Informative Speech: The History Of The Chicago Cubs

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The 1919 White Sox--the White Sox of Eddie Collins, Eddie Cicotte, Dickie Kerr, Ray Schalk, Buck Weaver and "Shoeless" Joe Jackson--are considered by baseball historians to be one of the greatest teams ever to take the field (Solomon). The “Black” Sox were the major favorites of the World Series against the Cincinnati Reds. Chicago had the better pitching, the better hitting, and the better fielding, but they somehow lost. The “Black” Sox lost in eight games, back in 1919 the only playoff series they was the World series so they played a max of nine games. A few months after the Reds won the World Series, on December fifteenth, 1919, “The New York World published an explosive article by Hugh Fullerton suggesting the the World Series was fixed” (Linder).

When looking at the National League Central division before the season began, not much was expected of the Chicago Cubs. But despite playing in what has become the league's most successful division to this point in the season, the Cubs have not only held their own, but they have become contenders to qualify for the Major League Baseball playoffs, making baseball betting experts take note that they are here for the present, not the future.

For starters, the two teams had very different pitching. The 1908 Cubs pitching had a combined earned run average (ERA) of 2.14. An earned run average is an average of approximately how many earned runs you allow during a game; however, runs that scored of a committed error or a walked batter do not count towards the ERA. Therefore this stats shows that the 1908 team let the other teams score roughly two runs every game. The 2016 team had a combined ERA of 3.15; meaning that they let up an average of three runs a game, just one more than the 1908 team did. The 1908 Cubs team won twenty-five games by one run and tied twice. If their ERA was 3.15 then they would have tied twenty-five more games and lost two more maybe knocking them out of the playoffs. Another contrast of the two teams would be that the 1908 Cubs ace pitcher, or best pitcher, won twenty-nine games almost reaching the thirty-win mark, something that has not happened since the year 1968. The

Did you know that the Chicago cubs and St. Louis cardinals have never played each other in the playoffs till 2015. The Chicago cubs and St. Louis cardinals have been rivals since the late 19th century, but back then they were called the Chicago white stockings and the St. Louis brown stockings. The rivalry between them has been filled with hatred, friendship, and a lot of games between the two organizations. The cubs played the cardinals in the NLDS this year and won in four games 3-1. The cubs won the series by home runs, good pitching, and a healthy team.

The club played its first games in 1870 as the Chicago White Stockings, before officially becoming the Chicago Cubs for the 1903 season. The Cubs are the oldest currently active U.S. professional sports club, continuously existing in the same city for their entire history. They are one of the two remaining charter members of the National League (the other being the Atlanta Braves). Since Chicago did not have a fully operating White Stockings team for two seasons due to the Great Chicago Fire, differences continue to be voiced when considering the

The Chicago Cubs were the only team in the MLB to go the longest without winning a World Series. Then it happened, November 2,2016. They finally did it. The Chicago Cubs had won the World Series! They had broken the curse. They waited 108 long years since their last National win.

The world is still buzzing about the Chicago Cubs breaking the infamous 108-year curse without a championship. They didn't just break the curse they did it in style coming back from a 3-1 deficit for the first time since the 1985 Royals. Not only that they were part of the most-watched baseball game in 25 years with over 40 million viewers. It was one of those games you'll remember exactly where you were when you saw the Cubs win a championship.

Wonder what it’s like to only be 23 and have won a world series? Not any World Series, but the first one Cubs have won on over 108 years. Addison Russell has all the answer to this! II. Orientation Phase: A. Statement of Topic: Today, I would love to tell you more about Addison Russell and his life so far in the major leagues.

The detailed description of the Cubs team having a “curse” since 1908 gives a sense of hopelessness that the team will ever win a World Series again since they have not in quite a while. Although, Cohen is still in the stands, he believes that this year their luck might have changed.

Going, going, GONE is the deadball era. George Herman Ruth Jr, known to everyone else as babe ruth, was a complete game changer of baseball. Ruth was one,if not the best, baseball player of all time due to his new impressive power. Back in the 1910s power hitting was cast away, a result from that is a limited home run number. Ruth innovated his swing to be more of a power hitter not a contact hitter.

The Major League Baseball is the most famous league in the world, since its foundation in 1903, has happened so many important things and thousands of players that have done historical accomplishments.

The St. Louis Cardinals reside in the National League Central Division. There are 5 teams in the division now as of 2016; the Cincinnati Reds, the Milwaukee Brewers, the Pittsburgh Pirates, the Chicago Cubs, and the St. Louis Cardinals. Prior to 2013 the Houston Astros were also a part of the Division. From the year 2000 to 2015 the St. Louis has come in first place in the National League Central Division 10 times, came in second 4 times, and third 2 times. (St. Louis Cardinals: Year-by-Year Results) Although the Cardinals have these amazing numbers, it is still thought that the New York Yankee’s have been better. The New York Yankee’s though have been good, but they have the same numbers as the St. Louis Cardinals. They have won their division 10 times, came in

The Cubs and the Cardinals are both in the MLB. They both are baseball teams. The cubs and Cardinal stadiums are or near Illinois. Both of the teams have lost 8 world series games.

It’s Saturday, October 1, 1932 at Wrigley Field in Chicago. It’s a bright and sunny day. It’s Game 3 of the World Series between the New York Yankees and the Chicago Cubs. And the grandstands are jam-packed with nearly 50,000 fans.