Tuesday Cubbie Fun & Games

It's December Cub Fans!

Last Week's Answers

The last Tuesday Fun & Games Post we had was November 17. Here's the answers:

Trivia- of these four catcher who have started for the Cubs in the playoffs, who had the most productive offensive regular season?

Answer- D, Scott Servais, 1998

Name that Cub- Casey McGehee

Cubbie Birthdays

Former Cubs that have birthdays this week...

Today- Tom Filer & Cal McLish

Tomorrow- Andre Rodgers

Thursday- Damon Berryhill & Mike Martin

Fri.- Lee Smith

Sat.- Mike Mahoney & Bobby Mattick

Sun.- Larry Bowa and Tommy Brown

Cubs Trivia

In 2007, who did the Cubs trade for Jason Kendall?

A) Henry Blanco

B) Michael Barrett

C) Rob Bowen

D) Koyie Hill

Name that Ricketts

1. What is the first name of the bald man to the far left?

2. What is the name of the taller man that is in the middle?

3. What is the women's name?

4. What is the name of the man to the far right?

Quote of the Week

"I don't know why we bought the Cubs. We already had a perfectly good company softball team."

-Robert Verdi after the Chicago Tribune Company bought the Cubs in 1981.

Random Cubs Fact

In 1942, tired of watching his slugging outfielder Lou Novikoff take so many pitches for strikes, Cubs owner PK Wrigley offered Novikoff $5 for every time he struck out swinging.

Link of the Week

Hawk 4 The Hall blog does a great job at looking at reasons why Andre Dawson should be in the Hall of Fame. Dawson is on the ballot again this year!

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