Doba
Jun 19th 2007, 9:12 am
I just got this in my work email. :(
Twenty major events that have occured since the Chicago Cubs last laid claim to the World Series Tittle:
1. Radio was invented; Cubs fans got to hear their team lose.
2. TV was invented; Cubs fans got to see their team lose.
3. Baseball added 14 teams; Cubs fans get to see and hear thier team lose to more clubs.
4. George Burns Celebrates his 10th, 20th, 30th, 40th, 50th, 60th, 70th, 80th, 90th and 100th birthdays
5. Haleys comet passed earth TWICE
6. Harry Caray was born... and died. Incredible but true.
7. The NBA, NHL, and NFL were formed, and ALL the Chicago teams won Championships in each league.
8. Man landed on the Moon, as have several home runs given up by Cubs Pitchers.
9. Sixteen U.S. Presidents were elected.
10. there were 11 ammendments added to the Constitution.
11. Prohibition was created and repealed.
12. The Titanic was built, set sail, sank, was discovered and became the subject of a major motion pictures, the lastest giving Cubs fans hope that something that finishes on the bottom can come out on top.
13. Wrigley was built and becomes the oldest ballpark in the National League.
14. Flag poles were erected on Wrigley Field roof top to hold all of the teams future World Series pennants. Those flag poles have since rusted and been taken down.
15. A combination of 40 Summer and Winter Olympics have been held
16. Thirteen baseball players have won the triple crown; several thanks to the Cubs Pitchers.
17. Bell bottoms came in style and went out of style and came back in
18. The Chicago White Sox, Clevland Indians, Boston Red Sox and the Florida Marlins have all won the World Series.
19. The Cubs Played played 14,153 regular season games; the lost a majority of them.
20 Alaska, Arizona, Hawaii, Oklahoma, and New Mexico were added to the union.
Great quotes in Cubs History:
"noise pollution can't be that much of a problem (at Wrigley). Theres Nothing to cheer about." State Rep. John F Dunn, arguing for the instalation of lights at Wrigley Field.
"If I managed the Cubs, I'd be an alcoholic." -- Whitey Herzog
"Thers's nothing wrong with this team that more pitching, more fielding and morehitting couldn't help"-- Bill Buckner
" You get tired of looking at trash in your own backyard"--Cubs manager Lee Elia in 1983 about why the Cubs got rid of so many players. Elia was fired later that season.
"The Cubs were taking Batting practice and the pitching machine was throwing a no-hitter." -- Radio Deejay
'' The onlt bad thing about being released by the Cubs is that they made me keep my season tickets." -- Ken Rietz, ex-Cubs Third baseman
" Would the lady that left her nine kids at Wrigley Field please pick them up immediately? They are beating the Cubs 4-0 in the 7th inning." Radio Deejay
Twenty major events that have occured since the Chicago Cubs last laid claim to the World Series Tittle:
1. Radio was invented; Cubs fans got to hear their team lose.
2. TV was invented; Cubs fans got to see their team lose.
3. Baseball added 14 teams; Cubs fans get to see and hear thier team lose to more clubs.
4. George Burns Celebrates his 10th, 20th, 30th, 40th, 50th, 60th, 70th, 80th, 90th and 100th birthdays
5. Haleys comet passed earth TWICE
6. Harry Caray was born... and died. Incredible but true.
7. The NBA, NHL, and NFL were formed, and ALL the Chicago teams won Championships in each league.
8. Man landed on the Moon, as have several home runs given up by Cubs Pitchers.
9. Sixteen U.S. Presidents were elected.
10. there were 11 ammendments added to the Constitution.
11. Prohibition was created and repealed.
12. The Titanic was built, set sail, sank, was discovered and became the subject of a major motion pictures, the lastest giving Cubs fans hope that something that finishes on the bottom can come out on top.
13. Wrigley was built and becomes the oldest ballpark in the National League.
14. Flag poles were erected on Wrigley Field roof top to hold all of the teams future World Series pennants. Those flag poles have since rusted and been taken down.
15. A combination of 40 Summer and Winter Olympics have been held
16. Thirteen baseball players have won the triple crown; several thanks to the Cubs Pitchers.
17. Bell bottoms came in style and went out of style and came back in
18. The Chicago White Sox, Clevland Indians, Boston Red Sox and the Florida Marlins have all won the World Series.
19. The Cubs Played played 14,153 regular season games; the lost a majority of them.
20 Alaska, Arizona, Hawaii, Oklahoma, and New Mexico were added to the union.
Great quotes in Cubs History:
"noise pollution can't be that much of a problem (at Wrigley). Theres Nothing to cheer about." State Rep. John F Dunn, arguing for the instalation of lights at Wrigley Field.
"If I managed the Cubs, I'd be an alcoholic." -- Whitey Herzog
"Thers's nothing wrong with this team that more pitching, more fielding and morehitting couldn't help"-- Bill Buckner
" You get tired of looking at trash in your own backyard"--Cubs manager Lee Elia in 1983 about why the Cubs got rid of so many players. Elia was fired later that season.
"The Cubs were taking Batting practice and the pitching machine was throwing a no-hitter." -- Radio Deejay
'' The onlt bad thing about being released by the Cubs is that they made me keep my season tickets." -- Ken Rietz, ex-Cubs Third baseman
" Would the lady that left her nine kids at Wrigley Field please pick them up immediately? They are beating the Cubs 4-0 in the 7th inning." Radio Deejay