Heartbreak of the 1969 Cubs-(Part 1)

Two days after Neal Armstrong took “a giant leap for mankind” and made footprints on the moon in July of 1969, I got out of the US Army and made my own footprints at O’Hare Airport near my suburban Chicago home. Something was different-the Chicago Cubs were in first place! There was excitement with talk [...]

Cleveland Faces an Uncertain 200

Just two years ago, The Cleveland Indians lost the ALCS to the Boston Red Sox, and it’s been all downhill since. They finished 2009 tied for last place in the American League Central with a record of 65-97. And as usual, when loses go up-fan attendance goes down. (Except for the Chicago Cubs, of course, [...]