{"id":129483,"date":"2025-12-08T14:08:54","date_gmt":"2025-12-08T14:08:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=129483"},"modified":"2025-12-08T14:08:54","modified_gmt":"2025-12-08T14:08:54","slug":"%f0%9f%94%a5-report-chicago-cubs-history-unpacked-what-johnson-krukow-and-smith-really-think-about-the-legacy-of-the-cubs-from-unforgettable-moments-to-behind-the-scenes-stories-their-perspect","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=129483","title":{"rendered":"\ud83d\udd25 REPORT: Chicago Cubs&#8217; History Unpacked: What Johnson, Krukow, and Smith Really Think About the Legacy of the Cubs! From unforgettable moments to behind-the-scenes stories, their perspective sheds new light on the team&#8217;s future. The Cubs\u2019 journey may surprise you.\ud83d\udc47"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"\">On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays,\u00a0Bleed Cubbie Blue\u00a0is pleased to present a\u00a0Cubs-centric look at baseball\u2019s colorful past.\u00a0Here\u2019s a handy Cubs timeline, to help you follow the various narrative paths.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p class=\"\">\u201cMaybe I called it wrong, but it\u2019s official.\u201d \u2014\u00a0Tom Connolly, HoF Umpire.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"\"><strong>Happy birthday, Reed Johnson*! And other stories.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><strong>Today in baseball history:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p class=\"\"><strong>1881<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 The\u00a0National League\u00a0adopts a few new playing\u00a0rules: the three-foot corridor along the first base line is adopted for the first time; runners can no longer be put\u00a0out\u00a0returning to their\u00a0bases\u00a0after a\u00a0foul ball\u00a0not caught; the fine for pitchers hitting batters with pitches is repealed; the \u201cblock ball\u201d rule allowing runners to take as many bases as possible on balls going into the crowd, the fielding team being able to put them out only after returning the ball to the pitcher in his box, is also repealed. (2)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li><\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"\"><strong>1914\u00a0<\/strong>\u2013 The\u00a0National League\u00a0votes to hold the\u00a01915\u00a0player limit\u00a0to 21 per team. They also create the\u00a0disabled list\u00a0(DL) which allows a player to be kept out of play for ten days and another player substituted for him. (2)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li><\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"\"><strong>1939 \u2013\u00a0<\/strong>At the December meeting of both leagues in\u00a0Cincinnati,\u00a0Judge Landis\u00a0votes against all amendments favorable to\u00a0farm systems. The\u00a0Rules\u00a0committee, with an eye towards raising declining\u00a0batting averages, votes to restore the\u00a0sacrifice fly\u00a0for\u00a01940. Seven\u00a0American League\u00a0owners push through a new rule barring the American League champion from making any\u00a0trades\u00a0within the league. Clearly aimed at the\u00a0Yankees, winners of the last four\u00a0World Series, the\u00a0National League\u00a0owners decline to vote it for their league. (2)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li><\/li>\n<li><\/li>\n<li><\/li>\n<li><\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"\"><strong>1998<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 The\u00a0Cubs\u00a0sign\u00a0free agent\u00a0C\u00a0Benito Santiago. Following a car crash last January where he suffered mangled ligaments in his right knee\u201a Santiago played just 15 games for the\u00a0Blue Jays\u00a0last season. In his last appearance at\u00a0Wrigley Field\u201a in\u00a01996\u201a Santiago hit three consecutive home runs. (2)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"\"><strong>2008<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Greg Maddux\u00a0announces his\u00a0retirement. The four-time\u00a0Cy Young Award\u00a0winner set all-time records for\u00a0putouts\u00a0by a pitcher (546),\u00a0double plays\u00a0(98) and seasons with 15+ wins (18). He finishes with a record of 355-227 with a 3.16 ERA (132 ERA+) and ranks in the top ten all time in\u00a0wins\u00a0(8th) and\u00a0starts\u00a0(740, 4th). Maddux, like 354-game winner\u00a0Roger Clemens, began his career while sportswriters were bemoaning the fact that no one would ever reach\u00a0300 wins\u00a0again. (2)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"\"><strong>2010<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 1B\u00a0Carlos Pena\u00a0inks a one-year deal with the\u00a0Cubs. (2)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li><\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"\"><strong>2017<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 In one of the most anticipated signings of this off-season, P\/DH\u00a0Shohei Ohtani\u00a0agrees to a deal with the\u00a0Angels. Because he is not yet 25, international\u00a0bonus rules\u00a0apply to him, so the deal will be for a paltry $2.32 million and he will be paid the major league\u00a0minimum salary\u00a0his first season. The Angels will need to pay his former team, the\u00a0Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters, the $20 million\u00a0posting fee, however. He will go on to win\u00a0Rookie of the Year\u00a0honors. (2)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"\"><strong>2019<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 The\u00a0Veterans Committee\u00a0elects\u00a0C\u00a0Ted Simmons\u00a0and\u00a0Players\u2019 Union\u00a0leader\u00a0Marvin Miller\u00a0to the\u00a0Hall of Fame\u00a0for induction in July,\u00a02020. Miller had been passed over for election a number of times, and had asked that his name no longer be considered by the Committee before passing away in\u00a02012, but his wishes were ignored. (2)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><strong>Cubs Birthdays:<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong>Kid Camp,\u00a0Reed Johnson*. Also notable:\u00a0Mike Mussina\u00a0HOF.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><strong>Today in History:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p class=\"\"><strong>1776<\/strong> \u2013 American Revolutionary War: George Washington\u2019s retreating army crosses the Delaware River from New Jersey to Pennsylvania.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"\"><strong>1863<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Abraham Lincoln issues his Amnesty Proclamation and plan for Reconstruction of the South.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"\"><strong>1940<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 National Football League Championship, Griffith Stadium, Washington, D.C.:\u00a0Chicago Bears\u00a0beat Washington Redskins, 73-0. It\u2019s the most one-sided victory in NFL history and the first NFL title game broadcast on national radio.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"\"><strong>1941<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 US and Britain declare war on Japan, US enters World War II.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"\"><strong>1980\u00a0<\/strong>\u2013 John Lennon is murdered in New York City.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"\"><strong>Common sources:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"\">*pictured.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Some of these items spread from site to site without being fact-checked, and that is why we ask for\u00a0<strong><em>verifiable<\/em>\u00a0sources<\/strong>, to help correct the record.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Chicago Cubs-centric digest, with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB content. 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