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Chicago Cubs

Chicago Cubs
MLB
Established1870
Major league affiliations
National League (1876 - present)
Central Division (1994 - present)
Retired numbers10, 14, 23, 26, 31, 31, 42
ColorsBlue, Red, White      
Chicago Cubs (1903 - present)
Chicago Orphans (1898 � 1902) *Chicago Colts (1890 � 1897) *Chicago White Stockings (1870 � 1871, 1874 � 1889) (a.k.a. Remnants 1898 � 1901)
Other nicknamesThe Cubbies, The North Siders, The Boys in Blue, Chicago's team
Ballpark
Wrigley Field (1916 - present)
:*a.k.a. Cubs Park (1920 � 1926) :*a.k.a. Weeghman Park (1916 � 1920) *West Side Park (II) (1893 � 1915) *South Side Park (1891 � 1893) *West Side Park (I) (1885 � 1891) *Lakefront Park (II) (1883 � 1884) *Lakefront Park (I) (1878 � 1882) **23rd Street Grounds (1875 � 1877) *Ogden Park (1874) *23rd Street Grounds (1874) *Union Base-Ball Grounds (1871) *Dexter Park (1870)
Major league titles
World Series titles19081907 ((2))
NL Pennants194519381935 • 1932
1929 • 1918 • 1910 • 1908
1907 • 1906 • 1886 • 1885
1882 • 1881 • 1880 • 1876 ((16))
Central Division titles200820072003 ((3))
East Division titles (2)19891984
Wild card berths1998 ((1))
OwnerFamily trust of Joe Ricketts
Day-to-day control/Chairman: Tom Ricketts
Team President: Crane Kenney
ManagerMike Quade

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The Chicago Cubs is an American professional baseball team based in Chicago, Illinois.

They are members of the Central Division of Major League Baseball's National League. They are one of two Major League clubs based in Chicago (the other being the Chicago White Sox). The Cubs are also one of the two remaining charter members of the National League (the other being the Atlanta Braves).

The Cubs have not won the World Series in 102 years, a longer championship drought than that of any other major North American professional sports team,

and are often referred to as "The Lovable Losers" because of this distinction. They are also known as "The North Siders" because Wrigley Field, their home park since 1916, is located in Chicago's north side Lake View community at 1060 West Addison Street. The Cubs have rivalries with the St. Louis Cardinals, the Milwaukee Brewers, the Houston Astros, and the cross-town White Sox.

The club, which is the oldest active team in major North American sports still currently in its original city (only the Braves, who were also professionally founded in 1871 and did not lose two years due to the Great Chicago Fire, have played longer), is currently owned by a family trust of TD Ameritrade founder Joe Ricketts, with his son Tom Ricketts operating the team on a daily basis. The Cubs were previously owned by the Wrigley Company and the Chicago Tribune.

