Some headlines and stuff we might see in the aftermath of the World Series:

Rick the Indignant Sportswriter here!!! How dare they vote a Designated Hitter the MVP of the Holy Fall Classic!! How could they? The DH is a blight upon humanity!! A Curse!! An abomination!! He is only three-fifths of a human being! He has no rights under God or our Constitution!! He......


Oh. It wasn't Frank Thomas?? COOL!! Hey, It's all good!!

And when are my poor Cubbies...

Game 2
at old Comiskey Park


Game Summary

Lineups:

Cubs

Don Kessinger, SS
Glenn Beckert, 2B
Billy Williams, LF
Ron Santo, 3B
Ernie Banks, 1B
Jim Hickman, RF
Randy Hundley, C
Don Young, CF
Ken Holtzman, P

White Sox

Jim Landis, CF
Don Buford, 2B
Floyd Robinson, LF
Pete Ward, 3B
Bill Skowron, 1B
Mike Hershberger, RF
Ron...

There are only so many "game summaries" I can post in "newspaper" form and only so many times I can poke fun of Sox fan-Cub fan stereotypes before the jokes get old. So for this one I'll just post some game stats and a few "tidbits."

Game 1 "Why Us? Series"


Lineups

1969 Cubs

Don Kessinger, SS
Glenn Beckert, 2B
Billy Williams, LF
Ron Santo, 3B
Ernie Banks, 1B
Jim...

....HATE THE PHRASE "WALK-OFF"!!!!!!!!!!!!!! HATE IT! HATE IT! HATE IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!

That is all.

July 4, 1950-Pitcher Danny Wilson becomes the second black player and first black pitcher in New Orleans Knight history when he debuts in the first game of a doubleheader against the Philadelphia Phillies before a packed house of 54,955 at Brennan Park, one of the largest crowds in the stadium's history.

Wilson's contract had been purchased by Jeremiah Brennan from the Birmingham Black Barons for $50,000. He had been playing in th minors, with the plan to call him up in 1951. An injury...