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Yes, They Really Did Close The Upper Deck At Wrigley In The 1970's (A Photo Essay)
This remarkable photo, part of a photoset of Chicago pictures I acquired from eBay member "nicepictures" (who graciously gave permission to post it here), clearly shows something which a number of us ...
The Cubs' West Side Grounds, Honored At Last
Almost a year ago, on September 6, 2008, a ceremony was held on the Near West Side of Chicago, at 912 S. Wood Street, which was the site of the West Side Grounds, where the Cubs played from 1893-1915....
The Best Base Stealers Since 1900
If the stolen base is the lost art, what does that make the caught stealing? Using the SQL database I decided to find the best basestealing runs created (.22*SB - .38*CS as BSRC) by the decade. The re...
Marquis Madness: Cubs 9, Mets 5
It's kind of weird, this week's worth of "meaningless" games. For one thing, they're not completely meaningless -- the Cubs are facing teams they could possibly face in October, so this gives them a c...
Four: Cubs 5, Brewers 4
We stand on the cusp of history every single night, or so it seems. Last night's thrilling 5-4 Cubs win over the Brewers, reducing the magic number to four (thanks to the Marlins' 5-1 win over the Ast...
Almost Famous: Cubs 6, Astros 1
Sitting in my house still in the afterglow of last night's magnificent performance, I watched Ted Lilly pile up no-hit innings and thought, "This really would top everything, if he could go back-to-ba...
History! Cubs' Z No-Hits Astros, 5-0
Photo by Miriam Romain MILWAUKEE -- It starts with recognition. Early in the game, by the second inning, you note to yourself, "Hmmm. Z's got really good stuff today. If everything breaks h...
Remembering The Past...
... so, to paraphrase George Santayana, perhaps the Cubs will repeat it. After blazing through the first five months of this year with nothing worse than a four-game losing streak, the Cubs have no...
Honoring History
The restless ghosts of Cubs past are at peace this afternoon. In front of about 100 fans, assorted dignitaries and a five-piece band playing music from a century ago, the memory of the Chicago Na...
Righting History
SDN-003242, Chicago Daily News negatives collection, Chicago Historical Society The Cubs played in the ballpark you see above before they were even known as the Cubs, beginning in 1893. When the...
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