Chicago Cubs Video

Go to www.sportsbuzz.com and enter Promo Code BUZZVid11 for a 14-day FREE trial subscription. Pearl Jam's Eddie Vedder lets his passion for his favorite team shine through in this tribute song to the Chicago Cubs in this video by MOUTHPIECESPORTS personality Brian Dryfhout.
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Good article on the event here: www.chicagoreader.com Elia clearly regrets his ourburst. "I made some comments that I don't even know how they came out of my mouth, because they were not comments that I normally would make. Never in my wildest dreams did I think somebody would run out of there and put it on the air." 1983 turned out to be Elia's final year as the Cubs' manager. Many have argued that Grobstein's tape sealed upper management's decision to fire Elia. Grobstein heartily disagrees. He commented recently that "the tirade and my tape did not get Lee Elia fired - the team starting to suck again did." Whatever the case, the tirade is now 25 years old, solidly entrenched in the firmament of baseball lore...and is TOTALLY AWESOME. Enjoy.
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A video about the 2008 Chicago Cubs with the "Go Cubs Go" song in it. It has the few new players, and the original players. Picture Quality is great. Everybody please visit the site below, plenty of great deals. www.CubsDeals.com Compare prices on Chicago Cubs fan gear from top online retailers and auctioneers. Get the best deals on Cubs jerseys, tickets, hats, and more.
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On April 25, 1976 at Dodger Stadium, Rick Monday of the Chicago Cubs, grabbed and secured the American flag from two individuals as they were attempting to burn our flag in the middle of the playing field. It was an outstanding display of American Patriotism. Due to the numerous references to 'allah' and insistence that their chairs be faced in a certain direction while being questioned, the two, a father and his son, were described to be muslims by several security personnel including an off duty police officer in attendance at the game who went down to the security room soon after the incident. Others claim that the two, William Errol Thomas and his brother, later corrected to be Thomas and his 11 year old son (not identified due to his age) were war protesters. Others claimed Thomas escaped from a mental institution, others said that his wife was being held illegally and against her will in a mental institution and various other claims. Regardless, it's probably safe to say that what they attempted to do was a disgrace to our American Flag and every American citizen. Aside from public ridicule, Thomas incurred minimal legal actions for his actions. He was fined $60 for trespassing and placed on probation for a year. No formal charges were filed against his 11 year old son who was treated as a juvenile offender. Something that was also confusing was obtaining the flag burner's real name. Security personnel at the stadium said that his name was William Errol Morris <b>...</b>
4.13 min. | 4.85 user rating
A video about the 2007 chicago cubs with the song "Go Cubs Go" in it. It has a lot of the new players in it also. The picture quality is Great!!! Everybody please visit the site below. Great deals. www.CubsDeals.com Compare prices on Chicago Cubs fan gear from top online retailers and auctioneers. Get the best deals on Cubs jerseys, tickets, hats, and more.
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Visit www.your-fun-stop.com to purchase this as a ringtone for your iPhone. Hear and sing along with Harry Caray performing the 7th inning stretch "Take me out to the ball game" Visit www.your-fun-stop.com to purchase this video.
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The 3rd edition of the Go Cubs Go Video's. This video, of course, includes the new cubs, and present cubs. The Song is : Go Cubs Go, by Steve Goodman. Everybody, check out this website below for some great deals. www.CubsDeals.com Compare prices on Chicago Cubs fan gear from top online retailers and auctioneers. Get the best deals on Cubs jerseys, tickets, hats, and more.
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Straight No Chaser singing the National Anthem at Wrigley Field in Chicago. Visit www.sncmusic.com to order a copy of Christmas Cheers, and www.sncmusic.com for more information.
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These guys had quite a large crowd around them at a Chicago Cubs game and you can see why. They are Extremely entertaining and earned every bit of money they received.
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The Chicago Cubs Etch features more players and detail then any work I've ever created. This piece took over 100 hours. I dont usually say this but I think it is my best work to date. I've put more time and effort into this piece than any other Etch. Ever. To get a free print of the Cubs Etch A Sketch, see more of my work or to download the song go to: www.gvetchedintime.com This work is all done on an Etch A Sketch and is one continuous line. Thanks for watching and go Cubs!
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Quick take: Rockies 5, Cubs 3 - ESPN (blog) Tweet this news
ESPN (blog)--CHICAGO -- A quick look at the -Chicago Cubs-' 5-3 loss to the Colorado Rockies on Monday night at Wrigley Field. The good: Kosuke Fukudome had a career-best five-hit night and Darwin Barney hit his first major league home run in the ... - Date : Tue, 26 Apr 2011 04:49:11 GMT+00:00
Headed Back In Time To Wrigley Field - Hartford Courant Tweet this news
Hartford Courant--Folks were wheeling and steering their shopping carts like there was no tomorrow when amid the masses of humanity appeared this woman in a blue -Chicago Cubs- shirt. Her back was to me. I couldn't resist. "So are you a -Chi - Date : Thu, 28 Apr 2011 07:02:29 GMT+00:00
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Terre Haute Tribune Star--TERRE HAUTE � For many, many years, the number of live games televised on WGN has been cited as perhaps the main reason for the popularity of the -Chicago Cubs- (it's got to be something besides masochism, right?). I'm - Date : Thu, 28 Apr 2011 09:14:35 GMT+00:00
Los Angeles Dodgers activate Vicente Padilla, put righty in bullpen - ESPN Tweet this news
ESPN--CHICAGO -- As expected, the Los Angeles Dodgers activated veteran right-hander Vicente Padilla from the 15-day disabled list for the first time this season before Friday's game with the -Chicago Cubs- at Wrigley Field. ... - Date : Fri, 22 Apr 2011 17:08:06 GMT+00:00
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KFFL--San Diego Padres SP Dustin Moseley allowed one run (zero earned) on five hits over six innings versus the -Chicago Cubs- Wednesday, April 20, according to The Associated Press. He struck out four, issued one walk and did not factor into the game&apo - Date : Wed, 20 Apr 2011 23:19:03 GMT+00:00
Brewers Forcing Cubs' Hand? - Cubbies Crib Tweet this news
Cubbies Crib--I have said it once already, and I will say it again; Albert Pujols will not be coming to the -Chicago Cubs- next season. Pujols' demands coupled with assumption that he does not want to leave St. Louis, should be enough for anyone to r - Date : Sun, 24 Apr 2011 13:55:58 GMT+00:00
LA Lakers, Chicago Cubs, NFL Draft 2011 and Sunday's Late Sports News - Bleacher Report Tweet this news
Bleacher Report--In MLB news, the -Chicago Cubs- are actually making believers in some people after a 10-10 start in a division that doesn't seem to have a clear-cut powerhouse thus far. They are half a game behind the Cincinnati Reds and St. Louis C - Date : Sun, 24 Apr 2011 18:24:00 GMT+00:00
MLB: LA Dodgers 7, Chicago Cubs 3 - UPI.com Tweet this news
UPI.com--CHICAGO, April 24 (UPI) -- Andre Ethier ignited a five-run first inning with an RBI single and the Los Angeles Dodgers went on to defeat the -Chicago Cubs- 7-3. After Aaron Miles led off the game with a triple, Cubs starter Carlos Zambrano (2-1) - Date : Sun, 24 Apr 2011 22:08:53 GMT+00:00
L.A. Dodgers 2011: Live Blog of Sundays Dodgers vs. Chicago Cubs Game - Bleacher Report Tweet this news
Bleacher Report---Cubs- game at Wrigley Field. . Join me for the next few hours as I talk about today's action during the third game of this series between the Dodgers and -Cubs-. A lot is going on this season so far for the Los Angeles Dodgers. From - Date : Sun, 24 Apr 2011 18:24:02 GMT+00:00

