The Butler did it Neil Walker Jersey , and other stories"inor leaguesChicago Cubs essaysChicago Cubs game threadsWrigley Field renovationsFull archiveLibrary Bleed Cubbie Blue Community GuidelinesCurrent time in ChicagoBCB Specials & Site InfoWinter 2019 music threadsCubs StoriesScheduleRosterStatsYahoo Cubs newsYahoo Cubs team pageYahoo Cubs reportYahoo Cubs depth chartYahoo Cubs transactionsYahoo Cubs photosOdds Shop About Masthead Community Guidelines StubHub 鉁旵hicago Cubs and baseball historyBaseball history unpacked, March 13The Butler did it, and other storiesCDTShareTweetShareShareBaseball history unpacked, March 13Tim Heitman-USA TODAY SportsBaseball history marches forth ... as always on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, I bring a wildly popular Cubs-centric look at baseball’s past. Here’s a handy Cubs timeline, to help you follow along as we review select scenes from the rich tapestry of Chicago Cubs and Major League Baseball history. The embedded links often point to articles that I’ve chosen as illustrative of the scenes Adrian Gonzalez Jersey , from The Society for American Baseball Research, reproductions of period newspapers, images, and other such material. It’s all lightly unpacked and folded neatly, just for you.You might learn something, but mostly, it’s for fun!Today in baseball history:1915 - “Help me, Lads Jose Bautista Jersey , I’m covered with my own blood!” - Wilbert Robinson’s reaction before quickly realizing the fluid dripping down from his chest is grapefruit juice.Dodger manager Robinson, thinking he is going to catch a baseball dropped from a plane, is surprised and splattered when the sphere turns out to be a grapefruit. Although legend has it that Casey Stengel is behind the prank, the pilot, Ruth Law, a pioneer in American aviation, substituted part of her lunch when she realized she forgot to bring a baseball. (1)1953 - Braves owner Lou Perini announces he will seek permission from the National League to move his franchise from Boston to Milwaukee. The day will become known as “Black Friday” in Beantown. (3)1960 - The Chicago White Sox unveil an important uniform innovation. The Sox’s road uniforms feature players’ names on the backs of the jerseys, marking the first time that players’ names will appear on major league uniforms. The innovation will make it easier for fans watching games on television to identify the players on the field. The idea is yet another creation of colorful White Sox owner and innovator Bill Veeck. (3)Cubs birthdays: Mal Eason http://www.metsfanproshop.com/authentic-tim-tebow-jersey , Chippy Gaw, Eddie Butler. Also notable: Frank “Home Run” Baker (HoF)Sources:(1) — The National Pastime.(2) — Today in Baseball History.(3) — Baseball Reference.(4) — Society for American Baseball Research.(5) — Baseball Hall of Fame.Thanks for reading. #Cubsnews Start your day with some of the best Astros links around"Astros NewsLooks like the Astros are ready to make it rain if the right opportunity comes along (Astros.com)Jake Kaplan had a conversation with Buster Olney on possible winter meetings moves (ESPN Radio)Apparently one possible move is a trade for Jose Abreu (NBC Sports Chicago)Or maybe for Trevor Bauer, but can Astros players squash the beef if that happens? (Houston SportsMap)Kyle Tucker is determined to leave his mark on the 2019 Astros (Houston Chronicle)There’s a reason they call him Professor McHugh (CUT4)Correa recently sent some holiday help for underprivileged families in North Carolina (The Robesonian)Around the LeagueSunday Night Baseball will move up one hour to to 7 pm EST for 2019 (ESPN)Which could be a test for moving up the start time for World Series games (Yahoo Sports)MLB is making strides towards bringing women into front offices with the “Take the Field” event at the winter meetings (MLB.com)While there is a surprising lack of teams making strides to bring Keuchel into their rotation (Sports Illustrated)The Padres provide a lot of intrigue this week with all the prospects they have in the bank (CBS Sports)Some of whom they could spend on Sonny Gray (Sporting News)But other teams should be cautious considering the success rate of prospects that have been traded (The Ringer)Though picking up a free agent could cost stupid money if agents have their way (Forbes)That wasn’t the case for Billy Hamilton though, who just made the Royals slightly more interesting (InstaGraphs)The Cubs had a real shot at a dynasty before they didn’t (Fancred Sports)Here are six hitters who can build off of strong second halves (The Sports Daily)Old friend Rio Ruiz will join the former Astros reunion in Baltimore (Baltimore Sun)