http://chicagocubsbears.blogsome.com Just another WordPress weblog Fri, 05 May 2006 22:15:18 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en There are many great rivalries in baseball. But when you talk about rivalries such as Yankees-Red Sox and Giants-Dodgers, you can’t leave out Cubs-Cardinals. It’s been one of the best in the game for a long, long time and it seems to be getting even more intense. I spent a ... http://chicagocubsbears.blogsome.com/2006/05/05/cant-beat-cubs-cards-rivalry/ Matt Murton’s RBI single in the eighth inning gave the Chicago Cubs a 2-1 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Monday night. With the score tied 1-1, John Grabow (0-1) issued a two-out walk to Todd Walker. Salomon Torres replaced him and gave up an infield single to Aramis Ramirez. ... http://chicagocubsbears.blogsome.com/2006/05/05/cubs-top-pirates/ The Chicago Cubs came into being in 1870 as the White Stockings. Till date no other major league team has successfully represented the city of their origin longer than the Chicago Cubs. In 1871, the Cubs became one of the important affiliate of the game’s first professional league,” The National ... http://chicagocubsbears.blogsome.com/2006/04/20/chicago-cubs-digest-3/ The team became famous as the Cubs in 1902 after a sports journalist remarked that the team played like bear cubs. The change in the nickname also changed the fortunes of the team. The Cubs won four NL Championships and two World Series victories from 1902 to 1912. The teams’ ... http://chicagocubsbears.blogsome.com/2006/04/20/chicago-cubs-digest-2/ In 1981, the Cubs became the property of the Chicago Tribune Company since everything happened in contrast of what Wrigley’s thought off. His powerful team was unable to produce a winner. In 1984 the Cubs made their first postseason appearance. This time the entire management was given a new appearance. ... http://chicagocubsbears.blogsome.com/2006/04/20/chicago-cubs-digest/