Jimmy Cooney

Today's Tale from a Bad Century is about the rarest of baseball plays. It happened to Cubs shortstop Jimmy Cooney this week in 1927, and then didn't happen again in the National League for another 65 years.

You can read it here.

Red Downs

This week's Tale from a Bad Century at JOBC is about Red Downs; the Cub player who became a jewelry thief.

Hal Carlson

Today's Tale from a Bad Century is the tragic story of Hal Carlson, a pitcher on the 1930 Cubs.

You can read it here.

The All-Traded Team

Today at Just One Bad Century we go through Cubs history to name the "All-Traded Team". These are the best players (by position) traded away by the Cubs.

I just read it again this morning and got a little verklempt.

Johnny Evers Breaks Down

Exactly 100 years ago today, Cubs Hall of Fame second baseman Johnny Evers suffered a nervous breakdown after a very stressful year off-the-field.

It was the beginning of the end of the Cubs dynasty, and it's today's Tale from a Bad Century.

Jack Quinlan

This week's Tale from a Bad Century leaves the playing field and goes into the broadcast booth to tell the story of Cubs radio announcer Jack Quinlan.

A great announcer taken away from us at a very young age.

Joe Niekro

He had a great career, won more than 200 games, and the Cubs had him first.

You can guess the rest. The tale of Joe Niekro is today's Tale from a Bad Century.

Sammy Goes Sour

Today's tale is about the end of our love affair with Sammy Sosa. (Sniff, sniff) "How could you have cheated on us like that?"

(I'm trying to fill the void left by ABC's canceled soap operas)

The Wrigley Basket

This morning's Tale from a Bad Century is about the reason the Cubs installed the basket on the outfield walls. Contrary to ESPN's Joe Morgan's assertions, it wasn't installed to give Ernie Banks cheap home runs.

The real story is here.

Cubs Poetry

This week's Tale from a Bad Century takes a slightly classier road. Ahem. Please enjoy this Cubs Poetry.

Inspired by two of the three Hall of Famers in this picture.

Worst Start Ever

The beginning of this season for the Cubs is nothing to get excited about, but it could also be a lot worse.

It could be 1997. That year the Cubs lost their first 14 games. That story is today's Tale from a Bad Century.

The Cub and the Blonde Bombshell

She was a major league blonde bombshell. He was a minor league Cub bomb.

Together they stole the headlines in 1966.

Their story is today's Tale from a Bad Century.

Wrigley Field Before it was an Icon

Today's Tale from a Bad Century is the tale of our beloved Wrigley Field...the first 50 years when it was just another ballpark in the National League.

We go back to 1916, 1928, 1938, and 1957.

You can read it here.

The Evil Eye

Today's Tale from a Bad Century is one of my all-time favorite Cubs stories. In 1939 PK Wrigley actually hired an "evil eye" to put the whammy on the Cubs opponents.

The story is here.

Too Late: Willie Wilson

This week's Tale from a Bad Century is about a great player that once played for the Cubs...long after he was great.

Today we tell the tale of Willie Wilson.

The Revenge of Martin Luther

I'm not a big believer in Cubs curses, and specifically the ridiculous goat curse. However, if there really is a curse on the Cubs, today's Tale from a Bad Century is my personal choice for the cause of it. I call it "The Revenge of Martin Luther."

Hell hath no fury like a German scorned.

William Veeck Sr.

This week's Tale from a Bad Century is about Bill Veeck. Not the Bill Veeck that once owned the White Sox and sent a midget up to bat; his father William Veeck, Sr.

The father was a genius baseball man in his own right.

Read all about him here.