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."
So, I figured after writing about the 1969 Cubs failures and those of 1970 the last couple of days, I’d continue this brief series with a look at the team in 1971.
General manager John Holland was curiously inactive in the offseason. The only players acquired were the Breeden brothers, Danny (from the Reds) and Hal (from the Braves), and Carmen Fanzone from the Red Sox.