Back in the early days of this season, I was asked by WrigleyvilleNation to write something about a Cubs players for each decade from the 1910s to the present. Since I enjoy writing and telling stories, especially about baseball and the Cubs, I started off with a piece about a long-forgotten pitcher named Claude Hendrix. The rest of the pieces are as follows:
1920s: Gabby Hartnett
1930s: Kiki Cuyler
1940s: Emil Verban
1950s: Chuck Tanner
1960s: Lou Brock
1970s: Bruce Sutter
1980s: Gary Matthews
1990s: Gary Gaetti
2000s: Mark Prior
I don’t think I ever linked to any of these stories here before, so here’s a century worth of Cubs, from All-Stars and Hall of Famers to guys who had more esoteric careers.
They all played the game–and played it for my team–so there’s some thread that binds them all together. And none of them ever won a World Series, either, at least not with the Cubs. And that’s what really binds us fans together right now.
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