So it is the first week of June, the Cubs have won seven straight, and the Northsiders have the best record in Major League Baseball. Clearly the apocalypse may soon be forthcoming. How rare is it that the Cubs hold the best record in MLB on the 1st of June? Well, the last time it happened was 100 FREAKING YEARS AGO! It’s been so long since the Cubs owned the best record in baseball on June 1, here is a list of things that happened in 1908, which was the last time Chicago occupied the league’s top spot on June 1:
• Teddy Roosevelt was president
• The first ever Mother’s Day was held (May 10)
• Cy Young threw his second career no-hitter (June 30)
• Henry Ford introduced the Model T car, which went for $825 (Oct. 1)
• Orville Wright made the first 1-hour airplane flight (Sept. 9)
This is both sad and promising, as it is ridiculous that the Cubs have not been good enough at least once in the past century to hold MLB’s best record on June 1. Not exactly a winning history with the Cubs (which when you factor in that the Marlins have won two World Series titles in the past 11 years, it is frankly pathetic, but that is for another post). It is promising that Chicago is 15 games above .500, Alfonso Soriano is hot (tied with Derek Lee for a team-best 13 HRs), and the team is an astounding 26-8 at Wrigley Field this season.
Now, Chicago embarks on a tough stretch that has them playing 23 of their next 32 games on the road (where they are 10-13 this season). First up is a 7-game road trip to face San Diego and Los Angeles. Go Cubs Go.
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