No-hitters lost in the ninth: The Cubs’ Ted Lilly, June 13, 2010

The 2010 Cubs were a curious bunch. After a disappointing 2009 when they contended for a while, then flamed out, the team made few major changed in 2010 and promptly dipped under .500 on Opening Day, never to return.

By mid-June, hosting the White Sox at Wrigley Field, they were firmly ensconced in third place and nowhere near contention.

The Sox won the first two of a three-game set and the teams were scheduled for a date with ESPN’s Sunday Night Baseball for the series finale. Before the game, though, the Cubs hosted the Stanley Cup, won just four days earlier by the Blackhawks, creating this three-Chicago-team photo:

And then Ted Lilly and Gavin Floyd upstaged the Stanley Cup champions.