Paul Sullivan: Kimbrel the latest addition to star-studded cast of Cubs, reminiscent of Yankees teams past
by Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune
Jun 08, 2019
3 minutes
CHICAGO - For more than a century the Cubs and Yankees operated in parallel universes, playing the same game but seldom in the same manner.
No franchise was as synonymous with losing as the Cubs, who went 108 years between championships from 1908 to 2016. And no franchise has come close to matching the success of the Yankees, who have 27 championships to their name - 16 more than the Cardinals' 11.
Envisioning the Cubs as the new-era Yankees might be a stretch if you're
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