| The Curse: Cubs Win! Cubs Win!... or Do They? Contributor(s): Van Slyke, Andy (Author), Rains, Rob (With) |
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ISBN: 0984113053 ISBN-13: 9780984113057 Publisher: Ascend Books OUR PRICE: $13.46 Product Type: Paperback Published: July 2010 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Sports |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 5.08" W x 8.02" (0.71 lbs) 317 pages |
| Themes: - Locality - Chicago, Illinois - Geographic Orientation - Illinois - Cultural Region - Midwest - Cultural Region - Upper Midwest |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Something terrible has happened to the Chicago Cubs, turning a promising season into a sorrowful summer in the Windy City. Leading their division, and sporting the best record in the National League a week before the annual All-Star break, the Cubs come crashing back to earth...literally. A plane crash changes their season - and the future of their franchise - forever. The Curse: Cubs Win Cubs Win Or Do They? by former major league player Andy Van Slyke and veteran baseball author Rob Rains, is a thrilling fictional journey through the Cubs' recovery from the plane crash and their attempts to re-build their lost season. After the crash, an interesting cast of Cubs characters emerges. The manager is a burned out baseball veteran who was fired as the team's Triple A manager after going into the stands to attack a fan. One of the key players turns out to be the great-great grandson of the centerfielder of the 1908 Cubs, who were the last Cubs team to win the World Series. The authors accompany the reader on a history course of the Cubs' failed pennant attempts of the past, learning about the Curse of the Billy Goat; about the collapse of the 1969 Cubs; watching the ball squirt through Leon Durham's legs in the 1984 playoffs; and cursing Steve Bartman and how he got in the way of the 2003 Cubs' pennant clinching moment. With that legacy of losing, and with the inconceivable tragedy of the plane crash hanging over their season, the Cubs fight to create a new history. The story's end is a jaw-dropper. You'll never read another baseball book like The Curse. |
Contributor Bio(s): Van Slyke, Andy: - Andy Van Slyke played in the major leagues for 13 years. He won five Gold Gloves and was a three-time All-Star selection. He was almost as well known for his quick wit as he was for his baseball ability. He has spent the past three baseball seasons as a coach with the Detroit Tigers. Van Slyke provides the inside knowledge that makes this book stand out from other baseball novels. Van Slyke was the co-author of Tigers Confidential, the Untold Inside Story of the 2008 Season.Rains, Rob: - Rob Rains is the author of 28 non-fiction books, most on baseball, including autobiographies or biographies of Tony La Russa, Mark McGwire, Ozzie Smith, Jack Buck, Red Schoendienst, and Dave Phillips. He currently is the sports editor of St. Louis Globe Democrat.com, an online daily newspaper, and an adjunct professor in the school of communications at Webster University. LLC, 7015 College |