{"id":4726,"date":"2009-04-01T16:16:36","date_gmt":"2009-04-01T16:16:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/jesuscreed\/2009\/04\/the-cubs-and-time.html"},"modified":"2009-04-01T16:16:36","modified_gmt":"2009-04-01T16:16:36","slug":"the-cubs-and-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/jesuscreed\/2009\/04\/the-cubs-and-time.html","title":{"rendered":"The Cubs and Time"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>20 Things that have happened since the Cubs won the World Series (HT: JRB, JC)<\/p>\n<p>1. Radio was invented; Cub fans got to hear their team lose.<br \/>2. TV was invented; Cub fans got to see their team lose.<br \/>3. Baseball added 14 teams; Cub fans got to see AND hear their team lose to more teams.<br \/>4. George Burns celebrated his 10th, 20th, 30th, 40th, 50th, 60th, 70th, 80th, 90th and 100th birthdays.<br \/>5. Haley&#8217;s Comet passed Earth&#8230; twice.<br \/>6. Harry Caray was born&#8230; and died. Incredible, but true.<br \/>7. The NBA, NHL and NFL were formed, and Chicago teams won championships in each league.<br \/>8. Man landed on the moon, as have several home runs given up by Cubs pitchers.<br \/>9. Sixteen US presidents were elected.<br \/>10. There were 11 amendments added to the Constitution.<br \/>11. Prohibition was created, and repealed.<br \/>12. The Titanic was built, set sail, sank, was discovered, and became the subject of major motion pictures&#8230; the latter giving Cub fans hope that something that finishes on the bottom can come out on top.<br \/>13. Wrigley Field was built and becomes the oldest park in the National League.<br \/>14. Flag poles were erected on Wrigley Field roof to hold all of the team&#8217;s future World Series pennants. Those flag poles have since rusted and been taken down.<br \/>15. A combination of 40 summer &amp; winter Olympics have been held.<br \/>16. Thirteen baseball players have won the Triple Crown; several thanked Cubs pitchers.<br \/>17. Bell bottoms came in style, went out of style, and came back in style.<br \/>18. The Cleveland Indians, Boston Red Sox, Arizona Diamondbacks, and Florida Marlins have ALL won the World Series. <br \/>19. The Cubs played 14,153 regular-season games; they lost the majority of them.<br \/>20. Alaska, Arizona, Hawaii, Oklahoma, and New Mexico were added to the Union.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>20 Things that have happened since the Cubs won the World Series (HT: JRB, JC) 1. Radio was invented; Cub fans got to hear their team lose.2. TV was invented; Cub fans got to see their team lose.3. 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