Sports 101

The Chicago Cubs have been in the MLB since the 1870’s and have been much decorated. The Cubs have brought through many Hall of Fame names such as Ernie Banks and Ryne Sandberg. Through the many years that the Cubs have been playing baseball they have done what all clubs hope of doing and that is winning.

One of the most memorable things that will never leave a true Cubs fan is in 2003 when Steve Bartman knocked the ball away from Moises Alou and he dropped the ball which led to a series of errors and hits for the Marlins and eventually led to the Cubs losing the game 8-3. This was a deciding point in the series because after this win the Marlins would take the Cubs to a game seven where the Cubs would lose 9-6 in the decisive game 7. In the Cubs time they have won 2 World Championships the last being in 1908 and the previous one in 1907. After the horrific incident in 2003 the Cubs have failed to make it past the NLDS but are still the power horse in the N.L Central.

Although the Cubs have had very troubled times in the playoffs they have had bright spots in certain positions such as catcher where Geovanny Soto lead the rookie pack in the MLB and was the rookie of the year. They also have acquired some big names like Rich Harden an ace from the Athletic s and veteran closer from the Marlins Kevin Gregg. Through the Cubs youth they have a good chance of ending their 101 years without a World Series win.

 All baseball fans know about the Cubs from their success and especially Cubs fans know that from everything that the Cubs have to offer that they can win a World Series. That is just a little bit of what the Chicago Cubs have done in their years.