Cubs to Honor 100th Anniversary of Wrigley With Throwback Jerseys

The Chicago Cubs' annual fan convention kicked off today in the Windy City, and the overarching theme this year (aside from whether the team will sign pitcher Masahiro Tanaka) is the 100-year anniversary of Wrigley Field.

As a matter of historical record, the Cubs will NOT be celebrating their 100th anniversary of playing at the ballpark on April 23rd of this year. The Chicago Whales of the Federal League were the first tenants of Wrigley, and when that league folded, Charles Weeghman got the Cubs and brought them to play at the stadium, which occurred in 1916.

With that caveat aside, the Cubs will honor the centennial celebration with a series of throwback uniforms on Sundays all season long. For those of you without a Twitter account, I collected these pictures from Chicago Cubs Online:

We'll actually start with the new gray alternate jersey the Cubs will wear starting this season:

#Cubs new alternate road jersey for 2014 pic.twitter.com/38TwmFNZrA
— ChicagoCubsOnline (@TheCCO) January 17, 2014

Here's the Chicago Whales jersey they will wear on April 23rd:

#Cubs will recognize Wrigley's 100th Birthday on April 23 with Federals throwback jerseys pic.twitter.com/RYFTq4prKh
— ChicagoCubsOnline (@TheCCO) January 18, 2014

On May 4th they will wear this gorgeous jersey from 1929:

#Cubs will wear this jersey from 1929 on May 4 #CubsCon #CubsThrowback pic.twitter.com/VtuG1XPLNS
— ChicagoCubsOnline (@TheCCO) January 17, 2014

This 1937 jersey will be worn on May 18th:

#Cubs will wear this jersey from 1937 on May 18 #CubsCon #CubsThrowback pic.twitter.com/dqFirObtg4
— ChicagoCubsOnline (@TheCCO) January 18, 2014

On June 8th, this splendid 1942 jersey will hit the field:

#Cubs will wear this jersey from 1942 on June 8 #CubsCon #CubsThrowback pic.twitter.com/77LUV9YmF9
— ChicagoCubsOnline (@TheCCO) January 17, 2014

The Cubs will throwback to 1953 with these jerseys on June 22nd:

#Cubs will wear this jersey from 1953 on June 22 #CubsCon #CubsThrowback pic.twitter.com/WjlHw8W3s0
— ChicagoCubsOnline (@TheCCO) January 17, 2014

Remember the heartbreak of 1969? Then you probably don't want to go to Wrigley on July 13th:

#Cubs will wear this jersey from 1969 on July 13 #CubsCon #CubsThrowback pic.twitter.com/QwNSZK80WV
— ChicagoCubsOnline (@TheCCO) January 17, 2014

July 27th will be another strong day in terms of jerseys with these blue beauties from 1978:

#Cubs will wear this jersey from 1978 on July 27 #CubsCon #CubsThrowback pic.twitter.com/jm9MGzrY2Q
— ChicagoCubsOnline (@TheCCO) January 18, 2014

The lights turned on at Wrigley Field in 1988, and just two days after the 26th anniversary of that date, the Cubs will don these jerseys on August 10th:

#Cubs will wear this jersey from 1988 on Aug 10 #CubsCon #CubsThrowback pic.twitter.com/jJWqKcMMxa
— ChicagoCubsOnline (@TheCCO) January 18, 2014

On August 24th, these mid-1990's Cubs jerseys will be on display at the Friendly Confines:

#Cubs will wear this jersey from 1994 on Aug 24 #CubsCon #CubsThrowback pic.twitter.com/r2sNwpiTf8
— ChicagoCubsOnline (@TheCCO) January 17, 2014

Finally, the Cubs will honor the 2008 team that won 97 games on September 7th:

#Cubs will wear this jersey from 2008 on Sept 7 #CubsCon #CubsThrowback pic.twitter.com/z3XLuZ4hTU
— ChicagoCubsOnline (@TheCCO) January 17, 2014

The Sports Bank: A Look at Some Cubs Prospects

I took a look at some of the prospects that President of Baseball Operations Theo Epstein and General Manager Jed Hoyer have to work with in the Cubs' minor league system today over at The Sports Bank. I focused on position players today, and will have a post up about some pitchers on the rise tomorrow.

I'm also working on getting another post up at either The Hockey Writers or The Golf Writers, but nothing definitive yet. See, that's the beauty of the blog: I don't always have to have the answers. :)

http://www.thesportsbank.net/basewars-chicago-cubs/plenty-of-depth-lack-of-pizzazz-defines-cubs-farm-system/