Back when Chicago was great. The pride of Centralia Gary Gaetti hits a 2 run bomb in the 1998 one game playoff for the wildcard. On another note, let's make Illinois great again and flip it red.
𝐉𝐮𝐧𝐞 𝟕, 𝟐𝟎𝟎𝟑
The Cubs and Kerry Wood deny Roger Clemens his 300th win as they take down the Yankees in a wild affair. Wood would pick up his 50th career win but not before colliding with first baseman Hee-Seop Choi.
Cubs beat the Yankees 5-2.
The elite are in Champaign.
@CoachUnderwood is locked in through 2032 and could extend through 2036 based on team performance over the next four seasons.
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NEWS: Duke and Illinois will start a home-and-home series on November 17th in Durham, according to a source.
Return game in Champaign on December 4th, 2027.
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Not enough people talk about Derrek Lee
• .281/.365/.495 (.859 OPS), 122 OPS+
• 1959 H, 432 2B, 331 HR, 1078 RBI
• 2003 WS Champion with Florida
• 2005 NL batting champ (.335)
• Played at least 155 games 7x
• 2x All-Star, 3x Gold Glover
• Reached 20 HR 9x, 30 HR 4x
• Silver Slugger, MVP-3 in 2005
• Drove in 90 runs 5x, 100 runs 2x
• 34.6 WAR (22.6 of them with CHC)
• Career 28 HR, 90 RBI per 162 games
• Unspeakable numbers vs Jeff Suppan
• Hit 12 grand slams, 3 walk-off HR, 2 ITP
• Received zero HOF votes (of 442 ballots)
• Best clean season of the PED era in 2005:
• .335 BA, 1.080 OPS, 50 2B, 46 HR, 107 RBI
• Led league in H, 2B, BA, SLG, OPS, OPS+, TB
• Also led in oWAR and had 23 intentional walks
• 1 of 2 players in @Cubs history with at least a .900 OPS and a minimum of 4000 PA with the team (along with Sammy Sosa)
The Cubs are the 5th team in MLB history with multiple distinct win streaks of 10+ games before their 40th decision of a season, joining:
1955 Dodgers
1941 Cardinals
1887 St. Louis Browns
1880 Chicago White Stockings (now Cubs)
h/t @EliasSports
The Chicago Cubs have now gone on a 10-game winning streak TWICE already this season 🤯
They currently have sole possession of the best record in MLB at 27-12!
The Chicago Cubs have now won 15 consecutive games at Wrigley Field, their longest streak since 1935.
They also have won nine consecutive games overall, after already having a 10-game winning streak earlier in the year.
Their last season with two 10-game winning streaks: 1935.