2010: Lou Piniella retires :

Ron
Santo

3B: 1960 � 1973


Ernie
Banks

SS, 1B: 1953 � 1971

Ryne
Sandberg

2B: 1982 � 1994,
1996 � 1997

Billy
Williams
OF: 1959 � 1974


Ferguson
Jenkins

P: 1966 � 1973,1982 � 1983


Greg
Maddux

P: 1986 � 1992,2004 � 2006


Jackie
Robinson

Retired by MLB (however number doesn't
fly from a flag on the foul poles)

Championship drought :
Level Team League Location
AAA Iowa Cubs Pacific Coast League Des Moines, IA
AA Tennessee Smokies Southern League Sevierville, TN
Advanced A Daytona Cubs Florida State League Daytona Beach, FL
A Peoria Chiefs Midwest League Peoria, IL
Short Season A Boise Hawks Northwest League Boise, ID
Rookie AZL Cubs Arizona League Mesa, AZ

Chicago Cubs managers

Chicago White Stockings (1870 �1889)Spalding * Ferguson * Flint * Anson
Chicago Colts (1890 �1897)Anson
Chicago Orphans (1898 �1901)Burns * Loftus
Chicago Cubs (1902 �present)Selee * Chance * Evers * O'Day * Bresnahan * Tinker * Mitchell * Evers * Killefer * Maranville * Gibson * McCarthy * Hornsby * Grimm * Hartnett * Wilson * Johnson * Grimm * Frisch * Cavarretta * Hack * Scheffing * Grimm * Boudreau * College of Coaches * Kennedy * Klein * Durocher * Lockman * Marshall * Franks * Gómez * Amalfitano * Elia * Fox * Frey * Vukovich * Michael * Lucchesi * Zimmer * Altobelli * Essian * Lefebvre * Trebelhorn * Riggleman * Baylor * Lachemann * Kimm * Baker * Piniella

