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Type of bind: Paperback
Brand: Wrigleyville Sports
Dewey Decimal Number: 796
EAN num: 9780071385565
ISBN number: 0071385568
Label: McGraw-Hill
Manufacturer: McGraw-Hill
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 304
Printing Date: February 21, 2002
Publishing house: McGraw-Hill
Sale Popularity Level: 159808
Studio: McGraw-Hill
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Banks to Sandberg to Grace brings together more than 60 first-person accounts from the past 50 years of Cubs baseball. Each of the storytellers whose voices are heard throughout shares his or her personal, revealing account of what it was like to play or work for the Cubs. Hank Sauer laughs about fans in the bleachers throwing tobacco at him. The team's longtime equipment manager, Yosh Kawano, talks about gaining the trust and friendship of players such as Ryne Sandberg. And WGN-TV producer Arne Harris reminisces about sharing an earpiece with Jack Brickhouse and Harry Caray. Includes a foreword by Chicago sportswriter Bob Verdi.
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From Banks to Sandberg to Grace? What does that even mean? I could understand if it was connecting one generation to another. However, Sandberg and Grace were contemporaries, while Banks preceded them by well over a decade. Muskat at her best is annoying, but an entire book is well beyond what any regular reader should have to suffer through. This was painful to read, from the title on the book cover to the final page. From Banks to Sandberg to Grace...that sums it up.
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As a lifelong Cubs fan, I had high hopes for this book. Granted, I was reading it while the Cubs were yet again snatching defeat from the jaws of victory by losing 7 of 8 and dropping out of the playoffs. Not since 1969 did the Cubs have this kind of talent, and fail to use it. Oh well, they wouldn't be the Cubs if they didn't break your heart.
This book is really not a story about the Cubs, thus the three stars. It is rather dozens of short stories by former Cubs players and other personnel. There was no endeavor at pulling the stories together; they are simply laid out in a general chronological order.
The highlights are some of the funny anecdotes. Rick Sutcliff describes some hilarious moments with Don Zimmer, and gives another view of Greg Maddox. Mark Grace gives some great insights. Several players imply racism was present in how Wrigley conducted business. The Cubs were never known for their great trades or player moves, and some bitterness from former players' remains. There are some touching moments as well, and many declare their identity with the Cubs despite playing for other teams.
Overall, if you are a Cubs fan, you will likely enjoy these short essays and anecdotes. I can say with some certainty that being a Cubs fan builds character. Who knows, maybe sometime this century they will actually win the World Series, and in doing so, end the world as we know it.
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I BELIEVE THIS IS A GOOD LOOK AT HOW IT WAS AT WRIGLEY FIELD, THE FANS, AND THE HISTORY OF THE CUBS. AN EXCELLENT COLLECTION OF VARIOUS STORIES BY SOME CUBS ALUMINI. THE PERFECT MIX OF VETERANS REPRESENTING A DIFFERNT DECADE IN CUBS HISTORY. THE BOOK IS HUMOROUS, WELL TOLD, INTERESTING, NOSTALGIC AND DOWN RIGHT ENTERTAINING. I REALLY ENJOYED THE GREAT NOSTALGIA THIS BROUGHT BACK TO MANY CUBS FANS INCLUDING MYSELF. I CONSIDER THIS A GOOD READ AND A MUST FOR ALL THE PEOPLE WHO ARE CUBS FANS OR HAVE BEEN TO WRIGLEY FIELD. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED
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I absolutely loved this book, and I am not even a Cub's fan. It was very entertaining, very informatative, and very fun. It has great tales from Ernie Banks, Ron Santo, Billy Williams, and Andy Pafko. I would recommend this book to any baseball fan. No, I would recommend it to any sports fan!
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From a review in the Chicago Tribune Books section, July 8, 2001: I had no idea reading could be so much fun.... By turns, the players' tales are hilarious, heartbreaking, defensive, nostalgic and brutally honest... When he very first walked onto Wrigley Field, says Ron Santo: "The stands were empty. It was so beautiful. It was like playing in my backyard. It didn't feel like, 'Jeez, I'm overwhelmed.' It felt like, 'This is baseball.' " In "Banks to Sandberg to Grace," Muskat captures that spirit and magic...
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