But also consider that from 1926-39 — 14 straight years — the Cubs had a winning record each year, won four pennants in the 14 years, finished 2nd three other times, and won 90 or more games six times.

In other words, for those 14 years they were the powerhouse we’d like them to be starting now.

Then the next nine years, they had only two winning seasons. It does seem like revisionist history 60 years later, but I could see how someone in 1948 could have viewed that year’s Cubs as “beginning to be losers” after having all those winning years in the 20’s and 30’s.