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Type of bind: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 796.357640977311
EAN num: 9780809226108
ISBN number: 0809226103
Label: McGraw-Hill
Manufacturer: McGraw-Hill
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 384
Printing Date: June 01, 1999
Publishing house: McGraw-Hill
Sale Popularity Level: 889742
Studio: McGraw-Hill
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A National League baseball team has played in Chicago since 1876, the longest run of any professional baseball franchise. Even though the Chicago Cubs have been characterized as 'lovable losers' in the last half century, they have won 16 pennants and currently hold the single-season major-league record for victories, set at 116 in 1906. Fans from 9 to 90 will relish this volume dedicated to the glorious history of one of the nation's most loved baseball teams. Essential Cubs covers the memorable moments, the greatest performances, and the oddest quirks in the team's history�whether it be the 18 managerial changes endured by Ernie Banks, a game-by-game recap of their 21-game winning streak in 1931, or a batter-by-batter recap of Kerry Wood's 20-strikeout performance in 1998. But there is much more to the history of the Cubs than just the numbers. There are legends and folklore, dynasties and droughts, the famous and the infamous, and feats both glorious and obscure. Liberally sprinkled with fascinating trivia and memorable quotes, this informative and entertaining review of more than 100 years of National League baseball in Chicago is a grand slam for any Cubs fan. Doug Myers is a die-hard Cubs fan and author of The Louisville Slugger Complete Book of Pitching. He lives in Bear, Delaware.
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My son announce that he is a Cubs Fan! So, to help make sure he knows important things, I thought this book would be a great place to start.
Now, this book is going to take a long time for my young son to read, but I find it very fascinating!! A great book.
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For all the diehard Cub fans out there, this is a very good book. It's a great reference book and very enjoyable to read.
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An absolute must for any die hard Cub fan! A work of tremendous research providing the entire Cubs history, great (not-so-great)and forgotten players, teams through the years, the cub faithful and the history of Wrigley Field. I ordered 10 copies and passed them out to my friends. Even if you're not a Cubs fan, you will enjoy the author's fun presentment of facts and his enlightening statistical analysis about this original NL franchise. Bravo to Doug Myers.
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This book is great reading for any baseball fan, regardless of whether you're a cubs fan (which I'm not). The reader receives the benefit of what must have been an enormous amount of research into not just the statistic achievement of the franchise, but also of the personalities of the people who created the history and the circumstance in which they made their marks. In addition, the information is conveyed in a manner that is easy and fun to consume.
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Any Cubs fans interest in the heritage of his team must read Essential Cubs; it's the most complete book ever for Cubs fanatics! Highly recommended!
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