Chicago White Stockings 1876 National League Champions

Bob Addy * Cap Anson * Ross Barnes * Oscar Bielaski * John Glenn * Paul Hines * Cal McVey * John Peters * Albert Spalding * Deacon White
Manager Albert Spalding

Chicago White Stockings 1880 National League Champions

Cap Anson * Tommy Beals * Tom Burns * Larry Corcoran * Abner Dalrymple * Silver Flint * Fred Goldsmith * George Gore * King Kelly * Joe Quest * Ned Williamson
Manager Cap Anson

Chicago White Stockings 1881 National League Champions

Cap Anson * Tom Burns * Larry Corcoran * Abner Dalrymple * Silver Flint * Fred Goldsmith * George Gore * King Kelly * Hugh Nicol * Joe Quest * Ned Williamson
Manager Cap Anson

Chicago White Stockings 1882 National League Champions

Cap Anson * Tom Burns * Larry Corcoran * Abner Dalrymple * Silver Flint * Fred Goldsmith * George Gore * King Kelly * Hugh Nicol * Joe Quest * Ned Williamson
Manager Cap Anson

Chicago White Stockings 1885 National League Champions

Cap Anson * Tom Burns * John Clarkson * Larry Corcoran * Abner Dalrymple * Silver Flint * George Gore * King Kelly * Ted Kennedy * Jim McCormick * Fred Pfeffer * Billy Sunday * Ned Williamson
Manager Cap Anson

Chicago White Stockings 1886 National League Champions

Cap Anson * Tom Burns * John Clarkson * Abner Dalrymple * Silver Flint * Jocko Flynn * George Gore * King Kelly * Jim McCormick * Fred Pfeffer * Jimmy Ryan * Billy Sunday * Ned Williamson
Manager Cap Anson

Chicago Cubs 1907 World Series Champions

Mordecai Brown * Frank Chance * Johnny Evers * Del Howard * Johnny Kling * Pat Moran * Orval Overall * Jack Pfiester * Ed Reulbach * Frank Schulte * Jimmy Sheckard * Jimmy Slagle * Harry Steinfeldt * Joe Tinker * Heinie Zimmerman

Chicago Cubs 1908 World Series Champions

Mordecai Brown * Frank Chance * Johnny Evers * Chick Fraser * Solly Hofman * Del Howard * Johnny Kling * Orval Overall * Jack Pfiester * Ed Reulbach * Frank Schulte * Jimmy Sheckard * Harry Steinfeldt * Joe Tinker

Chicago Cubs retired numbers

#10 Ron Santo * #14 Ernie Banks * #23 Ryne Sandberg * #26 Billy Williams * #31 Ferguson Jenkins & Greg Maddux

Cactus League

Arizona Diamondbacks * Chicago Cubs * Chicago White Sox * Cincinnati Reds * Cleveland Indians * Colorado Rockies * Kansas City Royals * Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim * Los Angeles Dodgers * Milwaukee Brewers * Oakland Athletics * San Diego Padres * San Francisco Giants * Seattle Mariners * Texas Rangers

