Mordecai Brown by Edward Drobinski - HTML preview

Mordecai Brown

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Here is also considered the New York Giants from 1920 to 1924 that won four consecutive pennants; the St. Louis Cardinals from 1942 to 1946, winners of four pennants and three World Series in five years; the Brooklyn Dodgers from 1949 to 1956 with five pennants in eight years; the Cincinnati Reds' 1972 to 1976 "Big Red Machine" that won four division titles, three pennants, and two World Series in five years, and the Atlanta Braves with their 14 consecutive division titles from 1991 to 2005.

Let's forget about the American League, and their oft forgotten NY Yankees of 1949-1953, who won five consecutive pennants and World Series' including three from the vaunted Brooklyn Dodgers of the time. It’s extremely inconvenient, and this is about the National League; not the American.

So, where do the 1906-10 Cubs stand among the best NL teams since 1901?

THE CUBS WON OFTEN AND WON BIG

The 1906-10 Cubs were well balanced, and with few weaknesses, dominated in every facet of the game. We've already seen their dominance in the win column and in claiming three pennants by decisive margins, and a fourth in the tightest of pennant races, which can be cited as a mark of greatness. The Cubs' pitching and fielding were phenomenal. Four times during this five year