Editor's note: this is a re-post from Sept. 19. Entering the season's final week, the 2023 Chicago Cubs still held the third and final wild card playoff berth in their grasp, but only on tie-breaker, over the Cincinnati Reds. Losers of five straight and 2-8 in their last 10, they are sliding to be sure, we can't help up evoke 2004 Cubs comparisons. It isn't the first time … [Read more...] about Current Cubs Teams Reminiscent of Epic 2004 Cubs Collapse
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2019 Chicago Cubs Have Alarming Number of Similarities to 2004
(Editor's note: this originally ran on the eve of the final home series vs. St. Louis, but we're re-publishing it here and now as sadly, the prophecy has come true. “History doesn't repeat itself but it often rhymes,” as Mark Twain is often reputed to have said. While the final chapter is yet to be written, the story of the current Chicago Cubs greatly mirrors the narrative … [Read more...] about 2019 Chicago Cubs Have Alarming Number of Similarities to 2004