Every day in 2012, the Just One Bad Century blog will feature a story about this day in Cubs history. We're calling it
Cubs 365.
On this day in 1939, future Cub Willie Smith was born. His greatest day as a Cub happened just over 30 years later. On April 8, 1969, Willie hit a pinch-hit 2-run walk off home run to win the game on Opening Day. That began a year long love affair between the Cubs and their fans.
On September 4, 1969, with the Cubs still holding onto a 5-game lead over the Mets, Willie and teammate Nate Oliver released a parody of the Righteous Brothers hit "You've Lost that Lovin' Feeling" called "
That pennant feeling".
Unfortunately for Willie, Nate and Cubs nation, they weren't "going, going, going, all the way" like the song predicted.
