Photo from Jonathan Lurie at Flickr.com
Born Feburary 25
Player Debut: August 14, 1981
All-Star (1984)
October 10, 1987: Brenly homers in game 4 of the NLCS in a 4-2 victory for the San Francisco Giants over the St.Louis Cardinals. The Giants lost the series in seven games.
November 4, 2001: Manged the Arizona Diamondbacks to a World Series title with a game 7 victory over Mariano Rivera and the New York Yankees
November 9, 2004 WGN announces the hiring of Bob Brenly to announce Cubs games for the 2005 season.
A great major league catcher, a World Series winning manager and a great Cubs announcer. Bob Brenly had a great run as Cubs announcer, teaming with Len Kasper for 7 years on WGN TV. Brenly took his years as a tough catcher and manager into the booth with him as he was a very outspoken about the Cubs and their poor play or players not playing the game the "right way", not hustling or just conducting themselves as professional major league players.
Recent Articles
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Rick Sutcliffe, a great Cubs pitcher for the 1984 Cubs playoff team
Jun 18, 17 07:00 PM
Rick Sutcliffe came to the Cubs in a trade by Dallas Green in 1984. He went 16-1 for the Cubs, winning NL Cy Young and helping the team get to just one win short of a World Series.
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Carlos Zambrano, a great pitcher for the Cubs who played on 2003 playoff team.
Jun 11, 17 09:46 PM
Carlos Zambrano had a turbelent time with the Cubs. His temper got the best of them on multiple occassions, but he was one of the best pitchers in Cubs history
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Randy Hundley, a great Cubs catcher in the late 1960's, early 1970's
May 31, 17 10:03 PM
Randy Hundley was a work horse catcher for some great Cubs teams in the 1960's. His Cubs career WAR of 12.8 is 5th behind Gabby Hartnett, King Kelly, Johnny Kling & Jody Davis.
World Series Trophy Tour
