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    Paul Sullivan: 2022 Chicago Cubs share dubious history with the 1879 team — but there could be a sign of hope

    When a colleague pulled out his iPhone in the Chicago Cubs clubhouse Thursday afternoon to show a factoid he received from the team’s historian, my head began to spin. After the four-game sweep by the San Diego Padres, the Cubs had been outscored by 20 or more runs in back-to-back series for only the second time in franchise history. The other time it happened was in September 1879, when the ...
    by Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune Jun 20, 2022 4 minutes
    Baseball card portrait of Cap Anson, Chicago White Stockings, Goodwin& Co., 1888..

    When a colleague pulled out his iPhone in the Chicago Cubs clubhouse Thursday afternoon to show a factoid he received from the team’s historian, my head began to spin.

    After the four-game sweep by the San Diego Padres, the Cubs had been outscored by 20 or more runs in back-to-back series for only the second time in franchise history. The other time it happened was in September 1879, when the Providence Grays outscored the Cubs by 20 runs (29-9) and the Boston Braves by 23 (31-8).

    Of all the bad teams in Cubs history, we finally have a matching set,

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