Just One Bad Century

What will you find if you go to "Just One Bad Century" this week?





Your first stop should be to the award-winning Souvenir Shop for the finest Cubs-related merchandise and memorablia. These photos of beautiful women wearing our shirts are getting a ton of hits. I think it's the logo. You know...this one....


















Then, of course, comes the content...


THIS WEEK IN 1908.
Perhaps the most interesting game in Chicago Cubs history occurred this week in 1908. It involved a young Giants first baseman named Merkle, a missed tag of second base, an on-field riot, and a pesky little never-say-die second baseman by the name of Johnny Evers who figured out a way to a win a ballgame that the Cubs had no business winning.







GREAT NICKNAMES
He was known as "General," and not just because his last name was Lee. This pitcher who shared a name with a future pitcher known as "Spaceman," was a Southern gentleman and a stud starting pitcher. Find out who he was and what he did by clicking on the link.



TALES FROM A BAD CENTURY.
The 1935 World Series is a tale of a Cubs team that won 100 games, including 21 in a row at crunch time at the end of the year, only to lose in the World Series to the Detroit Tigers.




Coming up later this week...


Every Thursday at Just One Bad Century we celebrate the 70s and 80s--a time of bad teams and great mustaches. In the late 80s, this mustache started in left field for the Cubs. Be sure to check out which future 500-homer first baseman is attached to this GREAT MUSTACHE.


On Friday, SIGHTS AND SOUNDS features some memorable audio highlights from the 1998 Wildcard Cubs, plus video highlights from 1935, and a very funny Rafael Palmeiro bit.





Also, be sure to check out this week's JOBC Fan of the Week.