Sports teams based in the Chicago metropolitan area

BaseballMLB: Chicago Cubs * Chicago White Sox, MWL: Kane County Cougars, FL: Windy City ThunderBolts * McHenry County K-Nines (beginning in 2011), NL: Gary SouthShore RailCats * Joliet JackHammers * Lake County Fielders * Schaumburg Flyers, PL: DeKalb County Liners * DuPage Dragons
BasketballNBA: Chicago Bulls, WNBA: Chicago Sky, ABA: Chicago Steam
FootballNFL: Chicago Bears, AFL: Chicago Rush, IFL: Chicago Slaughter, CIFL: Chicago Cardinals, MSFL: Chicago Mustangs * Chicago Thunder * Joliet Buccaneers * Kankakee Plowmen * Lake County Steelers * Leyden Lions * Lincoln-Way Patriots * McHenry County Pirates * Northern Illinois Cowboys, IWFL: Chicago Force * Wisconsin Warriors, LFL: Chicago Bliss
HockeyNHL: Chicago Blackhawks, AHL: Chicago Wolves, ECHL: Chicago (beginning in 2011), AAHL: Chi-Town Shooters, USHL: Chicago Steel, NAHL: Chicago Hitmen
LacrosseMLL: Chicago Machine, MCLC: Chi-town Lacrosse Club * Chicago Lacrosse Club * Lincoln Park Lacrosse Club * Northside Tribe * Windy City Lacrosse Club
RugbyRSL: Chicago Lions RFC * Chicago Griffins RFC
SoccerMLS: Chicago Fire, WPS: Chicago Red Stars, PDL: Chicago Fire Premier
SoftballNPF: Chicago Bandits
College athletics
(NCAA Division I)
Chicago State Cougars * DePaul Blue Demons * Loyola Ramblers * Northern Illinois Huskies * Northwestern Wildcats * UIC Flames * Valparaiso Crusaders

Sports teams based in Illinois

BaseballMLB: Chicago Cubs * Chicago White Sox, MwL: Kane County Cougars * Peoria Chiefs, FL: Gateway Grizzlies * Normal CornBelters * Southern Illinois Miners * Windy City ThunderBolts * McHenry County K-Nines (beginning in 2011), NL: Joliet JackHammers * Lake County Fielders * Rockford RiverHawks * Schaumburg Flyers, PL: Danville Dans * DeKalb County Liners * DuPage Dragons * Quincy Gems * Springfield Sliders
BasketballNBA: Chicago Bulls , WNBA: Chicago Sky, IBL: Kankakee County Soldiers * Southern Illinois Truth, ABA: Chicago Steam
FootballNFL: Chicago Bears, AFL: Chicago Rush, IFL: Bloomington Extreme * Chicago Slaughter, CIFL: Chicago Cardinals * Rock River Raptors (resuming in 2011), IWFL: Chicago Force, MSFL: Chicago Mustangs * Chicago Thunder * Joliet Buccaneers * Kankakee Plowmen * Lake County Steelers * Leyden Lions * Lincoln-Way Patriots * McHenry County Pirates * Mid-State Steel * Roscoe Rush, LFL: Chicago Bliss
HockeyNHL: Chicago Blackhawks, AHL: Chicago Wolves * Peoria Rivermen * Rockford IceHogs, ECHL: Chicago (beginning in 2011), IHL: Bloomington PrairieThunder * Quad City Mallards, USHL: Chicago Steel, NAHL: Chicago Hitmen * Springfield Jr. Blues
Inline hockeyMLRH: Chicago RollerSnakes
LacrosseMLL: Chicago Machine, MCLC: Chi-town Lacrosse Club * Chicago Lacrosse Club * Lincoln Park Lacrosse Club * Northside Tribe * Windy City Lacrosse Club
RugbyRSL: Chicago Lions RFC * Chicago Griffins RFC, MRFU: Rowdies Rugby Football Club * Springfield Celts Rugby Club
SoccerMLS: Chicago Fire, WPS: Chicago Red Stars, PDL: Chicago Fire Premier, NPSL: Rockford Raptors, XSL: Chicago Storm, MISL: Rockford Rampage
SoftballNPF: Chicago Bandits
College athletics
(NCAA Division I)
Bradley Braves * Chicago State Cougars * DePaul Blue Demons * Eastern Illinois Panthers * Illinois Fighting Illini * Illinois State Redbirds * Loyola Ramblers * Northern Illinois Huskies * Northwestern Wildcats * Southern Illinois Salukis * SIU-Edwardsville Cougars * UIC Flames * Western Illinois Leathernecks



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