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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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Bartman refuses to cash in on foul ball incident
O, by the WayIn baseball lore, the legend of Chicago Cubs fan Steve Bartman seems destined to be one of the game???s more enduring and, it would appear, one the saddest. It has paradox. A rabid fan of his beloved Cubs, Bartman......Tags: Moises Alou, Luis Castillo, Major League Baseball
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Bidding for Cubs moves to round 2; Yankees discuss Bonds
From wire reportsTribune Co. is inviting at least three potential buyers who each submitted bids for the Chicago Cubs and Wrigley Field near or above $1 billion to participate in a second round of proposals, a person involved in the process told the Associated Press....Tags: Tribune Company, Hank Aaron, Kerry Wood, Major League Baseball, David Ortiz
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Bartman: a dark night's tale
In baseball lore, the legend of Chicago Cubs fan Steve Bartman seems destined to be one of the game's most enduring and saddest. It has paradox. A rabid fan of his beloved Cubs, Bartman nevertheless set in motion a chain reaction that helped steal a...Tags: Moises Alou, Luis Castillo, Major League Baseball, National League, Florida Marlins
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Cubs identify 3 potential buyers
THE ASSOCIATED PRESSNEW YORK — Tribune Co., which also owns the Orlando Sentinel, invited three potential buyers who submitted bids for the Chicago Cubs and Wrigley Field near or above $1 billion to participate in a second round of proposals, said a person involved...Tags: Tribune Company, Dallas Mavericks, Major League Baseball, Ameritrade Holding Corporation, Wrigley Field
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Today's TV highlights
++++++++++++++++++++ || 8 a.m. || Golf || Golf: Russian Open Championship second round. || || 8:30 a.m. || Versus || Cycling: Tour de France stage 19. || || Noon || TNT || Golf: Senior British Open Championship second round. || || 1 p.m. || CSN ||...Tags: Cycling, Major League Baseball, Auto Trends, NASCAR, National Basketball Association
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cubs not happy with draft fine
The Cubs plan to argue against an expected $500,000 fine from Major League Baseball for a pair of what MLB says are violations regarding the amateur draft. The decision is still under review, but the Cubs consider it nothing more than a couple of...Tags: Major League Baseball, Luis Gonzalez, Jim Edmonds
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Rick Morrissey's In the Wake of the News column on the Cubs
If you had a nickel for every time Lou Piniella talked about the Cubs' injuries this season, you would have enough money to cure finger blisters, if not cancer. Injuries. Boy, have the Cubs had them. Listen to what the head of the Wrigley Field triage...Tags: Alfonso Soriano, Rich Hill, Ben Sheets, Distilling and Brewing Industry, Mark Derosa
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Blister puts Kerry Wood on DL
Chicago Tribune reporterAfter going on the disabled list 11 times for various arm-related injuries over the years, Kerry Wood went down for the 12th time Thursday because of a slow-healing blister on his right index finger. "I've pretty much been [out of action] for the last...Tags: Jeff Samardzija, Moises Alou, Kerry Wood
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CUBS HOLD ON, TOP MARLINS
Chicago Tribune reporterThe Cubs are enjoying record attendance numbers, their highest TV ratings in years and a season in which they have been in sole possession of first place in the National League Central for the last two months. But it won't mean a thing if they don't get...Tags: Aramis Ramirez, Mark Derosa, Major League Baseball, National League, Wrigley Field
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What a relief _ Gossage a Hall of Famer at last
AP Sports WriterAs a kid, Rich Gossage's dreams never matched those of his father. "My dad always said, 'You're going to play in the big leagues some day,' " Gossage recalled. "I pooh-poohed that. I would be like, 'Aw, dad, please don't say that.' And sure enough, here...Tags: Hoyt Wilhelm, Mariano Rivera, John Wayne, Bowie Kuhn, Major League Baseball
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