And by that I mean the City of Mesa’s voters agreed to fund an $84 million training complex for the Chicago baseball institution, allowing the team to continue preparing for 30 more heartbreaking and frustrating seasons of futility. Or maybe the lopsided vote in favor of the team’s request — 63 percent in favor — will break the streak.
Pictured: Cubs Hall-of-Famer Ernie Banks, who lent his support to the measure.
–John Stodder
