A look at Cubs trades in the expansion era: 1969
The Cubs collapsed on the field. And the front office made some terrible trades, too.
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The Cubs collapsed on the field. And the front office made some terrible trades, too.
Some key 1969 players were acquired the year before.
Former major league outfielder Dave Nicholson passed away over the weekend (obituary via 97.3 FM WRUL in Carmi). He was 83 …
Keeping Score: Hot stove digest Published: 2/19/2021 5:57:38 PM Good morning! On a cold February day in 1964, Bob Kieras paid 69 cents for a No. 457 Scrap Book, took it home and started clipping spring training stories out of the Springfield Union. Kieras found it while he was cleaning out the attic and put it in the mail. “I turned 12 in July that year, and my passion for the Red Sox was so great, we rooted for them no matter how bad they were.” They were bad for many years, but we didn’t know how good we had it until the advent of $100 ticket prices.