Chicago Cubs, Wrigley Field and baseball history
Baseball history unpacked, September 22
A M-W-F digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB content, gathered from reputable sources. The legend of Jake the Snake and other stories.
Baseball history unpacked, September 20
A M-W-F digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB content, gathered from reputable sources. Ernie’s first homer, no-hitters, Ford Frick, and other tales.
Baseball history unpacked, September 18
A M-W-F digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB content, gathered from reputable sources, a little bit cheesy but nicely displayed. Happy birthday to Hall-of-Famer Ryne Sandberg and others.
Baseball history unpacked, September 15
A M-W-F digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB content, gathered from reputable sources, a little bit cheesy but nicely displayed. The Gnatural and other stories.
Baseball history unpacked, September 13
A M-W-F digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB content, gathered from reputable sources, a little bit cheesy but nicely displayed. Mills’ no-hitter and many other stories on a big day in MLB history.
Baseball history unpacked, September 11
A M-W-F digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB content, gathered from reputable sources, a little bit cheesy but nicely displayed. A busy day in baseball history!
Baseball history unpacked, September 8
A M-W-F digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB content, gathered from reputable sources, a little bit cheesy but nicely displayed. We boldly go where baseball history has been before.
Baseball history unpacked, September 6
A M-W-F digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB content, gathered from reputable sources, a little bit cheesy but nicely displayed. A Happy Birthday to Derrek Lee, plus other historical events.
Baseball history unpacked, September 4
A M-W-F digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB content, gathered from reputable sources, a little bit cheesy but nicely displayed. Sammy Sosa breaks Hack Wilson’s Cubs home run record on the way to an MVP, and other stories.
Baseball history unpacked, September 1
A M-W-F digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB content, gathered from reputable sources, a little bit cheesy but nicely displayed. Happy 24th birthday, Jordan Wicks! Tinkers, Evers, Chance, and others in today’s issue!
Baseball history unpacked, August 30
A M-W-F digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB content, gathered from reputable sources, a little bit cheesy but nicely displayed. Happy birthday, Carmen Fanzone!
Baseball history unpacked, August 28
A M-W-F digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB content, gathered from reputable sources, a little bit cheesy but nicely displayed. Sammy slugs, Sandberg clubs, and other stories.
Today in Cubs history: Kerry Wood strikes out 16 Reds
This great Wood K game has been nearly forgotten.
Baseball history unpacked, August 25
A M-W-F digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB content, gathered from reputable sources, a little bit cheesy but nicely displayed. No-hitters, Fergie under arrest, and other stories.
Baseball history unpacked, August 23
A M-W-F digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB content, gathered from reputable sources, a little bit cheesy but nicely displayed. Happy birthday to Dunkin’ Donuts franchisee Mark Bellhorn! Walter Johnson faces The Babe and other stories.
Baseball history unpacked, August 21
A M-W-F digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB content, gathered from reputable sources, a little bit cheesy but nicely displayed. No-hitters and forfeits and big numbers, oh boy!
Baseball history unpacked, August 18
A M-W-F digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB content, gathered from reputable sources, a little bit cheesy but nicely displayed. Seiya’s birthday and other stories.
Baseball history unpacked, August 16
A M-W-F digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB content, gathered from reputable sources, a little bit cheesy but nicely displayed. Happy birthday, to Yu Darvish, among others, farewell to Ray Chapman, Babe Ruth, and Bobby Thomson, and more.
Today in Cubs history: The time Fergie Jenkins threw bats on the field
This game might have been the trigger for the breakup of the great teams that never won anything.
Baseball history unpacked, August 14
A M-W-F digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB content, gathered from reputable sources, a little bit cheesy but nicely displayed. Dick Ellsworth, Bob Gibson, and more!
Today in Cubs history: David Bote hits an ultimate grand slam
I’m pretty sure you can never get enough of this one.
Today in Cubs history: The Field of Dreams game
A year ago today, the Cubs played in Iowa.
Baseball history unpacked, August 11
A M-W-F digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB content, gathered from reputable sources, a little bit cheesy but nicely displayed. No-hitters and perfect games and the Field of Dreams Game, oh my.
Today in Cubs history: The last game before the 1994 strike
No one knew at the time that the season was over, though some had a feeling.
Today in Cubs history: The real first night game at Wrigley Field
It was anticlimactic after the previous night’s hoopla, but the Cubs won.
Baseball history unpacked, August 9
A M-W-F digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB content, gathered from reputable sources, a little bit cheesy but nicely displayed. Some notable birthdays and on-field exploits.
Baseball history unpacked, August 7
A M-W-F digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB content, gathered from reputable sources, a little bit cheesy but nicely displayed. Maddux’ 300th and other stories.
Baseball history unpacked, August 4
A M-W-F digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB content, gathered from reputable sources, a little bit cheesy but nicely displayed. So many things happened on this day in baseball and general history — you have to read to see!
Today in Cubs history: The Cubs and Giants combine for 11 runs in the eighth inning
Think Tuesday’s game was high-scoring? This one was crazy.
Baseball history unpacked, August 2
A M-W-F digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB content, gathered from reputable sources, a little bit cheesy but nicely displayed. The Dodgers have bright yellow balls, Walter Johnson debuts, Thurman Munson and Vin Scully pass on, and many other stories.
Baseball history unpacked, July 31
A M-W-F digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB content, gathered from reputable sources, a little bit cheesy but nicely displayed. Happy birthday to Leon Durham, Mike Bielecki, and others, plus a plethora of good stories.
Baseball history unpacked, July 28
A M-W-F digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB content, gathered from reputable sources and nicely displayed. The first-ever MLB no-hitter, perfect games and more! Happy birthday to Mellow Carmelo Martinez!