Al Yellon created Bleed Cubbie Blue and has been its managing editor since 2005. He's also written three books about the Cubs, the latest is "Chicago Cubs Firsts."
The 1969 Cubs are a fabled team, perhaps the most loved group of players in MLB history that never won anything. They had four core players who became Hall of Famers — Ernie Banks, Billy Williams, Ron Santo and Fergie Jenkins — and several others who had All-Star seasons and were well-loved.
The reasons they didn’t win that year — or any year — have been well-documented and it’s not my purpose here to rehash that.