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"The Cubs: 99 Years of Misery" on ESPN.com

Since I didn't see it posted elsellwhere, I thought I would post it here:

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=cubs/0919&sportCat=mlb

It breaks down every year from 1909 to 2007 in little capsule form.  It's not too bad and it does a good job of giving Cubs history for those who don't know much about it.

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Nice.

Something to eat up my last three hours at work.

You don't snipe in Carrington!

by neverAcquiesce on Mar 28, 2008 3:03 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Don't stop at the intro paragraphs

I was afraid it would all be black cats and bartman--but it is really informative

by TC Cubby on Mar 28, 2008 3:09 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Sigh.

I'm tired of hearing about this, aren't you? Don't we all know about the 99/100 years already?

Let's look forward to THIS year.

"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx

by Al on Mar 28, 2008 3:50 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Actually

I think most of us here don't know about the Cubs of the teens and twenties. And while you do, I think most don't even know about the 50s, 60s, and 70s. I don't think very many people around here are aware of the Roy Smalley era, and how truly dreadful the Cubs (and Smalley) were then. Heck, even for people in their middle age, Roy Smalley is that guy who played for the Twins and Yankees.

It's obviously too brief and it's mostly a concept--let's look at every year and decide what or when it went wrong. But it's not a bad short history of the team.

Sure, we're all tired of the hook, but if having to hear about a century of failure is the worst thing we have to endure this season, then we're blessed.

It's a girl! Born 1-18-08. 2246 PST. 8 lbs. 1 oz.

by Josh77 on Mar 28, 2008 5:08 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

True.

Learning about team history is a fine thing. If anyone really wants to do that, I'd recommend Peter Golenbock's "Wrigleyville". Excellent history of the Cubs.

"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx

by Al on Mar 28, 2008 8:20 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

I guess I'm a masochist

Thanks for the link but I couldn't help myself and went straight to 1969.

A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings. ~Earl Wilson

by tucsoncubsfan on Mar 28, 2008 4:00 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Yesterday

I referred to it in my post, but its alright. I forgot about it, lol. Thanks for the post...

"I can accept failure, but I can't accept not trying" - Michael Jordan, the one and only...

by LPLancer23 on Mar 28, 2008 4:01 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

As usual,

ESPN's the first one with the story....oh, wait I forgot about FOXSports' story, Yahoo! Sports' story, the SI.com feature, the 3-4 AOL Fanhouse entries, and The Comunist Who Shall Not Be Named's constant allusions.

This crap is going to get really old, really fast.

"I've always felt that starting pitching is the most important part of the rotation." - Joe Morgan, Sunday Night Baseball 8-12-07

by gary varsho on Mar 28, 2008 4:09 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

"Communist"?

n/t

"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx

by Al on Mar 28, 2008 8:20 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yikes!

left out the "l" That's one hell of a howler, though!

"I've always felt that starting pitching is the most important part of the rotation." - Joe Morgan, Sunday Night Baseball 8-12-07

by gary varsho on Mar 29, 2008 9:52 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Ah yes

the thirties. I say bring 'em back!

"You can't take life to seriously, you don't get out of it alive"

by wild bill on Mar 28, 2008 5:38 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Just read the article.

I'm with Al, too cliche. I'm looking foward to this year (as Lilly gives up 2 HRs in the 1st)

Bleeding Cubbie Blue since 1985.

by Bricks and Ivy on Mar 28, 2008 9:28 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

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