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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 i...
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 i...
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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Zambrano may miss only one start
Chicago Tribune reporterCarlos Zambrano showed up for his rescheduled MRI, his anti-inflammatory shot and the charter flight to Cincinnati, all in one day. The Cubs now hope he will show up for a start next weekend in Houston, only two weeks before the beginning of the...Tags: Mark Derosa, Sean Marshall, Ted Lilly, Jason Marquis, Ryan Dempster
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Cubs fans have reason to worry
Cubs fans, I'm here for you. What you think might be bits of the sky beginning to fall could be just bird poop. You're welcome. Cubs ace Carlos Zambrano had his much-anticipated, somewhat-delayed MRI on Thursday, and the Cubs are reporting the test...Tags: Sean Marshall, Lou Piniella, Major League Baseball, National League, Carlos Zambrano
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Mervyn's lawsuit alleges assets used to fund buyout
Chicago Tribune reporterA lawsuit filed this week as part of Mervyn's Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization alleges that the retailer's "valuable" real estate assets—store-owned locations and below-market leases—were stripped of their value and used partly to...Tags: Prosecution, Tribune Co., Chicago Real Estate, Wrigley Field, Leveraged Buyouts
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Aybar, Tampa hold off N.Y.
Wire reportsScott Kazmir allowed one hit in six scoreless innings, and Tampa Bay's bullpen weathered ninth-inning home runs by Derek Jeter and Alex Rodriguez to hang on for a 7-5 victory over the New York Yankees on Thursday night. Willy Aybar homered and drove in...Tags: Philadelphia Phillies, Boston Red Sox, New York Yankees, Bobby Abreu, Steve Smith
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Paging Dr. Heimlich
Streaking toward October at an unstoppable pace, the Cubs suddenly dropped five games in a row, and now fans are all choking on their Cracker Jacks. Carlos Zambrano left one game complaining of a sore arm, Rich Harden allowed that he wasn't feeling so...Tags: Chicago White Sox, Milwaukee Brewers, Major League Baseball, Derrek Lee, Carlos Zambrano
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Battle of the Manuels
Special to amNewYorkWhen the Phillies and Mets renew their rivalry this weekend, the differences between Mets manager Jerry Manuel and Phillies skipper Charlie Manuel will be obvious. The former is a thin, bespectacled 54-year-old from Georgia who reads Tolstoy. The...Tags: Softball, Philadelphia Phillies, Brian Schneider, Philadelphia 76ers, Nolan Ryan
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Don't worry, Cubs fans: Playoffs are secure
Here's the unfortunate state of affairs for the Cubs' fearful fans: It's going to be a long, long September. That was the case before Carlos Zambrano dropped down three-quarters and threw that one fastball at 90 m.p.h. the other night, the pitch that...Tags: Arizona Diamondbacks, New York Mets, Alfonso Soriano, Lou Piniella, Randy Johnson
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Finding Harris' fountain of youth
Tommie Harris had the body of a 35-year-old.
That was the professional opinion of one NFL doctor for a team considering whether to draft Harris in the first round of the 2004 draft.
According to an executive with that team who recalled those words...Tags: National Football League, Lovie Smith, Medical Conditions, Medical Staff, Brian Urlacher
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Piniella seeking 'a little streak'
As July was winding down, the Cubs were unbeatable at Wrigley Field but were only 22-30 on the road. Oh, my, what has happened since. Losers of five straight games at home, the Cubs have won 12 of their last 13 road games, starting with a July 27 four-...Tags: Kosuke Fukudome, Wrigley Field, Lou Piniella, Houston Astros
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Milwaukee Brewers lose fourth in a row
Associated PressMILWAUKEE — Mike Cameron and Jeff Suppan were brought to the Brewers for their postseason experience, and both had the same message Thursday night. "Keep pushing, keep pushing, keep pushing until [the end]," Cameron said. "Then you look up and...Tags: San Diego Padres, Distilling and Brewing Industry, Milwaukee Brewers, Major League Baseball, Mike Cameron
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Phillies 3B coach Smith suspended two games
Philadelphia Phillies third-base coach Steve Smith was suspended Thursday for two games and fined because of an argument with umpires during a game in Chicago last week. On Aug. 29, Philadelphia put runners at the corners with two outs in the top of...Tags: Philadelphia Phillies, Steve Smith, New York Mets, Jeff Samardzija, Major League Baseball
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Zambrano has shot for tendinitis
Cubs ace Carlos Zambrano has right rotator cuff tendinitis and inflammation, an MRI confirmed Thursday, a potential obstacle to Chicago's chances of winning the World Series for the first time in a century. Zambrano received a shot of anti-...Tags: Sean Marshall, Major League Baseball, Houston Astros, Carlos Zambrano
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