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Just in case we need to remember how bad it can be, here are 20 major events that have occurred since the Chicago Cubs last laid claim to a World Series championship:
1. Radio was invented; Cubs fans got to hear their team lose. 2. TV was invented; Cubs fans got to see their team lose. 3. Baseball added 14 teams; Cubs fans get to see and hear their team lose to more clubs. 4. George Burns celebrated his 10th, 20th, 30th, 40th, 50th, 60th,70th, 80th, 90th and 100th birthdays. 5. Haley's comet passed Earth...twice. 6. Harry Caray was born...and died. Incredible, but true. 7. The NBA, NHL and NFL were formed, and Chicago teams won championships in each league. 8. Man landed on the moon, as have several home runs given up by Cubs pitchers. 9. Sixteen US presidents were elected. 10. There were 11 amendments added to the Constitution. 11. Prohibition was created and repealed. 12. The Titanic was built, set sail, sank, was discovered and became the subject of major motion pictures, the latter giving Cubs fans hope that something that finishes on the bottom can come out on top. 13. Wrigley Field was built and becomes the oldest park in the National League. 14. Flag poles were erected on Wrigley Field roof to hold all of the team's future World Series pennants. Those flag poles have since rusted and been taken down. 15. A combination of 40 summer and Winter Olympics have been held. 16. Thirteen baseball players have won the Triple Crown; several thanked Cubs pitchers. 17. Bell-bottoms came in style, went out of style and came back in. 18. The Cleveland Indians, Boston Red Sox, Arizona Diamondbacks and the Florida Marlins have all won the World Series. 19. The Cubs played 14,153 regular-season games; they lost the majority of them. 20. Alaska, Arizona, Hawaii, Oklahoma and New Mexico were added to the Union. However, they did beat the Braves....Sorry Elaine.. glen
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Fri Oct 17, 2003, 02:23pm
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"19. The Cubs played 14,153 regular-season games; they lost the majority of them."
WRONG. You need a remedial math course, and learn how to add. From 1876 to 2002, their record was 9579 WON, 9056 lost. In 2003, 88-74. That comes to 9667 Won, 9130 lost. That's 537 more wins than losses. Hardly a majority of losses. Plus, the total comes to 18,797, NOT 14,153. And they have the MOST loyal fans in MLB. Bob
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Fri Oct 17, 2003, 03:17pm
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ROFL
I remember, when I was very young, watching a Mets game on tv - maybe it was 64 or 65. Anyway, there was a fan with a sign that read "We don't want to set the world on fire. We just want to finish 9th." Those had to be some loyal fans, too. Steve M
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Fri Oct 17, 2003, 03:21pm
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Hey blue - if you're going to blast someone, at least read what they said. The entire posting was things that happened SINCE the Cubs' last World Series win. Not just things that happened in the history of forever. I'm not saying his math was right - I don't have the energy to figure out the Cubs record since they won the Championship... but your numbers are obviously not correct.
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Fri Oct 17, 2003, 05:32pm
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Houston has some pretty loyal fans for a team that
chokes every year near playoff time. They are usually in contention, but find a way to give it up.... Thank you mbcrowder for setting Bob straight.  [However, one wrong out of twenty ain't bad. Higher average than the Cubs]  Steve: Remember the N.O. Saints[Aint's]They may be wearing sacks again this year.... glen [Edited by whiskers_ump on Oct 17th, 2003 at 06:03 PM]
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glen _______________________________ "Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover." --Mark Twain.
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Fri Oct 17, 2003, 05:55pm
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I became a Cubs fan in 1969, for those of you who remember the year of the "Miracle Mets," you can imagine the kind of frustration that I have lived with when it comes to the Cubbies. Yet every spring breathes a breath of fresh air, the ivy at Wrigley is nothing more than bare, virginal vines, and once again, anything is possible. Next year is the year!
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Sat Oct 18, 2003, 01:04pm
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They have played, including this past season, 14,816 regular season games. Their record is 7388-7428, a difference of FORTY (40) games, .499. Doesn't look as if it's the overwhelming "majority" of losses as whiskers infers. If they duplicate this season's record for the next three years, they will be over .500. I see that whiskers is from Woodville, TX. It's northeast of Houston, a city that NEVER had even a National League Pennant Winner, much less a World Series title. Or maybe he's a Ranger's (Dallas, north of Woodville) fan, another city never appearing in a World Series. The Cubs have won four pennants in my lifetime, including my birth year. How many have the Texas teams combined won? Could whiskers be just a little bit jealous? Bob [Edited by bluezebra on Oct 18th, 2003 at 01:45 PM]
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Sat Oct 18, 2003, 11:01pm
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No Bob, not jealous....I have never been a Houston
or Rangers fan. I have always been a Yankee fan. Back when I was 55 years younger, the Yankees had a farm system in Beaumont. The Exporters...Guys like Gil Mcdougal, Jim Greengrass and others started there. The Yankess always came in to play a twinbill with the Exporters.... so I just became a Yankee fan and have always been one. Not a Cowboy nor Texans fan either. Have always liked Phil. glen BTW, all you guys/gals keep your jobs, pay your SS and Taxes. I just started drawing my SS and the system needs your support.... glen
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Mon Oct 20, 2003, 09:14am
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Sorry Glen, I may not be keeping my job at BellSouth much longer as I'll have 30 years in 2 weeks and 1 day.
 If there is any possible, logical, $$$, way I can go, I'm going! Had enough!
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Mon Oct 20, 2003, 12:45pm
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Not to forget Brooklyn Dodgers, NY Giants, Washington Senators, Braves in Boston and Milwaukee, Philadelphia Athletics, etc.
Also, the worst franchise record in pro sports is the Philadelphia Phillies and they still have "fans".
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Tue Oct 21, 2003, 11:57am
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Now a bit of trivia: The Cubs last won the World Series in 1908 as everyone knows, but when did they win it prior to 1908? SamC
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Tue Oct 21, 2003, 12:17pm
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Tue Oct 21, 2003, 02:02pm
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Tue Oct 21, 2003, 02:25pm
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