Cubs Find Swagger in 2007 The Cubs began the 2007 season with a clean slate, several new faces, including the manager, high expectations, a $136 million leadoff man, and the need to develop a swagger. The campaign ended with a division title and a different type of disappointment compared to '06.
In Lou Piniella's first season in Chicago, the Cubs finished 85-77, winning their first Central Division crown since 2003. It was a 19-game turnaround from the 2006 season, when the team was 66-96, making the Cubs the first team in the NL Central since the division was created in 1994 to go from last to first the following season. |