Just One Bad Century | A site for Cub fans to learn about their history

Just One Bad Century

A Site That Focuses On The History of the Chicago Cubs!

Does the Cubs World Series win in 2016 end the need for this site? Of course not. Our premise has always been that despite the One Bad Century, the Cubs still had the most interesting and colorful history of any sports franchise in the world. Yes, it was a bad century...but it was Just One Bad Century!

Today’s Features

Today’s Cubs Birthdays (December 16)

~Adolfo Phillips 1941 (Cubs 1966-1969) His nickname was the Panamanian Flash. The Cubs thought they were acquiring their next supersta...

Today’s Cubs Birthdays (December 15)

~Mike Proly 1950 (Cubs 1982-1983) Proly pitched pretty well for some pretty bad Cubs teams. He won six games and saved two more in ove...
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Cubsessions

The latest book from our sister company, Eckhartz Press…”Cubsessions”. Order your copy today! The Cubs are more than just a baseball team to those who ro...

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Building Character T-shirt

New for 2014! Getting punched in the face for a century has never looked so good. After a hundred years of adversity, you deserve a great looking shirt....

Crying Bear Shirt

Say it all without saying a word....

Recent Updates

Today’s Cubs Birthdays (December 16)

This Week in 1908 (December 15–December 21)

Today’s Cubs Birthdays (December 15)

Today’s Cubs Birthdays (December 14)

Chicago Cubs: The Heroes of Wrigley Series presents Lee Smith

FanSided - 2 days ago
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Chicago Cubs: The significance of the basket at Wrigley Field

FanSided - 1 week ago
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The story behind the home next to Wrigley Field

WGN TV Chicago - 5 days ago
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Wrigley Construction Update: Front Gate Gets A Makeover (Video)

Cubs Insider - 3 days ago
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Alderman says Chicago Cubs ownership looking to take him out of the (political) ballgame

Chicago Tribune - 2 weeks ago
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A/V Club

Our all-time favorite Harry Caray moment will get an extended run in the A/V Club. Now at over a million YouTube views...
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This Week in 1908 (December 15–December 21)

How Long Ago Was 1908? Fred Merkle celebrates his 20th birthday (Dec 20) in New York by laying low and hoping n...

This Week in 1908 (December 8–December 14)

How Long Ago Was 1908? The Union Stock Yard & Transit Co., or The Yards, is thriving despite Upton Sinclai...

Historical Events (December): Where were the Cubs?

December 5, 1933 The city of Chicago rejoiced because Prohibition was officially repealed. Prohibition had last...

This Week in 1908 (December 1–December 7)

How long ago was 1908? The Chicago Coliseum (photo) is the largest venue in Chicago. Earlier this year it hoste...
The Cubs last won the World Series

November 2, 2016 around 11pm CST

Anyone can have a bad century.

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