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10A Video Blast From The Cubs' Past
The way it used to be -- both for television and the Cubs.
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It Was 30 Years Ago Today
It's hard to believe that three decades have gone by since a Cub manager's famous postgame outburst.
A Very Odd Cubs Coincidence
You remember the Bartman play. (The national media won't let us forget.) But did you know something almost exactly like it happened in a famous Cubs game, 19 years earlier?
A Game From Cubs History: September 13, 1998
The Cubs and Brewers scored a combined 72 runs in their three-game series as the Cubs fought for a wild-card spot. This game might have been the wildest of all three.
A Game From Cubs History: September 21, 1997
The Cubs and their fans said farewell to a future Hall of Famer on this sunny September Sunday.
A Game From Cubs History: September 13, 1996
Another September collapse ruined a possible winning record, and perhaps even contention for a division title.
A Game From Cubs History: September 25, 1995
The Cubs roared to a wild finish of this strike-shortened season; one game in that streak was particularly memorable.
A Game From Cubs History: April 6, 1993
In 1993, it had been more than 20 years since the last Cubs no-hitter. In just the year's second game, a new Cub came close to breaking that drought.
A Game From Cubs History: September 30, 1992
Greg Maddux was a Cub from his first professional pitch until the end of 1992. He should have stayed a Cub forever. Oh, well.
A Game From Cubs History: April 21, 1991
Most of this history series has memorialized Cubs victories. The Cubs didn't win this game, but the way in which they lost it was particularly memorable.
A Game From Cubs History: April 10, 1990
As they had five years earlier, the Cubs tried to defend their National League East title. And just as happened five years earlier, they failed.
A Game From Cubs History: July 20, 1989
The Cubs, again quite unexpectedly, won a division title in 1989 -- and in part, it was because of wacky wins like this one.
A Game From Cubs History: August 8, 1988
The Cubs wanted to begin the night-game era at Wrigley Field on 8-8-88. Mother Nature, though, had other ideas.
A Game From Cubs History: June 3, 1987
The Cubs did something on this date that they haven't been able to do in the 25 years since.
A Game From Cubs History: September 2, 1986
When you're finished reading this post, you'll be ready to stump your friends with a cool trivia question involving an all-time great player.
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A History Of Cubs Scorecard Artwork: 1916-1981
During the Wrigley ownership of the Chicago Cubs, intricate and clever artwork adorned the covers of the team's Wrigley Field scorecards. Here are images of all of them (save two), and a bit of the history behind them.
A Game From Cubs History: September 30, 1984
Six days after the Cubs clinched the National League East championship in Pittsburgh, something truly special happened at Wrigley Field.
A Game From Cubs History: April 29, 1983
The Cubs got off to a bad start in 1983 and lost a game in a particularly bad way. That sent a certain Cubs employee over the edge.
A Game From Cubs History: August 17, 1982
The Cubs were under new ownership in 1982, with many new players. That didn't stop them from losing games in almost incomprehensible ways.
A Game From Cubs History: September 24, 1981
The 1981 Cubs were lucky there was a player strike. If not for that, they likely would have posted the worst record in franchise history -- even though they were sort of in a pennant race at season's end. How? Read on.
A Game From Cubs History: May 28, 1980
The Cubs won a suspended game started on this date in a most unusual way.
A Game From Cubs History: May 10, 1979
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.
A Game From Cubs History: May 14, 1978
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.
A Game From Cubs History: July 28, 1977
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.
A Game From Cubs History: April 17, 1976
Mike Schmidt of the Phillies was one of the biggest Cub-killers during the 1970s. Here's one of his greatest games.
A Game From Cubs History: June 3, 1975
For two months the '75 Cubs played like playoff contenders. Then they remembered they had a horrific pitching staff, and flopped into a last-place tie with the Montreal Expos.
