BURY MY HEART AT WRIGLEY FIELD: THE HISTORY OF THE CHICAGO CUBS - WHEN THE CUBS WERE THE WHITE STOCKINGSwrigley field
Before the Ivy: The Cubs' Golden Age in Pre-Wrigley Chicago by Laurent Pernot (review) Current Cubs fans might take heart in the knowledge that the team once dominated the National League. Then known as the White Stockings, the Cubs won the initial National League pennant in 1876 and five...
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The Chicago Cubs were another cursed team. Heading into the 2003 baseball season, the team hadn't won a World Series in 95 years. The '03 team had the third-best record in the league and it seemed possible that they would finally break the Cubs' losing streak. Except on Oct. 14, 200...
" Later that day, he sent three more pictures. The first was of a World Series ring he had won during his 12 years with theBoston Red Sox, with whom he had gone from intern to pro scouting director and won three championships. The other two were bed p...
Problem is I’m at that age where most of our friends already have their own established households, and/or trying to get rid of de-clutter/ downsize also, so they don’t want to take more stuff! Sometimes I give something to a friend who wants it, which makes me happy, yet ...
Dave Winfield, Hall of Fame outfielder 1973 to 1995:"I felt very comfortable playing because African American players comprised somewhere between 15 and 18% of the total rosters when I played. Plus, I felt we were the next generation of the best players in the game, and baseball was the ...
picked 13th overall in the 2014 Draft, began the ‘15 season in the Padres’ system until the trade could go through. The wait was certainly worth it for Washington, where Turner established himself as an elite shortstop and won a championship in 2019 before being traded to the Dodgers in ...
While World War II succeeded in reinvigorating the American economy, it also brought multiple industries to a complete stop. Over the course of the war, only139 cars were producedin the United States. Instead of making cars, key players like Chrysler and General Motors were busy producing thing...
When Chicago Ruled Baseball.(When Chicago Ruled Baseball: The Cubs-White Sox World Series of 1906)(Book review)Goss, David A