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Half-lives of Cubs championship teams By JohnW53 on Jan 31, 2021, 7:04am CST 4 45 players: 20 position players and 25 pitchers. If the 2021 season began today, only 6 of those 45 still would be a Cub: Javier Baez, Kris Bryant, Willson Contreras, Jason Heyward, Anthony Rizzo -- and Kyle Hendricks, the lone remaining pitcher. Remarkably, 2016 was the final season with the Cubs for 21 of those 45 players: 7 position players and 14 pitchers. The position players who did not return in ...

Foodpanda fetes partner-restaurants in ‘pandawards’ Share on email On-demand delivery service foodpanda recently honored its outstanding partner establishments via the “pandawards” to show support and appreciation to their efforts and determination. G Who and Zyberus of Filipino beatbox group Microphone Mechanics “Cooking and concocting something new is a way of life for food and beverage businesses,  but the recent year proved to be a test of their character that was beyond their co...

1989 Cubs Historical Heroes and Goats: Part 8 Share this story Getty Images Welcome back to our look back at the 1989 Cubs. I’ve told you from the start that the 1989 season was not one that featured a straight line to the top. I’ve prepared you for ups and downs. In part six of our series, the Cubs suffered some injuries and dropped all five games in the week. They righted the ship though and in part seven, we saw that they won the first five games of the week before dropping the sixth to ...

1989 Cubs Historical Heroes and Goats: Part 7 Share this story Getty Images When last we journeyed back to 1989, the Cubs were dropping five straight games. Injuries had set in and gone were Andre Dawson, Jerome Walton and Mitch Webster from the lineup. This meant increased playing time for people like Darrin Jackson, Doug Dascenzo and today’s featured player Lloyd McClendon. Those losses dropped the team down to fourth place, 3½ games out of first and to one game under .500. I’ve already...

Printed and digital download photos available The Douglas Bay Complex, understood to be the largest office building in the island, has been sold. The business venue, extending to more than 66,000 sq ft and 300 plus parking spaces, had an asking price of nearly £20m. It stands on the site of the former Douglas Bay Hotel which burned to the ground in 1988. Property agents, Black Grace Cowley confirmed the sale. Director Mark Grace said that for the third time in 20 years, he and the company have...

share-square-1081114 CHICAGO -- The flags that fly atop the foul poles at Wrigley Field feature the most recognizable numbers in Cubs history -- digits no player will don again on the North Side. There is No. 10 for Ron Santo and No. 14 for Ernie Banks. Ryne Sandbergs No. 23 ripples in the Lake Michigan breeze, along with No. 26 for Billy Williams and No. 31 for both Fergie Jenkins and Greg Maddux. They took those numbers to great heights, but what about the other numbers worn throughout the Cu...

Matching up with the Bluejays By Jeffrey Kaldahl on Dec 22, 2020, 6:19pm CST + While listening to MLB on SirusXM, I heard some trade ideas for the Bluejays to listen on for Biggo. Biggo sounds like the kind of player the Cubs have been searching for since 16. Biggo is a contact hitter who knows what he is doing in the box. I know the Cubs are searching for ways to save money and I am wondering if the Cubs could work something out with the Jays to get Biggo and maybe a few prospec...

Which transaction this offseason will be key to unlocking a World Series title in 2021? Every champion can point to an important move, whether it’s a blockbuster trade, a splashy free-agent signing or an under-the-radar pickup whose full impact is only revealed months later. Here is a look back at the biggest addition made by each of the past 26 World Series winners, since the beginning of the Wild Card Era. (This list only includes moves made during the prior offseason; crucial Trade Deadlin...

Cubs historical sleuthing: Mark Grace edition Share this story This photo was sent to me by Michael McNerney, a BCB reader and lifelong Cubs fan who also has promised to send me a set of photos taken by his great-grandmother in the 1930s. When I get that, I’ll sleuth them and run the entire set. But this relatively recent photo has some excellent sleuthing elements. First, here’s a larger version of the photo: The first thing you’ll notice is the winter hat in the foreground. It’s cold....

By Steve Gilbert PHOENIX -- Steve Berthiaume and Bob Brenly will be the new television duo for the D-backs. Berthiaume and Brenly were named on Thursday to replace Daron Sutton and Mark Grace. Graces contract expired, and Sutton was not invited back despite having four seasons remaining on his contract. The duo will be officially introduced on Nov. 5. Brenly is very familiar to D-backs fans, given his history in both the broadcast booth and the dugout. From 1998 to 2000, Brenly served as the te...