Today is BCB’s 20th anniversary

Photo by Felix Zahn/Photothek via Getty ImagesAl Yellon created Bleed Cubbie Blue and has been its managing editor since 2005. His latest book about the Cubs is "Chicago Cubs Firsts." Find him on Bluesky at @bleedcubbieblue.bsky.social

“It was 20 years ago today...” — The Beatles

I’m not talking about the day “Sgt. Pepper taught the band to play,” as the Beatles were in that eponymous song.

Instead, I would like everyone here to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the first post on this site, which happened Feb. 9, 2005.

And rather than talk about the site itself, I want to talk about what’s happened to the Chicago Cubs over that span, and then about you, the BCB reader.

Since that day 20 years…