The Chicago Cubs have fielded star studded lineups throughout their lengthy history, but have been unable to find success until recently. Which of those players make up their Mount Rushmore?
The Chicago Cubs had managed to build an identity out of their lack of success. Dubbed “Lovable Losers,” the Cubs went 108 years without winning a World Series. Four generations of fans had come and gone, watching the Cubs somehow find a way to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory. If any franchise in baseball was cursed, it may well have been the Cubs.
It was not always that way. The Cubs had been one of the top teams at the very beginning of the National League, winning the first pennant in 1876. In the first 11 years in league history, the Cubs won six NL titles, establishing themselves as the class of the league. That success returned in the early part of the 20th century, when they went to four World Series from 1906 through 1910, winning the championship twice.
These days, the Cubs have become a success once more. The days of Kerry Wood, Steve Bartman, black cats, and billy goats have passed. In one of the more dramatic games in postseason history, the Cubs managed to end their run of futility, finally taking that coveted World Series title in 2016. With three consecutive postseason appearances, a new age of Cubs baseball has been born.
Even when the Cubs struggled, they managed to have a few stars on their roster. The beloved Cubbies, those Lovable Losers, certainly knew greatness when they saw it. Which of those players made enough of an impact to be a part of the team’s Mount Rushmore?