Sosa was hot, the Marlins were in trouble and the Cubs led, 5-0.

I was in the Cubs.

But Highpockets has had not only a financial interest in the Cubs, but an emotional investment, too.

Both teams led their leagues in ERA: the Yankees, 3.98 and the Cubs, 3.44.

Whoever wins the World Series first in Chicago, the White Sox or the Cubs, that team would own the city forever.

After the majors, he bounced around in the minors in the Cubs and Atlanta Braves systems.

What matters is that the incident seemed to create a kind of psychic paralysis in the Cubs and their fans, after which nothing went right.

It is evident that over the years it has been poor management, not the lack of lights at night, that has done in the Cubs.

The Ricketts family acquired a majority interest in the Cubs in 2009, ending the Tribune years.