Cubs: an appreciation

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 The 1876 Chicago White Stockings

American Players from Spaldings tour visit the Sphinx in Egypt 1880

Adrian "Cap" Anson, longtime manager-1st Baseman of the Chicago Nationals and the person we can thank for the tradition of racial bigotry in major league baseball

Tinkers to Evers to Chance: one of the main reasons for the Cubs last World Championship 

Oh, yes, heres the guy who played 3rd.......forever doomed to be the answer to a trivia question! 

 The 1908 Chicago Cubs...........who knew?

the 1932 World Series managers....recently deposed Joe McCarthy, now Yankees, Charlie Grimm, newly hired.....no Rogers Hornby in sight 

 Did the Babe "Call" his shot?

" Theres no way the Babe called his shot, I wouldve knocked him on his butt!" Charlie Root gave up the homer, but refuses to believe the legend. 

Except for a brief shining moment in the 1938 World Series, Dizzy Dean was mostly a disappointment as a Cub

Charlie Grimm gets the Cubs to the 1945 Series, but makes the biggest mistake of his managerial career and the Cubs lose.