Behind the "8" Ball

[NCCubFan]

All Cub fans, and I'd say just about all baseball fans period, understand the significance of 1908. However, several other years ending in the number 8 have resulted in significant events in Cubs history.

 

1918: The Cubs return to the World Series for the first time since 1910, in what back then seemed like an eternity.

 

1928: ? (Paging Fred for help here :D )

 

1938: Gabby Hartnett's famous "Homer in the Gloamin'" and the last World Series appearance of the every-three-years pattern (1929, 1932, 1935, 1938).

 

1948: First year of WGN televising Cubs games.

 

1958: First of back-to-back MVP seasons for Ernie Banks.

 

1968: Cubs put up consecutive winning seasons for first time since 1945--1946 (second of what was eventually 6 consecutive winning seasons, 1967 hrough 1972).

 

1978: First high-profile free agent for Cubs (Dave Kingman).

 

1988: 8-8-88--Let there be light! Also, first All-Star bid for Greg Maddux.

 

!998: Kerry Wood's Rookie of the Year season (highlighted by 20-strikeout performance); Sosa-McGwire home run race and MVP for Sosa; Wild Card (when Neifi truly did save the Cubs); on a sad note, the deaths of both Harry Caray and Jack Brickhouse the same year.

 

2008: 5th anniversary of NSBB (hopefully something much more significant will occur in October).

[sweetpeteman]

1928 was the first season that Kiki Cuyler played for the Cubs...

[beersoakedivy]

NLCS 2003

 

Gave up 8 runs in the 8th inning.

Inning kept going due to an error by SS who's number was 8.

Cubs were up 3-0 with 5 outs to go...3+5=8

Last WS appearance 1945..at the time (2003) 58 years.

Last WS title 1908.

There was record rainfall set that day in Chicago which surpassed a record set back in 1871.

 

I can probably come up with more, but that's all I can think of now.

[NCCubFan]

NLCS 2003

 

Gave up 8 runs in the 8th inning.

Inning kept going due to an error by SS who's number was 8.

Cubs were up 3-0 with 5 outs to go...3+5=8

Last WS appearance 1945..at the time (2003) 58 years.

Last WS title 1908.

There was record rainfall set that day in Chicago which surpassed a record set back in 1871.

 

I can probably come up with more, but that's all I can think of now.

Um, the point was to think of GOOD things.

[beersoakedivy]

NLCS 2003

 

Gave up 8 runs in the 8th inning.

Inning kept going due to an error by SS who's number was 8.

Cubs were up 3-0 with 5 outs to go...3+5=8

Last WS appearance 1945..at the time (2003) 58 years.

Last WS title 1908.

There was record rainfall set that day in Chicago which surpassed a record set back in 1871.

 

I can probably come up with more, but that's all I can think of now.

Um, the point was to think of GOOD things.

 

 

Yeah I know, but it's part of CUBS history...gotta take the bad with the good

[Post Count Padder]

New movie idea:

 

The Number 8 starring Jim Carrey.

[beersoakedivy]

New movie idea:

 

The Number 8 starring Jim Carrey.

 

 

He could play the part of Chip Caray...

[ConstableRabbit]

lol you could do this with any number

[beersoakedivy]

lol you could do this with any number

 

Alright then, take the number 6 and give me some examples.