The Chicago Cubs and the Second Coming

By Patrick J. Faherty

The Chicago Cubs book is a cross of the musical Damn Yankees and the movie The Sixth Sense.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Lulu Publishing Services
• Release date: Jan 21, 2016
• ISBN: 9781483443980

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FAHERTY

Copyright © 2016 Patrick J. Faherty.

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Contents

Introduction

Twenty Major Events

Chapter 1   History

Chapter 2   The Cubs New Owner

Chapter 3   Cubs New Manager Patty O’toole

Chapter 4   Yanks Come To Town

Chapter 5   I’m Going To Kill That Son Of A Bitch

Cubs Line Up

Chapter 6   Omaha

Chapter 7   The Meetings

Chapter 8   Coming Together

Chapter 9   The Return

Ralph Gordon Meeting With The Team

Chapter 10   Run, Run, Run!

Second Game With St. Louis

Third Game With St. Louis

Patty Meets With Johnny

Game One In St. Louis

Game Two

Game Three

Chapter 11   Team Meeting After St. Louis

Chapter 12   Meeting With Toby

Chapter 13   Relief On The Way

Chapter 14   Meeting With The Press

Chapter 15   New Team – All-Star Break

Chapter 16   2nd Half Of The Season

Chapter 17   Paris Grant

Paris Grant The Speedster

Speedy Gonzales

Chapter 18   Bauer Goes Down

47 Games Left In The Season

Chapter 19   Back Home At Last

Chapter 20   Birthday Boy: 44 Games To Go, 15 Game Back Of St. Louis

Chapter 21   Return Of Beauregard

Chapter 22   One Star Rises And Another One Fades

Chapter 23   The Last Series With St. Louis

Chapter 24   The Goat

Meeting Of The Press With The Manager

Meeting With The Owner

Game Two

Chapter 25   Jesus And The Goat: Meeting With The Press After Game Two

Game Three New York

The Baseball Commissioner

Chapter 26   Breakfast With Johnny

Game One Of The Playoffs With L.a.

Game Two Of Playoffs With L.a.

Game Three Playoffs With Chicago

Game Four Playoffs With Chicago

Chapter 27   The Second Coming

Game One World Series New York The Bronx

Game Two Of World Series New York

Game Two World Series

Game Three World Series Chicago

Team Meeting

Back To The Game

Game Four World Series Chicago

The Ceremony

Introduction

This introduction serves to provide a little inkling into world of historical events to show how time has passed since the Cubs last won a World Series. The Chicago Cubs have not won a World Series since 1908. In a 21st century society, that’s a very long time ago! Many things that exist or are practiced today were not practiced in 1908. History provides us with fundamental insights into the human condition; discovering the past we can discover an intrinsic thread into our lives. Imagine, in 1908 there were only 8,000 cars, 144 miles of paved roads, and the maximum speed limit in most cities was just 10 mph! Everyone was a Sunday driver in 1908.

Sugar was only 4 cents a pound, eggs cost 14 cents a dozen, and coffee was 15 cents a pound. Trying finding a cup of coffee, let alone a pound of coffee for just 15 cents today! The world seemed much larger in 1908. Since 1908, our way of life has changed dramatically. The world we live in is more connected and more choked.

To provide a little insight into our past, below is a list of twenty major events I selected that provide an understanding as to how the world has evolved since 1908. My question for you is, while reading through everything that has happened overtime and how the Cubs evolved as a team throughout time, do you believe in miracles?

Twenty Major Events

1. Radio was invented. Cub fans were now able to hear their team lose.

2. Television was invented. Cub fans got to now see their team lose.

3. 14 teams were added to professional baseball. Cub fans get to see and hear their team lose to more clubs.

4. George Burns celebrated his 10th, 20th, 30th, 40th, 50th, 60th, 70th, 80th, 90th, and 100th birthday.

5. Haley’s comet passed Earth. Twice!

6. Harry Caray was born…and died. Incredible, but true.

7. The NBA, NHL, and NFL were formed. Chicago teams won championships in each league.

8. Man has stepped foot on the moon as several home runs were given up by Cub pitchers.

9. 16 U.S. presidents were elected.

10. There were 11 amendments added to the Constitution.

11. Prohibition was created and repealed.

12. The Titanic was build, set sail, sank, rediscovered, and became the subject of major motion pictures. The latest giving Cubs fans hope that something that finishes on the bottom can come out on top.

13. Wrigley Field was built and becomes the oldest park in the National League.

14. Flag poles were erected on Wrigley Field roof to hold all of the team’s future World Series pennants. The flag poles have since rusted and been taken down.

15. A combination of 40 Summer and Winter Olympics have been held.

16. 13 baseball players have won the Triple Crown; several thanked Cubs pitchers.

17. Bell-bottoms came in style, went out of style and came back in style; disco did the same.

18. The Chicago White Sox, Cleveland Indians, Boston Red Sox, and the Florida Marlins have all won the World Series.

19. The Cubs played almost 15,000 regular-season games; they lost the majority of them.

20. Alaska, Arizona, Hawaii, Oklahoma, and New Mexico were admitted to the Union.

Chapter 1

HISTORY

It’s déjà vu all over again.

Yogi Barra

The Chicago Cubs is the oldest professional baseball club in existence. The second oldest, the Atlanta Braves, formally yielded as the Boston Braves. Interestingly enough, the Braves played more games than the Cubs due to one particular event, the Chicago Fire. This prevented the Chicago Cubs from having a record.

Believe it or not, The Chicago Cubs were the first dynasty in Baseball. They were the first team to win back-to-back World Series, 1907 and 1908. In five years’ time, the Cubs competed in four World Series games!

The Cubs are known as the North Siders. They hail from the north side of Chicago, whereas the Chicago White Sox are known as the South Siders, for, you guessed it, being from the south side of Chicago.

The Chicago White Sox’s history was pretty bleak as far as having a chance to win the World Series. In 1919, the World Series became known as the Black Sox Scandal. The team intentionally threw the World Series game. Nevertheless, all that changed in 2006 when they overcame Houston in the World Series.

The Cubs’ ownership was plagued with a series of follies. They were known to trade great ballplayers for entirely nonproducing players. The Cubs traded the Hall of Fame player, Lou Brock to St. Louis for a pitcher named Ernie Broglio who had only won seven games in three years.

At the end of the 1960 season PK Wrigley, owner of the Cubs, changed his strategy. This came about after fourteen straight losing seasons. He opted to use a committee of coaches between the years of 1961 and 1965 seasons utilizing 24 different coaches. 1962 was the worst season in their history. They lost 103 games.

A brand new team overshadowed the Cubs, the New York Mets. The Mets were managed by Casey Stengel, who lost 120 games. In August 1969, the Cubs were in first place by nine and a half games. The Mets were in third place. In a turn of events, by the end of the season the Mets were in first place and the Cubs were in third. The Mets would go on to win the World Series. Thus the name Miracle Mets.

Chapter 2

THE CUBS NEW OWNER

"He has all the