Al Yellon created Bleed Cubbie Blue and has been its managing editor since 2005. His latest book about the Cubs is "Chicago Cubs Firsts." Find him on Bluesky at @bleedcubbieblue.bsky.social
In October 1908 no Cubs fan would have believed you if you had told him (and yes, they were almost all men back then) that the Cubs would not win another World Series for 108 years. They’d been a dominant franchise from their very beginning and this year brought their third straight pennant.
Not easily, though — after a good early start, the Cubs muddled around .