Al Yellon published a front-page story on Sunday to commemorate the 115th anniversary of Game 1 of the 1907 World Series, in which
Jimmy Slagle of the Cubs fell victim to a play nearly as old as.
The series that begins tonight at Toronto will be only the Cubs' fourth visit to Toronto to take on the Blue Jays.
The previous ones, also of 3 games, were in 2003, 2008 and 2017.
But the Cubs.
After perusing my recent post about games that the Cubs won a strikeout/throwout doubleplay, constant reader Ernaga commented, in part, "how many Cubs losses have ended either by a pick-off at.
The greatly increased use of the shift against left-handed batters over the past decade has resulted in hundreds of stories about the practice.
Many of the stories touch on its history.
A large.
If you are old enough to have had your 34th birthday, do you remember what you did that day?
Hall of Famer Billy Williams probably does.
On June 15, 1972, Williams ignited a 6-run fourth inning.