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Radio broadcasts had not begun and most devotees of baseball attended the games near home, in the town park or a pasture, with perhaps two or three trips to the city each season to see the Cubs or the Pirates or the Indians or the Red Sox.
With a large number of people relocating to the state from the Midwest and the Northeast, as well as from California, many teams ( most notably the Chicago Cubs and the Los Angeles Dodgers ) have normally had large followings in Arizona.
Comiskey moved his St. Paul club to the Near South Side and renamed it the White Stockings, grabbing a nickname that had once been used by the Chicago Cubs.
They then won back to back World Series titles in 1907 – 08 In 1902, Spalding, who by this time had revamped the roster to boast what would soon be one of the best teams of the early century, sold the club to Jim Hart, and the franchise became known as the Chicago Cubs.
After losing a dismal 103 games in 1966, the Cubs brought home consecutive winning records in ' 67 and ' 68, marking the first time a Cub team had accomplished that feat in over two decades.
The 1983 Cubs had finished 71 – 91 under Lee Elia, who was fired before the season ended by Green.
It was the second game of a double header and the Cubs had won the first game in part due to a three run home run by Moreland.
When the Cubs clinched the Eastern Division with a Sutcliffe complete-game 2-hitter at Pittsburgh on September 23, the franchise had its first title of any kind since 1945.
After the retirement of Sandberg and the trade of Dunston, the Cubs had holes to fill and the signing of Henry Rodriguez, known affectionately at " H-Rod " to bat cleanup provided protection for Sammy Sosa in the lineup, as Rodriguez slugged 31 round-trippers in his first season in Chicago.
Despite the fact that the Cubs had won 89 games, this fallout was decidedly unlovable, as the Cubs traded superstar Sammy Sosa after he had left the season's final game early and then lied about it publicly.
Already a controversial figure in the clubhouse after his corked-bat incident, Sammy's actions alienated much of his once strong fan base as well as the few teammates still on good terms with him, ( many teammates had tired of Sosa's playing of loud salsa music in the locker room ) and possibly tarnished his place in Cubs ' lore for years to come.
After a rough start, which included a brawl between Michael Barrett and Carlos Zambrano, the Cubs overcame the Milwaukee Brewers, who had led the division for most of the season, with winning streaks in June and July, coupled with a pair of dramatic, late-inning wins against the Reds, and ultimately clinched the NL Central with a record of 85 – 77.
The Cubs posted a winning record ( 83 – 78 ) for the third consecutive season, the first time the club had done so since 1972, and a new era of ownership under the Ricketts ' family was approved by MLB owners in early October.
On August 22, Lou Piniella, who had already announced his retirement at the end of the season, announced that he would leave the Cubs prematurely to take care of his sick mother.
In that same span the Cardinals have had 45 seasons in which their winning percentage was over. 500, while the Cubs have finished over that mark 19 times ( they finished at an even. 500 twice ).
Both players had a better fielding percentage, more total chances, better zone rating, more putouts, more double plays turned, better range factor and more assists than their counterparts who won the award instead ( Chicago Cubs first baseman Derrek Lee and Philadelphia Phillies shortstop Jimmy Rollins ).
Meanwhile, play-by-play TV broadcaster Len Kasper was also lost to the Chicago Cubs and replaced by Rich Waltz ( who had previously been with the Seattle Mariners ), and radio announcer John " Boog " Sciambi was replaced by Roxy Bernstein.
Smith finished second in MVP balloting to Andre Dawson, who had played on the last-place Chicago Cubs, largely because Smith and teammate Jack Clark split the first-place vote.
Cubs broadcaster Jack Brickhouse called it the hardest ball he had ever seen hit without benefit of the wind, while " Cubs ' batting coach batting coach Rogers Hornsby ," reported Les Biederman of The Sporting News, " said it was the longest he ever witnessed and manager Bob Scheffing agreed it was No. 1 in his book.
Sammy Sosa had three 60 + home run seasons with the Cubs (' 98, ' 99, & ' 01 )

Cubs and high
" Again, the Cubs ' unusually high number of day games is often pointed to as one reason for the team's inconsistent late season play.
