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Theo Epstein For (Cubs) President: 5 More Years!
Sad news everybody: Chicago Cubs president Theo Epstein isn’t planning to run for president of the United States in 2020. “I do expect to be here the whole time,” he told the Chicago Tribune. “But it’s also a long life, and there probably are other things I want to try out at some point.”
Cubs President Theo Epstein Tops ‘Great Leaders’ List
Fortune put Theo Epstein top of its “Great Leaders” list after he powered his Chicago Cubs to their first World Series victory since 1908.
Ken Holtzman—Chicago’s Jewry’s Local Koufax—Is Watching Today’s Cubs From Afar
A certain generation of Midwestern Jewish boys will always have a special attachment Ken Holtzman. Though his near-contemporary and fellow southpaw Sandy Koufax had the more dazzling career—and pitched his perfect game against the Cubs—it was Holtzman who had the most victories of any Jewish pitcher (174) in Major League Baseball history.
Ken Holtzman—Chicago’s Jewry’s Local Koufax—Is Watching Today’s Cubs From Afar
A certain generation of Midwestern Jewish boys will always have a special attachment Ken Holtzman. Though his near-contemporary and fellow southpaw Sandy Koufax had the more dazzling career—and pitched his perfect game against the Cubs—it was Holtzman who had the most victories of any Jewish pitcher (174) in Major League Baseball history.
For the Chicago Cubs, a Biblical Symbol of Unity
After 70 seasons, the Chicago Cubs’ World Series appearance seems almost too improbable to believe; especially given the team’s long tradition of dramatic late-season collapses. But now that the team is actually favored to win the series against the Cleveland Indians—their first-game rout notwithstanding—it’s no surprise that fans are beginning to think of supernatural forces.
Zadie Smith’s Lecture, Nora Ephron’s Revolt and 4 Other Things To Watch, Read, And Do This Weekend
Lipstadt, Smith and the New York Historical Society provide some of the weekend’s top Jewish cultural picks.
Kol Nidre, Kabalah, and the Cubs
Does the Cubs’ recent win on Yom Kippur hold mystical significance?
Can Theo Epstein Break the Chicago Cubs’ Curse?
It’s like the beginning of a Jewish joke: A young boy obsessed with the statistics in “The Bill James Historical Baseball Abstract,” and with creating rosters on the old Apple II computer game MicroLeague Baseball, grows up to become the general manager of not one but two major league baseball teams.
Is God a Chicago Cubs Fan?
Is God a Chicago Cubs fan?
Seven Years Later, Rookie Gets Second Chance
A Chicago Cubs rookie who was hit in the head by a pitch seven years ago and never played another Major League Baseball game will receive a second chance.