No drought about it: It's the U of C Maroons' year

No drought about it: It's the U of C Maroons' year

If there’s any place that knows what an epic baseball drought is like, it’s Chicago.The University of Chicago, that is.Remember the White Sox’ 87-year World Series drought? How quaint. And the Cubs’ 108-year drought? OK, a bit longer.But behold the Chicago Maroons, people. While you weren’t watching — fine, I wasn’t either — a Hyde Park little-engine-that-could got its season on track, got hotter than the grill at the Valois cafeteria on 53rd St…

No drought about it: It’s the U of C Maroons’ year

If there’s any place that knows what an epic baseball drought is like, it’s Chicago. The University of Chicago, that is. Remember the White Sox’ 87-year World Series drought? How quaint. And the Cubs’ 108-year drought? OK, a bit longer. But behold the Chicago Maroons, people. While you weren’t watching — fine, I wasn’t either — a Hyde Park little-engine-that-could got its season on track, got hotter than the grill at the Valois cafeteria on 53rd…