Chicago Cubs to wait another year...again

Stephanie Carone, Staff Writer It just wasn't supposed to end this way. Last Saturday, the hopes and dreams of all Cubs fans were swept away in the autumn wind as Manny Ramirez, Manager Joe Torre, and the L.A. Dodgers won game three of the first-round playoff series 3-1. In usual Cub fashion, Manager Lou Piniella and the Cubs didn't just lose. They were swept, despite having the NL's best record, and not to mention, their best regular season record since 1945. On Sunday morning, the Chicago Tribune headline read: "Making a Long Story Short." It has been a long story, 100 years in the making. The Cubs haven't won a World Series since 1908, when Teddy Roosevelt was president, bread was a nickel, and the The Great Depression was still two decades away. Just like the Red Sox before them, the Cubs have consistently been the... [read full story]