Chicago Cubs
North Side Chicago's beloved franchise whose 2016 championship ended the longest championship drought in American professional sports — 108 years and the most famous curse in baseball.
Pantheon Standing
| List Name | Rank | Combined |
|---|---|---|
| Greatest MLB Franchises of All Time | #1 | 96.0 |
The Age Divide
Voters under 30 and over 35 rank Chicago Cubs significantly differently across lists.
The Athletic Record
The Case For Chicago Cubs
“The longevity argument alone puts them in a category of one. While others burned bright and faded, this figure consistently reinvented and dominated across decades, eras, and cultural shifts that would have destroyed lesser talents.”
“Technically unmatched. The craft here is evident in every performance, every work — the kind of effortless execution that only comes from thousands of hours of mastery made invisible. They make the impossible look inevitable.”
“Commercial success should never be held against artistic legacy. The ability to dominate charts while maintaining critical respect is a skill unto itself — one that this figure has mastered better than any peer in the conversation.”
Rank History
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Often Compared To
Chicago White Sox
#2MLB / AL Central — Chicago, Illinois · 1900–present
Chicago's South Side franchise whose 2005 World Series sweep remains the most dominant October run of the modern era — and whose 1919 Black Sox scandal is baseball's most infamous story.
Cincinnati Reds
#3MLB / AL Central — Cincinnati, Ohio · 1882–present
Ohio franchise and birthplace of professional baseball whose Big Red Machine in the 1970s — Johnny Bench, Pete Rose, Joe Morgan, Tony Pérez — was the most dominant team of the decade.