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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 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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Sherrill to make star turn
Sun reporterWhen he was traded from the Seattle Mariners to the Orioles in February as part of the Erik Bedard deal, George Sherrill couldn't get one thought out of his head. He wondered why a team committed to rebuilding would want a reliever who turned 31 in April....Tags: Major League Baseball, Terry Francona, Kevin Youkilis, Miguel Tejada, Kosuke Fukudome
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Hockey game planned at Wrigley Field
According to a published report, it looks like there will be hockey at Wrigley Field, the home of the Chicago Cubs. The Minneapolis Star-Tribune reports that the Chicago Blackhawks and Detroit Red Wings plan to participate in the National Hockey League'...Tags: Major League Baseball, Wrigley Field, National Hockey League, Chicago Blackhawks, Detroit Red Wings
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Bosox, Cubs each put 7 players on All-Star rosters
The World Series champion Red Sox will bring seven players to the home of their biggest rival for the All-Star game on July 15. The Chicago Cubs also wound up with seven when rosters were announced Sunday, perhaps further evidence this really is a charmed...Tags: Major League Baseball, Terry Francona, Kyle Lohse, Kevin Youkilis, Ryan Dempster
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Mets' All-Star Wagner just doesn't shine
david.lennon@newsday.comPHILADELPHIA The Mets really do have more than one All-Star. General manager Omar Minaya, flush with the Wilpons' cash, put a bunch of them on his roster. But the Mets remain stuck at .500 (44-44) and mired in third place because none of their All-Stars,...Tags: Major League Baseball, Billy Wagner, Milwaukee Brewers, Armando Benitez, Carlos Beltran
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Bosox, Cubs each put 7 players on All-Star rosters
AP Baseball WriterPerhaps Manny Ramirez, Jonathan Papelbon and several Boston teammates should have stored their gear at Yankee Stadium this weekend. They're coming back real soon. The World Series champion Red Sox will bring seven players to the home of their...Tags: Major League Baseball, Terry Francona, Kyle Lohse, Kevin Youkilis, Ryan Dempster
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Ramirez, Uggla land All-Star spots
South Florida Sun-SentinelHanley Ramirez stopped in mid-sentence Sunday afternoon, reached into his locker and produced a large white envelope. Inside the broken gold seal was the formal invitation from Major League Baseball he'd been waiting for his whole life. From his...Tags: Major League Baseball, Florida Marlins, Milwaukee Brewers, Philadelphia Phillies, Gary Sheffield
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Alfonso Soriano slowly working his way back to Cubs lineup
ST. LOUIS — Alfonso Soriano says he's looking to return to the Cubs for the first series after the All-Star break in Houston. Whether he will go on a minor-league rehab has yet to be determined. Manager Lou Piniella said a decision would be made...Tags: Major League Baseball, Rich Hill, Jim Edmonds, Albert Pujols, Kerry Wood
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Ozzie Guillen really does answer his e-mail
Ozzie Guillen talks a lot about the e-mails fans send him. You couldn't get through any of the recent Cubs-White Sox games without hearing him talking about the electronic abuse he receives. He has made his e-mail address ( OzzieGuillen13@hotmail.com)...Tags: Major League Baseball, Wrigley Field, American League, Carlos Quentin, Jose Contreras
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Guillen really does answer his e-mail
Ozzie Guillen talks a lot about the e-mails fans send him. You couldn't get through any of the recent Cubs- White Sox games without hearing him talking about the electronic abuse he receives. He has made his e-mail address ( OzzieGuillen13@hotmail.com)...Tags: Major League Baseball, Ozzie Guillen, Wrigley Field, American League, Carlos Quentin
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Cubs take series finale from Cardinals
Chicago Tribune reporterST. LOUIS — In a 35-day stretch that ended Sunday on a steamy afternoon at Busch Stadium, the Cubs survived two West Coast trips, two City Series, a day trip from Toronto to Cooperstown to Tampa Bay, manager Lou Piniella's Tropicana Field homecoming...Tags: Steve Trachsel, Sean Marshall, Ryan Theriot, AAA, Lou Piniella
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