keeping the team in Illinois.
Cade Horton, who won't have the innings restrictions like he did last year, when he still finished second in National League Rookie of the Year voting.
Payton Pritchard scored 26 points and the Boston Celtics rolled past the Chicago Bulls 124-105 on Wednesday night in the final game for both teams before the All-Star break.
The tournament has a rich history in Chicago, but this year's event has added significance for the athletes.
A man pleaded guilty Thursday to the murders of two brothers — both of them U.S. Marines — in Cicero, Illinois, more than three decades ago.
A man was sentenced to two consecutive terms of life in prison Wednesday for the murders of two men in an attempted robbery Chicago's Chinatown six years ago.
A Chicago man has been charged with robbing and beating a CTA passenger on board a Red Line train last fall.
A man was shot and killed early Wednesday during a carjacking in Chicago's Northalsted district, and the car that was stolen might have been used in a deadly shooting a short time later in Bronzeville.
Police said the suspected shooter, an 18-year-old resident of the community where the school is located, was found dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