* Matt Garza, Major League Baseball pitcher for the Chicago Cubs, grew up and attended high school in Easton.
That same year, WGN-TV began broadcasting Chicago Cubs and White Sox baseball and Chicago Bulls basketball home games in high definition.
After high school, he turned down a professional baseball contract with the Chicago Cubs.
* January 29 – Commissioner Happy Chandler fines the Yankees, Cubs, and Phillies $ 500 each for signing high school players.
Jake Westbrook of the St. Louis Cardinals, Fausto Carmona, Justin Masterson, and Derek Lowe of the Cleveland Indians, Tim Hudson of the Atlanta Braves, Aaron Cook of the Colorado Rockies, Clay Buchholz of the Boston Red Sox, Roy Halladay of the Philadelphia Phillies, Chris Volstad of the Chicago Cubs, Trevor Cahill of the Arizona Diamondbacks and Bronson Arroyo of the Cincinnati Reds are well known for their sinkers, consistently ranking high in the league in ground ball-to-fly ball ratio.
Sehorn was signed by the Chicago Cubs after just one season of playing American Legion Baseball following his senior year of high school.
Even in retirement Brickhouse kept a high profile as a Cubs and WGN ambassador.
Their son Michael Brenly was drafted by the Cubs in 2004 ( out of high school ) and 2008 ( out of UNLV ) as a catcher, and is currently on the Tennessee Smokies, the Double A affiliate of the Cubs.
Select syndicated programs ( such as 30 Rock, How I Met Your Mother and Law & Order: Criminal Intent ), Cubs and White Sox baseball and Bulls basketball games, and WGN-TV's noon and 9 p. m. newscasts are currently broadcast in high definition.
In 1984, he set a career high with 94 RBI and earned his first All-Star selection, as the Cubs won the National League Eastern Division title, their first title of any kind since.
Beck set a career high in saves in 1998, his first season with the Cubs, converting 51 of 58 chances.
As a high schooler, he was invited to dinner by fellow Dominican and star Chicago Cubs outfielder Sammy Sosa.
Cavaretta attended Lane Tech High School in Chicago, and signed a professional contract with the Cubs before finishing high school.
He also led the Cubs in strikeouts three years in a row, with a high of 185 in 1963.
Although competitive, the regional rivalry between the A's and Giants is considered a friendly one with mostly mutual companionship between the fans, as opposed to Cubs – White Sox, or Mets – Yankess games where animosity runs high.
He recorded one of two career major league complete games with a four-hitter against the Chicago Cubs and went on to post an NL best 9-game win streak on his way to a career high 11 wins.

Cubs and expectations
After Epstein left the Red Sox for the Chicago Cubs, he made an apparent reference to the book when he talked about the difficulty of dealing with " the monster " of fan and ownership expectations for a championship team every year.

Cubs and 2002
On July 5, 2002 the Cubs promoted assistant general manager and player personnel director Jim Hendry to the General Manager position.
Prior to the 2002 season, the Marlins traded RHP Matt Clement and RHP Antonio Alfonseca to the Cubs for RHP Julian Tavarez, LHP Dontrelle Willis, RHP Jose Cueto and C Ryan Jorgensen.
On June 22, 2002 during pregame warmups for what would have been a day game in Chicago against the rival Cubs, team personnel noted Kile's absence.
Nicknamed " El Guapo " ( The handsome one ), he played with the Minnesota Twins ( 1990, 1993 ), Chicago Cubs ( 1995 ), Florida Marlins ( 1995 ) and Boston Red Sox ( 1996 – 2002 ).
Another former Chicago Cubs manager Bruce Kimm is an Iowa native who managed the Iowa Cubs from 2001 to 2002.
While they've always been known as the Cougars since moving to Kane County, they were affiliated with the Baltimore Orioles in 1991 and 1992, with the Florida Marlins from 1993 to 2002, the Oakland Athletics from 2003 until 2010, and with the Kansas City Royals for the 2011 and 2012 seasons before joining the Chicago Cubs for the 2013 season.
