Just One Bad Century
A Cubs blog by the editor-in-chief of the website www.justonebadcentury.com
Wednesday, July 29, 2009
Buy me
I'm talking about the t-shirt and/or the hat.
You can get either one of them here.
Thursday, July 23, 2009
Ron Santo & Diabetes
On this date in 1971, Ron Santo admitted that he was a diabetic. In this video he talks about the challenges he faced, including the scariest moment of playing with diabetes...it somehow resulted in a home run.
Wednesday, July 22, 2009
Glenn Beckert's hitting streak
Today in 1968, Glenn Beckert extended his hitting streak to 27 games.
That hitting streak is among the most cherished Cubs memories of WDRV afternoon host Bobby Skafish. He told us all about it in this exclusive video...
Thursday, July 16, 2009
Keep it, kid
On this date in 1916, the Chicago Cubs became the first team to allow their fans to keep the balls hit into the stands.
Imagine if that rule had never been instituted. Would it have made a difference on a certain date in 2003?
Thursday, July 9, 2009
Tom Hanks
Tom Hanks is 53 years old today. Remember his immortal words: "There's no crying in baseball."
Tuesday, July 7, 2009
Rookie of the Year
This movie was released on this day in 1993...
Sunday, July 5, 2009
Goose & Cashman
Goose Gossage is celebrating a birthday today
. The former Cubs hurler (and Hall of Famer) is 58 years old.
Terry Cashman,
the writer/performer of this baseball song about the Cubs
, is also celebrating a birthday. He's exactly ten years older than Goose.
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