This afternoon, weather permitting, the Cubs will play their 149th National League home opener. There have been a significant number of memorable home debuts, including 12 walk-off wins, the most.
The modern world is full of people who, having achieved a degree of success in a particular field of endeavor, seem to believe they can be as successful in another field.
Just look at all the TV.
We all remain hopeful that, sooner or later, the Cubs will play their first home game of 2022.
It's doubtful that modern media will cover it as colorfully as the Chicago Tribune did the team's.
Thirteenth in a series of posts about attendance at Cubs' home games in 1876-1900, the 25 seasons of the National League before the Modern Era began in 1901.
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Capt. Anse did it : Story from 125 years ago today By JohnW53 on May 5, 2021, 5:33am CDT +
As many a post on this site has noted, after citing a long-ago newspaper account of a Cubs game, They don t write em like that any more!
The following is a stellar example of its kind: the Chicago Tribune s report, published 125 years ago today, on May 5, 1896, of a walk-off victory by the Cubs (then known as the Colts) over the Dodgers (then known as the Bridegrooms), thanks to the bat of 44-year-old player/manager Cap Anson.
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