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Brooks eager to play for Maddon, Cubs

MESA, Ariz. -- There's Aaron Brooks, the former NFL quarterback who played for the Saints and the Raiders, and there's Aaron Brooks, currently a guard on the Chicago Bulls' NBA team. Don't confuse either of them with Aaron Brooks, a right-hander now with the Cubs. Some have gotten the three mixed up.

"I've talked to [the Bulls' Brooks] on Twitter before because everybody thinks I'm him," said the Cubs' Brooks, whose Twitter handle is @aaronbrooksCHC. "People keep tagging me. ... All they have to do is look at the profile picture and they'll know it's not me.