He also played for the Detroit Tigers ( 2001 – 2002 ), Pittsburgh Pirates ( 2003, 2004 ), Chicago Cubs ( 2003 ), Tampa Bay Devil Rays ( 2004 ), the NPB's Orix Buffaloes ( 2005 ), Texas Rangers ( 2006 ) Philadelphia Phillies ( 2006-2007 ).
In 2002, the Cubs organization filed a lawsuit against the different facilities for copyright infringement.
Zambrano started the 2002 season with the AAA Iowa Cubs, but was quickly called up to the big leagues where he was dispatched to the bullpen and pitched in sixteen games during the first three months of the season.
Previously, he played for the Philadelphia Phillies ( 2002 – 2003 ), Minnesota Twins ( 2004 – 2007 ), Seattle Mariners ( 2008 – 2009 ) and the Chicago Cubs ( 2010 ).
In 2002, Bellhorn was traded to the Chicago Cubs and hit. 258 with 27 home runs and 56 RBI.
On August 29, 2002, Bellhorn became the first player in National League history to hit a home run from both sides of the plate in the same inning, doing so in the Cubs ' ten – run 4th inning at Miller Park.
His 2002 campaign was a record-setting season for the Cubs: his 27 home runs was the most-ever by a Cubs switch-hitter, and he became the first player in Cubs history to hit a home run from all four infield positions.
While the Marlins denied any connection, shortly afterwards, on March 27, 2002, he was traded, along with Matt Clement, to the Chicago Cubs for Julian Tavarez, Ryan Jorgensen, Dontrelle Willis, and Jose Cueto.
He played with the Kansas City Royals ( 1988 – 95 ), Boston Red Sox ( 1996 – 99 ), Chicago Cubs ( 2001 – 02 ), Houston Astros ( 2002 ), Chicago White Sox ( 2003 ), New York Yankees ( 2004 – 05 ), Philadelphia Phillies ( 2006 – 08 ) and the Arizona Diamondbacks ( 2009 ).
From 2002 to 2007, Lofton played for eight teams and made it to the postseason for the San Francisco Giants, the Chicago Cubs, the New York Yankees, and the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Jeromy Neal Burnitz ( born April 15, 1969 in Westminster, California ) is a former baseball player who was a right fielder in Major League Baseball who played with the New York Mets ( 1993 – 94, 2002 – 03 ), Cleveland Indians ( 1995 – 96 ), Milwaukee Brewers ( 1996 – 2001 ), Los Angeles Dodgers ( 2003 ), Colorado Rockies ( 2004 ), Chicago Cubs ( 2005 ), and Pittsburgh Pirates ( 2006 ).
On December 2, 2002, he was traded along with Mark Grudzielanek to the Chicago Cubs in exchange for Todd Hundley and Chad Hermansen.
Remlinger has played with the San Francisco Giants ( 1991 ), New York Mets ( 1994 – 95 ), Cincinnati Reds ( 1995 – 98 ), Atlanta Braves ( 1999 – 2002, 2006 ), Chicago Cubs ( 2003 – 2005 ), and the Boston Red Sox ( 2005 ).
After graduating from UCLA, where he played as a catcher, Zeile played for 11 major league teams during his career: the St. Louis Cardinals ( 1989 – 1995 ), Chicago Cubs ( 1995 ), Philadelphia Phillies ( 1996 ), Baltimore Orioles ( 1996 ), Los Angeles Dodgers ( 1997 – 1998 ), Florida Marlins ( 1998 ), Texas Rangers ( 1998 – 1999 ), New York Mets ( 2000 – 2001, 2004 ), Colorado Rockies ( 2002 ), New York Yankees ( 2003 ) and Montreal Expos ( 2003 ).
He also played in the majors with the New York Mets ( 2001 ), the Cleveland Indians ( 2002 – 04 ), the Pittsburgh Pirates ( 2005 ), the Chicago Cubs ( 2005 ), the New York Yankees ( 2005 ), and the Seattle Mariners ( 2006 ).

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