I've got 21,901 Cubs cards from 317 different brands listed on a spreadsheet. A random number generator picked five cards, one each from the past several decades.
1900s - 1970s: 1974 O-Pee-Chee #584 Ken Rudolph The career back-up is shown at Candlestick Park, and that is where he spent the 1974 season as the Cubs traded him to the Giants in October, 1973.
1980s: 1980 Topps #381 Cubs Team The 1980 team was not very good and it started at the top. Preston Gomez, who hadn't managed since being fired by the Astros during the 1975 season, was hired as manager. He brought with him a career win/loss percentage of .392. How could any general manager look at that and think to hire the guy. Gomez didn't last the season, and was fired after just 90 games. But he did do better than his career percentage as his time with the Cubs was .422.
1990s: 1990 Score #176 Lloyd McClendon This shot gives you and idea of just how high the field was crowned. Look at how much of the batboy in the background is hidden.
2000s: 2000 Bowman #121 Sammy Sosa Love that Sosa autograph! It looks like it was done by a second grader.
2010s: 2010 Topps #520 Randy Wells Seems to me they cropped this a little too tight and ended up losing most of both of his arms.
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