Let’s Play 2…

This stretch of history (1947-1993) c0vers an era where the the hapless Cubbies made the post season only twice (1984 & 1988).  Most pundits would write Jim Walden and his team from the North Side off, but how can you do that when you have an every day lineup of: Ernie Banks, Rhino, Ron Santo, Billy Williams, The Hawk and Billy Bucks.  The Achilles heel for the Cubbies typically would be their pitching, or lack there of.  If you look closely you’ll start to realize that pitching isn’t a weakness at all here.  Fergie Jenkins is easily the #1 starter.  This goes without saying.  The tall Canadian righty anchored the Cub staff from the mid 60’s through the mid 70’s like no other hurler in club history.  Behind him in the rotation is a rock solid group featuring a young Greg Maddux, lefty Kenny Holtzman, Big Daddy Rick Reuschel and Rick Sutcliffe.  The pen has HOF’er Bruce Sutter, which means the starters need only get 7 quality innings of work in before handing the ball off to the bearded one.