Archive for the ‘Announcements’ Category

Tune in to WGN Radio 720 on Saturday night at around 6:30 P.M. CST as Zach Baliva (Sneetch) from the Chicago Sportscast Network and CSN’s Cubscast will be interviewed by Alex Goldfayn on the Technology Tailor show.

The founders of CSN are planning on making a big announcement on the show, so please do tune in if you have a chance. We’re undertaking a huge new project and we need your help! For those out of the range of 720 AM, or for those with headphones on at work, we invite you to listen over the Internet for free.

UPDATE:

We didn’t have enough time to make our big announcement during the interview, but if you’re looking for more details on that please visit the Chicago Sportscast Network website.

We’re happy to announce that coming up this weekend, the Cubscast crew will be broadcasting from Mesa, Arizona on Friday March 23rd - Monday March 26th.

Please stay tuned for some very special podcasts right from the heart of the action. Who will slip and fall in their hot tub while we’re in town? Who will make an “official” minor league start? Right now it’s anyone’s guess, but here’s hoping Sneetch’s name makes either of these dubious lists.

And if you’re planning to be in the Mesa area over the dates mentioned above and are interested in meeting Lou, Sneetch, and Sheps, just send an e-mail to hosts@cubscast.com and we’ll send you more information on that. It’s your opportunity to punch one or all of us in the face!

We’ve kept you waiting long enough, and are proud to finally announce that our first ever “designer” t-shirts are available for purchase for the low price of $15 each, or three for $40, which includes shipping costs to anywhere in the U.S.

The shirts turned out to be more popular than we thought at the 22nd Annual Cubs Convention, and each shirt is a limited edition, so pick yours up today at the CSN Store.

Here’s what one proud owner of a brand new Cubscast t-shirt had to say:

I rocked the COMPLETELY AWESOME Lester Strode shirt to work yesterday. In my 9am meeting with my boss he said:

“What’s Strode? Is Strode work appropriate?”

“Well, it’s Lester Strode.”

*long pause*

“Ok, then.”

Stay tuned in the next few weeks for announcements on additional exclusive shirts brought to you by Cubscast along with our affiliate podcasts such as Bearscast and Bullscast.

Many thanks for everyone that dropped by our booth and entered our free drawing at this past weekend’s Cubs Convention in Chicago. Listed below are the winners. Congrats!

Video iPod: Lisa V.
iPod Shuffle: Gary A.
iPod Shuffle: Mel C.
iTunes Gift Card: Sarah F.
iTunes Gift Card: Jennifer S.
iTunes Gift Card: Kevin H.

Autographed “Cubs Nation” Book: Richard W.
“Wrigleyworld” Book: Brian M.
“Boys of Spring” DVD: Bill H.

Cubscast “Excuses” Shirt: Kathy A.
Cubscast “Piniella” Shirt: Matt B.
Cubscast “Strode” Shirt: Ryan L.
Moonlight Graham Prize Pack: Zack W.
Moonlight Graham Prize Pack: Jessica O.
Moonlight Graham Prize Pack: Kate L.
Moonlight Graham Prize Pack: George V.
Moonlight Graham Prize Pack: Elizabeth H.
Moonlight Graham Prize Pack: Laura B.
Moonlight Graham Prize Pack: David N.
Moonlight Graham Prize Pack: Brian B.

Stay tuned to Cubscast in the upcoming weeks for a brand new contest announcement as well as plenty of opportunities to win cool prizes like those above.

Thanks again to everyone that participated at this year’s convention!

UPDATE: The shirts are now for sale.

As announced in today’s episode, we’re very proud to present to the world our first ever “designer” t-shirts soon to be available for the low price of just $15 each, or three for $40, which includes shipping costs to anywhere in the U.S. Ah, but what about taxes you might ask? Fear not, we don’t pay ‘em, and neither will you. Take that, Washington fat cats.

So you’re probably wondering, why design and sell t-shirts when you are already independently wealthy as the proprietors of a multi-billion dollar podcasting network? The answer is simple- the recent announcement of the Apple iPhone was a major blow to Cubscast and the Chicago Sportscast Network. You see, our team of engineers and designers had us just days away from presenting to the world our own smart phone with mp3 player and touch sensitive control screen when Steve Jobs decided to shoot off his big mouth and steal our thunder. Yes, the iPhone has ruined the market for the C2P2 (Chi-Cast Pod Phone) which would have run on the now defunct SneetchSpeed platform.

Out the millions we sunk into the development of the C2P2, we figured the best way to make that money back was with t-shirts. They may not be as fancy as the iPhone, but they get much better battery life.

The “Strode”
Celebrate Lester Strode, the Cubs new bullpen coach. Front and back images.

In Piniella We Trustiella
Dusty who?

Excuses
From cranky shoulders to genetic looseness, to oscillating fans, keep track of the bizarre ways the Cubs land on the DL. Check them off as you go and add your own with included free Sharpie!

More info to come on the shirts soon, but we wanted to get these out there before Apple had a chance to Job us again. We have received the first batch of shirts and they all look wonderful, truly high quality screen printing and quality materials. We can’t wait to share them with the world, so stay tuned.

UPDATE: Thanks to everyone that participated in this contest, you’ll hear a variety of entries in our special holiday show that debuts on Christmas Eve. Stay tuned!

As mentioned on today’s episode, this week we are inviting everyone out there to participate in a brand new Cubscast contest.

Santa has asked us to help him determine which Cubs players and personnel (or any sports figures/personalities) have been naughty or nice in 2006 and we need your help!

To enter, call the Cubscast voicemail box at 773-828-4396 and let us know who’s been naughty and who’s been nice. Don’t forget to leave your first name and the city/state you’re calling from!

Contest ends Thursday December 21st. A first prize winner, chosen by the Cubscast hosts based on humor and originality, will be announced on our special upcoming holiday episode on Christmas Eve. Santa guarantees it’s cool…but hey, it’s hard to trust a guy that claims he sees elves everywhere.

Thanks for participating and good luck!

As announced in a recent episode, we’ve added a brand new “interactive map” feature to the Cubscast website that allows you to let everyone know where you’re listening from. It works for locations in the states and around the world, so we hope Cubs fans in Oklahoma, China, Jersey City, Argentina, Chicago, England, and everywhere else try this out. To add yourself, just go to cubscast.com/map and click on “Add” at the top right of the map.

We’d love to know where you live. Not because we’re creeps, but because we care. Also, the map is as anonymous as you’d like it to be. A few people are adding their names and photos, and others are opting not to. Either way, thanks for your help and Go Cubs!