On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, Bleed Cubbie Blue is pleased to present a light-hearted, Cubs-centric look at baseball’s colorful past, with plenty of the lore and various narratives to follow as they unfold over the course of time. Here’s a handy Cubs timeline, to help you follow along.
Going to stop here for a minute to acknowledge my dad, who passed 8/11/1999. He was a huge Cubs and Sammy Sosa fan whose favorite player all-time was Phil Cavarretta.
If you can be the first to tell us where the cover image was shot, you win 10,000 BCB bucks, legally tender nowhere on earth but desirable nonetheless, like a no-prize.