The Mariners are considering giving Felix Hernandez a healthy extension, while the Marlins payroll has baseball upset. The Dodgers have a new TV deal and President Roosevelt gets involved with baseball.

An airline strike and a brawl involving fans highlighted this game, which was suspended after nine innings. How did those two unrelated-to-baseball things happen? You're invited to one of the wildest Cub events of the 1970s, dear reader.

There are more links than you could shake a virtual stick at in today's Cub Tracks. There's plenty of news to talk about coming out of Cub Convention as we start the countdown to spring training.

Another game has been added to the already-lengthy 2013 Cubs spring-training schedule. It's one you might want to check out if you're headed there.

The Cubs will have their usual array of giveaways during the 2013 season. Here's a complete list of the swag.

The Cubs added a power hitter in his prime in '78, but still finished second-to-last in the National League in home runs. Home run prowess, though, won the team one long extra-inning game in Los Angeles.

The baseball world takes note of the passing of two Hall of Famers and a legendary college coach. Braves pitchers are excited to pitch for Team USA. Adam Kennedy is looking for a job and Hal McCoy is looking for a ride.

The Cubs and Reds played a game in late summer 1977 that, to this day, is one of the wildest and most memorable games ever played at Wrigley Field.

At the convention, the Cubs unveiled a five-year plan to restore Wrigley Field to its former glory and in so doing, bring player and fan amenities up to 21st-Century standards.