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Go CUBS Go!

Baseball's Never Give Up Story

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by George Castle, Marv Levy ...

Meet Grandpa Bruno, the bear. All his life he has been a loyal fan of his beloved Chicago Cubs. And though they have disappointed him many times, he has never given up on them. He has even convinced his four little grandchildren to cheer for those Cubbies. They are all doing that now, and are they especially excited, because the Cubs, who haven’t won a World Series since 1908, are playing in the ... Read more

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Meet Grandpa Bruno, the bear. All his life he has been a loyal fan of his beloved Chicago Cubs. And though they have disappointed him many times, he has never given up on them. He has even convinced his four little grandchildren to cheer for those Cubbies. They are all doing that now, and are they especially excited, because the Cubs, who haven’t won a World Series since 1908, are playing in the
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Where Have All Our Cubs Gone?

by George Castle ...

A journey throughout the world to track down former Cubs to update fans on their present-day lives and look back on their playing or managing careers. Once a Cub, always a Cub, and these former inhabitants of Wrigley Field won't soon forget their days in the Friendly Confines. ... Read more

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A journey throughout the world to track down former Cubs to update fans on their present-day lives and look back on their playing or managing careers. Once a Cub, always a Cub, and these former inhabitants of Wrigley Field won't soon forget their days in the Friendly Confines.
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Sweet Lou and the Cubs

A Year Inside The Dugout

by George Castle ...

Sweet Lou and the Cubs chronicles from the inside-out Lou Piniella’s stirring and celebrated quest to reverse the team’s fortunes after a record 100 years without a World Series championship. Drawing on the story of Piniella’s Cubs debut in 2007 and his history as baseball’s ultimate firebrand, veteran Cubs reporter George Castle gives fans the real story behind the building of the best Cubs team ... Read more

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Sweet Lou and the Cubs chronicles from the inside-out Lou Piniella’s stirring and celebrated quest to reverse the team’s fortunes after a record 100 years without a World Series championship. Drawing on the story of Piniella’s Cubs debut in 2007 and his history as baseball’s ultimate firebrand, veteran Cubs reporter George Castle gives fans the real story behind the building of the best Cubs team
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Baseball and the Media

How Fans Lose in Today's Coverage of the Game

by George Castle ...

What sports fans read, watch, and listen to at home often isn’t the real story coming out of the locker room or the front office. George Castle should know: he’s covered baseball in Chicago for decades and witnessed the widening gulf between the media and the teams they’re supposed to cover—and the resulting widespread misinformation about the inner workings of the game. In this book, Castle ... Read more

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What sports fans read, watch, and listen to at home often isn’t the real story coming out of the locker room or the front office. George Castle should know: he’s covered baseball in Chicago for decades and witnessed the widening gulf between the media and the teams they’re supposed to cover—and the resulting widespread misinformation about the inner workings of the game. In this book, Castle
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Jackie Robinson West

The Triumph and Tragedy of America's Favorite Little League Team

by George Castle ...

The competition level in Little League has never been tougher, but the kids on the Jackie Robinson West team faced their own set of challenges on and off the baseball diamond. The Jackie Robinson West team takes their fans and followers on a rollercoaster ride of ups and downs as each player shares a different part of the team’s history and experience, including a double-header with President ... Read more

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The competition level in Little League has never been tougher, but the kids on the Jackie Robinson West team faced their own set of challenges on and off the baseball diamond. The Jackie Robinson West team takes their fans and followers on a rollercoaster ride of ups and downs as each player shares a different part of the team’s history and experience, including a double-header with President
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When the Game Changed

An Oral History of Baseball's True Golden Age: 1969-1979

by George Castle ...

An authoritative look back at the decade that brought America’s favorite game into the modern era. ... Read more

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An authoritative look back at the decade that brought America’s favorite game into the modern era.
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Baseball's Game Changers

Icons, Record Breakers, Scandals, Sensational Series, and More

by George Castle ...

