Tuesday, January 24, 2006
 the leak and mold on my bathroom wall that i told my landlord about several months ago and he did nothing about turned into water gushing through my laundry room wall today.
so because i wont be able to write very much today as i am watching the repair guy demolish my beautiful 1940s bathroom, i will reprint something that was printed in the Cubs official web site.
they have a good column over there where Carrie Muskat answers questions from the fans.
here was a good question and a good answer today.
Q. How did the Cubs get the name "Cubs"?
-- Robert S., Salt Lake City, Utah
A. According to baseball historian Ed Hartig, the real name for the Cubs is the Chicago National League Ball Club Inc. Here's some history: Following the formation of the American League in 1900, many of the National League's best players jumped to the AL. Most NL camps in the early 1900s included many, many, many unproven players. This included Frank Selee's 1902 Chicago NL team. The March 27, 1902, Chicago Daily News noted all the young players in camp referring to the team as "Selee's Cubs." An incredible 30 players would make their Cubs debut in 1902.
The name "Cubs" didn't become official until 1907. Until then, each newspaper used whatever nickname they deemed appropriate. The team was called the White Stockings when the club joined the NL in 1876, the Orphans, the Black Stockings, the Spuds (because of their Irish owner, C.W. Murphy), the Nationals (all NL teams were called this at some point), the Colts, the Panamas, the Cowboys and a host of other nicknames.
Frank Chance preferred Cubs and convinced Charles Murphy to make it official in 1907. Even after the nickname become official, some papers still used unofficial nicknames. For example, during Johnny Evers' tenure as Cubs manager, the team was often called the Trojans (Evers lived in Troy, N.Y.). And the nickname "Bruins" was commonly used from the 1940s to the 1980s. Rather than running "Cubs notes," The Sporting News, for example, ran "Bruins Briefs." Good thing they chose Cubs; otherwise, Ernie Banks would be "Mr. Spud."
read the rest of the questions + more pics of the destruction + danielle isnt as bad off as she seems
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