Summary
The Chicago Cubs, one of the oldest professional sports franchises in North America, played their first National League game on April 25, 1876. Coincidentally, they also have the longest championship droughts among the major sports, having gone an entire century since last winning the World Series in 1908.
The Cubs have not even gone to the Series since 1945, when local tavern owner William "Billygoat" Sianis placed a curse on the team after they refused to let his goat into a World Series game against Detroit. The tag "lovable losers" is synonymous with the Cubs, who finished in the bottom half of the league standings in every season...
The Cubs have not even gone to the Series since 1945, when local tavern owner William "Billygoat" Sianis placed a curse on the team after they refused to let his goat into a World Series game against Detroit. The tag "lovable losers" is synonymous with the Cubs, who finished in the bottom half of the league standings in every season...
The Chicago Cubs, one of the oldest professional sports franchises in North America, played their first National League game on April 25, 1876. Coincidentally, they also have the longest championship droughts among the major sports, having gone an entire century since last winning the World Series in 1908.
The Cubs have not even gone to the Series since 1945, when local tavern owner William "Billygoat" Sianis placed a curse on the team after they refused to let his goat into a World Series game against Detroit. The tag "lovable losers" is synonymous with the Cubs, who finished in the bottom half of the league standings in every season from 1947-66. As former broadcaster Jack Brickhouse once lamented: "Anyone can have a bad century." The 1969 team that blew an 8 1/2 game lead to the New York Mets after leading its division most of the season remains one of the most beloved in Chicago history in spite of its infamous collapse. On the few occasions the Cubs have come close since, fate has somehow intervened. The most recent example occurred in 2003, when the Cubs were within five outs of advancing to the World Series before losing to Florida in Game 6 of the National League Championship Series, in what is now known as the "Bartman game."
The Cubs have not even gone to the Series since 1945, when local tavern owner William "Billygoat" Sianis placed a curse on the team after they refused to let his goat into a World Series game against Detroit. The tag "lovable losers" is synonymous with the Cubs, who finished in the bottom half of the league standings in every season from 1947-66. As former broadcaster Jack Brickhouse once lamented: "Anyone can have a bad century." The 1969 team that blew an 8 1/2 game lead to the New York Mets after leading its division most of the season remains one of the most beloved in Chicago history in spite of its infamous collapse. On the few occasions the Cubs have come close since, fate has somehow intervened. The most recent example occurred in 2003, when the Cubs were within five outs of advancing to the World Series before losing to Florida in Game 6 of the National League Championship Series, in what is now known as the "Bartman game."
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THIS DAY AT THE OLD BALLPARK
July 9, 1969, at Shea Stadium: Tom Seaver allowed one baserunner, a one-out, ninth-inning single to Jim Qualls, in a 4-0 win over the Cubs. Seaver struck out 11. July 9, 1932, at Yankee Stadium: Ben Chapman hit three homers, two inside-the-park, as the...Tags: Tom Seaver, Major League Baseball, Baseball
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Titletown at Wrigley?
We get that ESPN wanted a live venue with screaming fans for Mike Ditka and the ESPN types to appear at for the Chicago segment of its Titletown USA competition. But its choice of locale is too easy of a punch line. Maybe if it was showcasing the 1963...Tags: ESPN, Soldier Field, Wrigley Field, Mike Ditka
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What's the deal?
Who went where in the Cubs' trade Tuesday with the A's: What the Cubs got RICH HARDEN Righty is 5-1, 2.34 this season in 13 starts with 10.75 Ks/9 (tops in MLB). Spent month on DL with right shoulder strain, his 6th trip in 6 seasons. He has only 1...Tags: Matt Murton, Sean Gallagher, Iowa, Eric Patterson
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Cubs land Harden from Athletics
The Chicago Cubs acquired pitcher Rich Harden from the Oakland Athletics in a six-player trade yesterday, a day after the rival Milwaukee Brewers landed CC Sabathia. The Cubs received the righthanded Harden and pitcher Chad Gaudin for pitcher Sean...Tags: Physical Fitness, Milwaukee Brewers, Major League Baseball, Baseball, Matt Murton
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Cubs trade for A's ace Harden
The Chicago Cubs acquired pitcher Rich Harden from the Oakland Athletics in a six-player trade Tuesday, a day after the rival Milwaukee Brewers landed CC Sabathia. The Cubs received the right-handed Harden and righty Chad Gaudin for pitcher Sean...Tags: Josh Hamilton, Milwaukee Brewers, Major League Baseball, Lance Berkman, Baseball
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Not to be outdone by Brewers, Cubs get Harden from Athletics
From wire reportsThe Chicago Cubs acquired pitcher Rich Harden yesterday from the Oakland Athletics in a six-player trade, a day after the rival Milwaukee Brewers landed CC Sabathia. The Cubs will receive right-handers Harden and Chad Gaudin for pitcher Sean Gallagher,...Tags: Distilling and Brewing Industry, Therapies, Physical Fitness, Pablo Ozuna, Roy Oswalt
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Turning up the heat
MILWAUKEE—No, that didn't take long. Fans were pouring into a sold-out Miller Park for the CC Sabathia lovefest when a bulletin rolled in from Chicago: The Cubs had done everything in their power to answer the Milwaukee Brewers' Sabathia trade,...Tags: Distilling and Brewing Industry, National League, Milwaukee Brewers, Don Sutton, Major League Baseball
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New teammates hail Harden, are talking Series
Chicago Tribune reporterHow much of a difference could Rich Harden make in the Cubs' rotation, especially after the division-rival Brewers landed CC Sabathia? All the difference in the World (Series), if you believe third baseman Aramis Ramirez. "That's the way you do it,"...Tags: Ryan Dempster, Spring Training, All Stars, Ryan Theriot, Milwaukee Brewers
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Cubs acquire Rich Harden in 6-player deal with Athletics
Chicago Tribune reporterAlthough Rich Harden comes with a "fragile" sticker attached to his baggage, he also comes without the high price tag of possibly valuable merchandise. Harden, one of baseball's biggest "ifs," didn't cost all that much in present-day talent or in...Tags: Matt Murton, National League, Sean Gallagher, Basketball, Milwaukee Brewers
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Dempster pitches Cubs past Reds
Chicago Tribune reporterWhether the Cubs were responding Tuesday to Milwaukee's acquisition of CC Sabathia by trading for Rich Harden was of little concern to Cubs manager Lou Piniella. "All I do is concern myself with the Chicago Cubs," Piniella said. "And we have gotten...Tags: Ryan Dempster, Jim Edmonds, National League, Geovany Soto, Jerry Hairston
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