The 1910 Cubs

A bonus tale from a bad century this week at JOBC. It's about the last gasp of the Cubs one and only "championship era": The 1910 Cubs.

Stan Musial in Wrigley Field

There were two "Cubs-like" epic collapses in baseball this season, though most of us missed it in Chicago because we stopped paying attention. Both the Braves and the Red Sox had huge leads for the wild card lead, and both of them blew it.

Because of that, the Tampa Rays and the St. Louis Cardinals are going to the playoffs. In light of that, it seems only fitting to talk about a Cardinal, so the last Tale from a Bad Century this season at JOBC is about Stan Musial's big career moments in Wrigley Field.

You can read it here.

The Great War

Today's Tale from a Bad Century is about the Cubs during the first World War.

Read all about it here.

Hoyt Wilhelm

The story of the Hall of Famer Hoyt Wilhelm's very brief stay on the Cubs is today's Tale from a Bad Century.

Read it here.

A Presidential Scandal

Today`s Tale from a Bad Century is an honest to goodness Presidential Scandal involving the Cubs. Not just any team can claim to have one of those. It happened to the Cubs in the 1920s.

Read all about it here.

Lemons

In the 1920s and 1930s, Cubs fans didn't try to make lemonade out of lemons. They just threw the lemons at the players they didn't like.

True story.

It's today's Tale from a Bad Century.

Dave Kingman

Today's Tale from a Bad Century is about the not-too-pleasant Dave Kingman era in Chicago.

Read all about it here.

No-No

Today's Tale from a Bad Century at JOBC is about the last time the Cubs were no-hit. It happened all the way back in 1965, and remains one of the best pitched games in baseball history.

Read all about it here.

Ned Williamson

Today's Tale from a Bad Century at JOBC is the story of Ned Williamson. Ned was one of the earliest stars of the franchise and helped transform the team into an 1880s powerhouse.

Read all about him here.

The Color Barrier

Today's Tale from a Bad Century is the unfortunate (and uncomfortable) truth about the color barrier's creation. The Cubs not only had a hand in it, it was Cubs all-time hits leader Cap Anson's idea.

The full story is here.

The Cubs During Prohibition

Today's Tale from a Bad Century is about a time when the Cubs actually led the league in something. During Prohibition alcohol was illegal, so naturally they led the league in drunks

Read all about it here.

Leo Loses It

Today's Tale from a Bad Century is about the day in 1971 that Leo Durocher lost it in the Cubs clubhouse, and lost his team in the process.

You can read about it here.

Baseball's Sad Lexicon

Today's Tale from a Bad Century is about the poem that immortalized the Cubs double play combination of Tinker to Evers to Chance.

You can read it here.

(By the way, the poor schlub who wasn't recognized in the poem was Harry Steinfeldt, the third baseman--the one on the far left. Try rhyming Steinfeldt. Not an easy task)