As someone who was born in the late 20th century, I missed out on a lot of bad Chicago Cubs’ baseball. I wasn’t around for the 1990’s when the North Siders failed to win a single division title. Even though I was five years old, I have no recollection of the 2003 season or the Steve Bartman incident. Instead, what I do remember are the seasons following the Cubs’ back-to-back division titles in 2007 and 2008.
For me, baseball has always been a big part of my life. I started playing the game when I was three years old and played all the way up through middle school.