On the fourth episode of Cultivating Catuli, we talk about what is probably considered the most lopsided trade in the history of Major League Baseball, if not all of American professional sports.  In June of 1964, the Cubs traded Lou Brom for Ernie Broglio.  In this episode, you'll hear why the Cubs made that trade, how it was received at the time, and how things turned out.  Lou Brock became a Hall of Famer and Ernie Broglio was a below replacement level player and within a few years, his career was done.     ..read more

On the 2nd episode of Cultivating Catuli, Michael points out that Joe Buck and others that covered the 2016 World Series between the Chicago Cubs and the Cleveland Indians missed a great opportunity to talk about something both clubs had in common, Bill Veeck.     ..read more

Thanks for downloading the first episode of Cultivating Catuli.  The idea for this podcast started as three friends that are Cubs fans rode on an Amtrak train, heading to a celebration in Grant Park, just hours after the Chicago Cubs became 2016 World Series Champions.   A listener of The Ivy Envy Podcast suggested to Corey that the podcast does more to educate newer Cubs fans on the history of the Cubs.  Michael from Galesburg, of The Awesome 80s Podcast, saw Cultivating Catuli as a solution.   On this podcast, you will hear stories of players, games, occurrences, and more ..read more

On this episode, Michael talks about the Cubs World Tour of 1888.  This episode was recorded before the cancellation of the 2020 Cubs vs. Cardinals series in London.   ..read more

On this episode, Josh (from Louisiana) talks about Cubs players (from Louisiana ..read more

On this episode, Michael digs into the idea that the Chicago Cubs were involved in a scheme to purposefully lose the 1918 World Series.   ..read more

When looking back at the 1918 World Series, it doesn't take long to notice that baseball operated in a different manner back then compared to MLB today. This episode focuses on the games played in Chicago.  Did the Cubs owner put his team at a disadvantage for financial gain ..read more

On this episode, Michael walks us through the history of songs about The Chicago Cubs.   ..read more

On this episode, Michael shares the history of one of Norman Rockwell's most famous pieces, The Dugout.  Michael makes the case that the wrong team was chosen for this painting.   ..read more

With sign-stealing being the primary topic around baseball this off-season, we decided to dig into the history of the Cubs with sign-stealing.  Hank Schenz was a light-hitting infielder who had more value with a telescope in the scoreboard than he did on the field.  The story doesn't end there, though.  Hank may be responsible for one of the biggest moments in baseball history.   ..read more