Just One Bad Century--May 1

The woeful Cubs April is in the rearview mirror finally. Let's hope it was just one bad month. It did end on a hopeful note last night as the Cubs won big in Cincy. On the other hand, there was bad news in the minor league system. Cubs top pitching prospect CJ Edwards was put on the DL because of shoulder problems. They say it's not serious, but it's shoulder problems. That can't be good. At least Jake Arietta is doing better. He will get his first start of the year this weekend.

Today we posted a whole new week's worth of historical events. On this day in 1893, the Columbian Exposition began in Chicago. Where were the Cubs? If you want to learn more about it, The A/V club today has a video that shows scenes from the Columbian Exposition. (By the way, I threw in an extra historical event for May 1--it's also the anniversary of Gary Powers spy plane being shot down over Russia. Where were the Cubs?)

Today in Wrigley history goes back to 1940. Find out why they didn't play. Hint: it's weather related, and it ain't rain.

Today's Cubs birthdays include three Cubs related figures. A shortstop that's a Joe Pepitone look alike, a minority owner who helped elect a (bad) president, and famous teen heart-throb Nick Carter. (Um, it might be a different Nick Carter, actually. This one played for the Cubs in the first few seasons of Wrigley.)