At long last, Cubs will retire Jenkins' and Maddux's number 31

Especially in the case of Ferguson Jenkins- the ace of the 1969 Cubs, "the best team never to win a pennant-" it's long overdue. And although Greg Maddux had his glory days with the Braves, he came up as a Cub and won his first Cy Young Award on Chicago's North Side.

The Cubs have announced that they are finally going to retire number 31, worn at Wrigley by two of the greatest pitchers in the history of the game.

About time. Hopefully at some point they'll get around to retiring number 2, worn by my distant cousin by marriage, Hall of Famer Gabby Hartnett- arguably both the best player in the history of the team, and the best catcher in the history of the game.