Series series Game Changers
The first book in the new Lyons Press GAME CHANGERS sports series answers the questions: What were the 50 most revolutionary personalities, rules, pieces of equipment, controversies, organizational changes, radio and television advancements, and more in the history National Pastime? And how, exactly, did they forever change the game? Baseball’s Game Changers offers fascinating, detailed ... Read more

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The first book in the new Lyons Press GAME CHANGERS sports series answers the questions: What were the 50 most revolutionary personalities, rules, pieces of equipment, controversies, organizational changes, radio and television advancements, and more in the history National Pastime? And how, exactly, did they forever change the game? Baseball’s Game Changers offers fascinating, detailed
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Heat

by Mike Lupica ...

The #1 Bestseller!Michael Arroyo has a pitching arm that throws serious heat along with aspirations of leading his team all the way to the Little League World Series. But his firepower is nothing compared to the heat Michael faces in his day-to-day life. Newly orphaned after his father led the family’s escape from Cuba, Michael’s only family is his seventeen-yearold brother Carlos. If Social ... Read more

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The #1 Bestseller!Michael Arroyo has a pitching arm that throws serious heat along with aspirations of leading his team all the way to the Little League World Series. But his firepower is nothing compared to the heat Michael faces in his day-to-day life. Newly orphaned after his father led the family’s escape from Cuba, Michael’s only family is his seventeen-yearold brother Carlos. If Social
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Game of Shadows

Barry Bonds, BALCO, and the Steroids Scandal that Rocked Professional Sports

by Mark Fainaru-Wada, Lance Williams ...

In the summer of 1998, two of baseball’s leading sluggers, Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa, captivated the nation in a race to break Babe Ruth’s single-season home run record. Sosa hit 66 home runs, while McGwire finished with 70. Three years later, San Francisco Giants star Barry Bonds surpassed McGwire by hitting 73, in what was perhaps the greatest offensive display in baseball history. Over the ... Read more

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In the summer of 1998, two of baseball’s leading sluggers, Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa, captivated the nation in a race to break Babe Ruth’s single-season home run record. Sosa hit 66 home runs, while McGwire finished with 70. Three years later, San Francisco Giants star Barry Bonds surpassed McGwire by hitting 73, in what was perhaps the greatest offensive display in baseball history. Over the
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Honus & Me

A Baseball Card Adventure

by Dan Gutman ...

Series series Baseball Card Adventures
With more than 2 million books sold, the Baseball Card Adventures bring the greatest players in history to life!With historical photos and back matter to separate the facts from the fiction, New York Times bestselling author Dan Gutman takes readers on a page-turning trip through baseball’s past. Perfect for young readers who love time travel stories and dream about meeting history’s greatest ... Read more

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With more than 2 million books sold, the Baseball Card Adventures bring the greatest players in history to life!With historical photos and back matter to separate the facts from the fiction, New York Times bestselling author Dan Gutman takes readers on a page-turning trip through baseball’s past. Perfect for young readers who love time travel stories and dream about meeting history’s greatest
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The Phenomenon

Pressure, the Yips, and the Pitch that Changed My Life

by Rick Ankiel ...

Rick Ankiel had the talent to be one of the best pitchers ever. Then, one day, he lost it.The Phenomenon is the story of how St. Louis Cardinals prodigy Rick Ankiel lost his once-in-a-generation ability to pitch -- not due to an injury or a bolt of lightning, but a mysterious anxiety condition widely known as "the Yips." It came without warning, in the middle of a playoff game, with millions of ... Read more

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Rick Ankiel had the talent to be one of the best pitchers ever. Then, one day, he lost it.The Phenomenon is the story of how St. Louis Cardinals prodigy Rick Ankiel lost his once-in-a-generation ability to pitch -- not due to an injury or a bolt of lightning, but a mysterious anxiety condition widely known as "the Yips." It came without warning, in the middle of a playoff game, with millions of
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Abner & Me

by Dan Gutman ...

Series series Baseball Card Adventures

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