On this Yom Kippur we salute the Jewish ballplayers. The following Jewish players played or coached at one time or another with the Cubs… ~Cy Block 1919 (Cubs 1942-1946) Cy played briefly for the Cubs during the 1942 season, but Uncle Sam stole h...

Today is the first day of Oktoberfest in Munich, so we are honoring all of the Cubs players born in Germany. There are more than you think… ~Heinz Becker 1915 (Cubs 1943-1946) Rollie Zeider, a player on the 1918 pennant winning Cubs, was famously...

No Cubs were born in France, but this player is probably the most appropriate to feature on Bastille Day. Not only because of his last name, but also because of the day he pitched… ~Ossie France 1858 (Colts 1890) If you want to travel back in tim...

A tribute to all the Cubs named May on the first of May… ~Derrick May 1968 (Cubs 1990-1994) Derrick was a first round Cubs draft choice in 1986, and made his big league debut in 1990. The son of big leaguer Dave May didn’t really get regula...

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 root for them. From the heartaches of 1969 and 2003 to the pure joy of 2016, emotio...

There have been a few big losses from our World Series champs. Next year we won’t have Jason Hammel, Aroldis Chapman, Dexter Fowler or Jorge Soler. Jason was the first to go: Chicago Cubs decline option on pitcher Hammel Then the dam broke…...

Hard to describe what was going on in our house last night during that roller coaster Cubs game. I was so nervous before the game that I couldn’t eat dinner. During the game, I was a mess…especially in the bottom of the 8th. But then it rea...

I’ve been struggling to put into words the emotions that are swirling inside me this week. Everyone has been asking me the same question. How does it feel to see the Cubs in the World Series? After pondering it a few days, I’ve come to the ...

Division Champs! I was there at the game last night and left disappointed…but before I got home, the Cubs were crowned division champs thanks to a Cardinals loss. This is a great song about the Cubs, written by Tom Latourette. He and I have colla...

~Bill Long 1960 (Cubs 1990) Long was acquired from the White Sox, and pitched one season for the Cubs out of the bullpen. He went 6-1 with a 4.37 ERA. Long is the only Cubs player in history to be born on Leap Day....