Patpourri
A really cool CBC video about the 1972-73 Cubs with a focus on Ferguson Jenkins. You gotta love old baseball movies.
Did you know that in 1971 Fergie became the first Cub to win the Cy Young Award? Three other Cubs have since been named the league's best pitcher. Bruce Sutter won it in 1977 and will enter the Hall of Fame in a couple of weeks based largely on the work he did for the evil Cardinals. Rick Sutcliffe took top honors in 1984 and inexplicably does not have a job in the Cubs broadcast booth. And last but certainly not least, Greg Maddux took home the honor in 1992, was immediately thereafter not offered a new contract by an insanely idiotic Cubs front office, and returned 11 magnificient years later to play out his stellar career on teams that completely, confoundingly, comically suck big fat balls.
Even if the present Cubbies are playing AAA-caliber ball, baseball is still the best.
Did you know that in 1971 Fergie became the first Cub to win the Cy Young Award? Three other Cubs have since been named the league's best pitcher. Bruce Sutter won it in 1977 and will enter the Hall of Fame in a couple of weeks based largely on the work he did for the evil Cardinals. Rick Sutcliffe took top honors in 1984 and inexplicably does not have a job in the Cubs broadcast booth. And last but certainly not least, Greg Maddux took home the honor in 1992, was immediately thereafter not offered a new contract by an insanely idiotic Cubs front office, and returned 11 magnificient years later to play out his stellar career on teams that completely, confoundingly, comically suck big fat balls.
Even if the present Cubbies are playing AAA-caliber ball, baseball is still the best.
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