40th Anniversary of the 1969 Season

[pedakrla]

I was an 8-year old Cubs fan. 'Nuff said. :cry:

[kenhutchings]

[quote:6b3f0332b5="dave3504"]I was an 8-year old Cubs fan. 'Nuff said. :cry:[/quote:6b3f0332b5]

Does that mean you are now a 48 year old Cubs fan, suffering through the subsequent disappointments of the 1984 playoffs and, in recent years, Steve Bartman??

[pedakrla]

[quote:1772aab6c9="kenhutchings"][quote:1772aab6c9="dave3504"]I was an 8-year old Cubs fan. 'Nuff said. :cry:[/quote:1772aab6c9]

Does that mean you are now a 48 year old Cubs fan, suffering through the subsequent disappointments of the 1984 playoffs and, in recent years, Steve Bartman??[/quote:1772aab6c9]

:lol: Yep!

Let's not forget the last two years of miserable playoff performances, though. This is the year, though!

[Whamo]

I remember that season because Willie Mays was fading. I don't remember that much because I was 17, and smoking a lot of weed back then. It was an incredibly fun time for me. I'd spend all day surfing, and all night jamming on conga drums with a rock band.

[The Senators]

Aside from all the obvious memories from '69, I remember the Ted Williams managed Senators finishing 10 games over .500 and even getting Eddie Brinkman to believe he was a good hitter. I believe Brinkman even finished in the top 20 in MVP voting. Even now I always try to get Brinkman on my Strat-0 teams. One season he even drove in 76 runs for me.

[RickRanger]

I was 15, and really into baseball. Played alot of Strat-O-Matic with my buddy Steve (aka Whamo on this site). I remember how good the Cubs were and what a total shock it was to watch the Mets take over the race. I remember Reggie's incredible 1st half and McCovey's incredible season. I remember lots of 20 game winners, and lots of 40 homerun hitters. I saw Rico Petrocelli hit 2 homers at Angel stadium on his way to one of the best seasons a shortstop had ever had. I can't remember too many seasons where so many pitchers AND hitters had really good years. It was a great season, and I really enjoy the '69 strat leagues since I remember the time and the players so well.