The Ricketts; the Honeymoon, Marriage, and Everything In Between By normancorrea5 on Jan 13, 2021, 11:09am CST 6
I’ve bled Cubbie Blue since 1992. As a Cubs Fan I have a lot of fond memories; I remember Slammin’ Sammy hitting 66 moon shots in 1998, the Kerry Wood strikeout game, the Greatness (albeit short) of Mark Prior, Derrick Lee’s attempt at the Triple Crown, Alfonso Soriano, Greg Maddux’s 300th career win and 3,000 strikeouts, and my first game. But the thing I remember most as a Cubs fan growing up was heart break, not winning, and fun in the Bleachers… 1. From 1990 to 2009 the Chicago Cubs did the following:
12 Days of Cubsmas: Two first-round draft picks non-tendered
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When I was pitching ideas for this series to Al I was torn on the second day. I had an idea that was positive and one that was negative. I laughed and said it would depend on my mood.
Well, after yesterday’s absolute disaster of a trade (you can read my full thoughts here) I almost considered renaming the entire series The 12 Days of Grinchmas. It’s going to be a long winter folks, so let’s face it head on and talk about what led the Cubs to non-tender two of their best prospects and former first round draft picks: Kyle Schwarber and Albert Almora Jr.