Imagine for a moment the 2016 Chicago Cubs. A team of destiny. A team that won 103 regular-season games. One that dug deep in a deficit and climbed out of a hole to win a World Series championship. A team with that perfect blend of leadership and talent.
Now, circumvent your idea of time to travel back nearly 60 years to 1961. A year of desolate misery. A year which will, unbeknownst to a population of Cubs fans, be the year for the ‘College of Coaches’. An idea which began in 1961 from Wrigley himself lasted four years, until 1965.