The 1993 Cubs did something rare at the time, they had a winning record. Even more rare for the Cubs they had a winning record and didn’t make the playoffs. Oh, and they rewarded their manager by firing him. Probably because they were tired of trying to remember how to spell Lefebvre. They let Greag Maddux go and acted like it was a genius move to use his money to sign four guys…only one of whom was worth a damn. We relive Maddux’s return to Wrigley and Jose Guzman’s near no-hitter–and those were just the first two games! Sammy Sosa went 30-30 and made Ron Santo mad (which was worth it.) Rick Wilkins had one of the greatest offensive seasons by a Cubs catcher ever and we debunk the idea that it was his fault he only drove in 73 runs on 30 homers. Fans threw Randy Myers’ posters on the field, Shawon Dunston made a triumphant late season return and Ryne Sandberg got paid and then broke his wrist. All that and much more.
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WGN knew what to sell with Greg out of town…a very non-hologram Harry
This Week in Baseball on Turk Wendell
Mark Grace hits for the cycle on May 9, 1993 (no Cub has done it since)
Greg Maddux’s return (you bastards booed him…I didn’t…I was drunk in a dorm room)
Check out the season opening montage. Arne used a Carole King song. He knew how to get everybody fired up.
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