Piniella to attend Redsfest

The voting is over for our "All Decade" Cub catcher. Thanks to all of you who voted! Our next position to vote on is first base! Please keep in mind, votes are based on performances in a Cub uniform starting in the year 2000. Our poll for first basemen in located on the right sidebar of our blog's mainpage. Please vote! Also feel free to comment on this post with your thoughts or email me at cubsblogmailbag@aol.com.

In other Cub related news, Cubs manager Lou Piniella will be making an appearance at Redsfest, the Red's version of the Cubs Convention, on Friday December 4th. The fest is a two day event Friday and Saturday. Former Cubs manager Dusty Baker will also be there. Here is the full list of players and staff to appear at Redfest 2009. Reds.com- Piniella will be introduced on the main stage with members of his old team on the Duke Energy Center main stage at 6:30 p.m. ET.

The Cubs Convention will be held at the Hilton Chicago January 15-17!
Here is the rest of the 2009-2010 Offseason MLB Teams Fan Fest Schedule:

• Brewers on Deck: Sunday, January 31 at Midwest Airlines Center, downtown
• Cardinals Winter Warmup 2010: Jan. 16-18
• Mariners Fan Fest: January 30& 31
• Marlins Fanfest: February 13, 2010
• Pirates Fan Fest: January 29-31
• Rangers Fanfest: January 30
• Royals Fanfest: Jan. 15-16
• (White) Sox Fest: Jan. 22-24

But none of them will come close to matching our Convention.