Baseball-Commissioner-For-Life-Unless-I-Step-Down-In-2009 Bud Selig announced today, that in tune with the downsizing that's rampant in American society today, the Chicago Cubs and Chicago White Sox will become one team, effective immediately.
They will be known as the Chicago White Cubs, and their logo will be as follows:
This move is expected to strengthen the team, as players such as Ross Gload, Chris Widger, and Neifi Perez will no longer be needed.
However, it was also announced that pitchers Freddy Garcia, Brandon McCarthy, and Javier Vazquez will immediately be placed on the disabled list with, respectively, elbow, shoulder and knee problems.
Since it could not be agreed whether the team should play at Wrigley Field or U.S. Cellular Field, the club will outsource its home games to the city of Hyderabad, India. Season ticket holders will be reimbursed for travel expenses, and the new Wrigley Field bleachers will be moved there as soon as possible.
All games will be televised via WGN, but cable subscribers will have to pay a surcharge of $10 per game due to the extra cost of satellite transmissions from India.
Team colors are to be announced later.
Finally, there will be a tag-team wrestling match on Sunday between Dusty Baker and Ozzie Guillen, to decide who will manage the White Cubs.
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dammit
not funny!priorpwnz - April 1, 2006
although
I do like the logo ;xpriorpwnz - April 1, 2006
white cubs = polar bears?
bye bye old style, hello klondike bars. mmmmmmm.dc60123 @ Bleed Cubbie Blue - April 1, 2006
Aarrrgh!!!
My eyes! My eyes!hokie316 - April 1, 2006
way to go al
I didn't get fooled, but I did think for a brief moment that I had gone to the wrong site.NC Cubs Fan - April 1, 2006
Definitely..
I was like "what the hell???"mikew - April 1, 2006
heh
me too, I thought my browser was messed up or something.priorpwnz - April 1, 2006
Good Joke
I knew it was an April 1 story immediately, but like NC Cubs Fan, thought I was on the wront site.tex - April 1, 2006
Harrelson and Santo together!
Yikes! I'm gone!SonnyJ9 - April 1, 2006
LOL!
Now THAT would be a broadcast to avoid!Al Yellon - April 1, 2006
harrelson plus santo..
"You can put it on the board OHH NOOO!!'mike @ Bleed Cubbie Blue - April 1, 2006
I thought, "Great! Now what's wrong
with my computer. Then I saw Al's quote on the side and remembered it was April 1. Al, your shoelace is untied.teacher tom - April 1, 2006
And you guys...
... for more of this, go have a look at South Side Sox.Al Yellon - April 1, 2006
Yeah, very nice!
I had to see if the Sox site was decked out in Cubbie blue after I saw the new decorations here. Very nice! Kudos to both sites.daubs - April 1, 2006
I had no idea...
there was even a "Cubs Playoffs Episode" of Punky Brewster until now.This color scheme has gotta go...
bison - April 1, 2006
maybe...
... tomorrow....Al Yellon - April 1, 2006
God!!!!
I almost had a heartattack when I opened this site. "Oh no! The Sox hacked our site!!!!!!!"cubbiejulie - April 1, 2006
I opened it....
and I also thought I was at the wrong site. Then, I saw the post was by Al, and I was confused. But then I was like, "It's April! Yay!!!"Does this mean I have to change my sig to Cubbie white always sparkles in my eyes? :)
sparkles721 - April 1, 2006
My big chance
When I joined the Sox I never expected to get a shot as a starter. With the big guns all hurt I have to step up. Coop's done a great job, had a lot of faith in me and I'm not going to let him down.I hear India is nice. We should draw big crowds but road trips are going to be a real pain. Speaking of pain, when I woke up today my shoulder hurt. Its probably nothing.
BTW - Who do I talk to about the new logo?
MattThorton - April 1, 2006
Can We Change Back Now??
This April Fools stuff is already getting old...cubsfan2883 - April 1, 2006
Hey!
Maybe YOU'VE seen it, but not everyone has yet...Al Yellon - April 1, 2006
out of curiosity
I went to south side sox, and noticed that they are sporting colors and logos we are used to seeing here. Cubs fans and sox fans uniting? what's next?mike @ Bleed Cubbie Blue - April 1, 2006
hey...
... the folks over there seemed to like the change!;)
Al Yellon - April 1, 2006
I can only speak for myself
Blue is nice but red is cooler.MattThorton - April 1, 2006
Here's something else funny....
... both South Side Sox and I have google ads on the right sidebar.For some reason, mine is a single tower ad today.
But on his, three of the five ads are for CUBS tickets.
Al Yellon - April 1, 2006
damn!
You got me!Makes me long for the days of Sidd Finch and his 168 mph fastball!
drone1047 @ Bleed Cubbie Blue - April 1, 2006
WoW!
Got me too! I was so confised for about thirty seconds!Kinky Reggae - April 1, 2006
Oh
and "confised" was my april fools joke...HA! I really meant confused!Kinky Reggae - April 1, 2006
This confused me...
at 6:00 this morning. I really thought I was on the Sox page. Nice one Al.ccd - April 1, 2006
Kudos
This shows that Cubs and Sox fans can coexist and not be stupid about it. That being said, I just ran a half marathon up here in Green Bay and I didn't feel like throwing up once. This great April Fool's Joke by Al did what the race couldn't do.TkGoUWGB - April 1, 2006
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