99 Years of Fail

(Link Here) Every decade and every season of Cubs futility over the last 99 seasons.

Tinker to Evers to Chance. The Homer in the Gloamin'. Let's play two. Three Finger, Gabby, Swish, Leo the Lip, Slammin' Sammy.

The black cat.

Leon Durham.

Bartman.

At one time, the Chicago Cubs were baseball's preeminent franchise. Of course, that goes back just a few years. The 1906 club won a record 116 games. The Cubs won the World Series in 1907 and 1908. And then came 99 seasons of heartbreak and futility, misery and hope, bad players and bad luck. Somewhere in there, the Cubs became America's lovable losers. (Maybe more losers than lovable.)

As the Cubs embark on their 100th season without having attained a World Series title, their fans are full of optimism. The team made the playoffs last season. Maybe, just maybe, 2008 won't turn out like the past 99 seasons, when something went wrong ... every single year.

ESPN covers it all. Grab an Old Style tallboy 6 Pack and enjoy! (thanks J for the link)