Today in Cubs History: March 30

[ryno4ever]

Sammy becomes a Cub....

2001
The Marlins swap P Manny Aybar to the Cubs for P Oswaldo Mairena.
2000
» The Mets defeat the Cubs in the Tokyo Dome, 5-1, in 11 innings on Benny Agbayani's pinch-hitter grand slam. Rey Ordoñez commits an error in the game, ending his major league record streak of 101 consecutive errorless games at SS. With a swipe of 2B, Rickey Henderson joins Ted Williams as the only players to steal a base in four decades.

1994
» The Mets trade P Anthony Young to the Cubs in exchange for SS Jose Vizcaino.
1992
» The Cubs trade OF George Bell to the White Sox in exchange for OF Sammy Sosa and P Ken Patterson.

[ChinMusic22]

I think that Sosa deal worked out for us. I've always liked Sammy, even when he forgot how to speak English. He was a high energy guy who always made it exciting and help bring baseball back to the average fan after the strike.

I wish him the best in Texas, though I can't see him being a true impact...

[roenick99]

I remember the day they traded Bell for Sosa. I was SO pissed! Apparently, I didn't know jack.

[cubbie_kern]

one of the few deals that worked out for us

[CubsFan23]

Once again a trade with the Marlins. Didn't Anthony young lose like 23 straight games when he was with the Mets. That was a good trade for us when we traded for Sosa.

[ChinMusic22]

Once again a trade with the Marlins. Didn't Anthony young lose like 23 straight games when he was with the Mets. That was a good trade for us when we traded for Sosa.

Yeah, Anthony Young was pretty terrible...