definitely started in 2003. i was here for the lee/choi trade. and a bunch of you guys signup dates are spring 03. Yeah, I abandoned Cubs.com for NSBB after taking a few days away from all things sports following the 2003 NLCS. I decided to join/post after I saw the news of Fred's passing, and more than that, the stories you guys all posted about him, and the number of you who met him out at games, and just the number of you that have actually met each other. Really cool board, not that you guys don't know that. The banter here cracks me the horsefeathers up sometimes, and for years when something crazy has happened during games, my first thought is "i gotta see what the board is saying about this!" Plus, it seems like there aren't folks w/ agendas on here driving the conversation into a ditch, like on the board of my favorite college team (not a poster there!)