Mordecai "Three Finger" Brown

Brown was a pitcher for the Chicago Cubs back in the early 1900s.  Really early 1900s.  He was a key part of their last World Series title back over ONE HUNDRED years ago in 1908.  He got the nickname "Three Finger" due to an accident when he was young that required the amputation of his ring finger and pinkie finger on his throwing hand.  Rather than being a hindrance to his baseball career, the loss of these two fingers gave the man an incredible curve ball.

I mention this for two reasons.  One, I was watching the second episode of the "Baseball" series by Ken Burns and was reminded that one thing I love about baseball is the incredible history with wonderful stories about quirky people and things like this.  I also bring it up because, as a Cardinals fan, it brings me a little joy to think about the Cubs LAST World Series title over ONE HUNDRED years ago.  They're not cursed, they've just really stunk for 100 years.