We have waded through the long offseason and at long last, the 2019 regular season kicks off tomorrow. The Chicago Cubs carry a sense of anticipation with them to Texas, where they’ll open the year on Thursday afternoon. Earlier this week, Pedro Strop told reporters he feels the team is in the same mindset as when 2016 dawned – which is likely how the players on the 1969 ball club felt after a solid, yet disappointing 1968 performance.
Expectations for the 1969 Cubs were sky-high, just as they are the this year’s variation of the Cubs.