Author: Brad M. Epstein
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781607300069
Category : Alphabet
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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"The ultimate alphabet book for every young Chicago Cubs fan"--Page 4 of cover

Author: Tom Verducci
Publisher: Crown
ISBN: 0804190038
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 393

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The New York Times Bestseller With inside access and reporting, Sports Illustrated senior baseball writer and FOX Sports analyst Tom Verducci reveals how Theo Epstein and Joe Maddon built, led, and inspired the Chicago Cubs team that broke the longest championship drought in sports, chronicling their epic journey to become World Series champions. It took 108 years, but it really happened. The Chicago Cubs are once again World Series champions. How did a team composed of unknown, young players and supposedly washed-up veterans come together to break the Curse of the Billy Goat? Tom Verducci, twice named National Sportswriter of the Year and co-writer of The Yankee Years with Joe Torre, will have full access to team president Theo Epstein, manager Joe Maddon, and the players to tell the story of the Cubs' transformation from perennial underachievers to the best team in baseball. Beginning with Epstein's first year with the team in 2011, Verducci will show how Epstein went beyond "Moneyball" thinking to turn around the franchise. Leading the organization with a manual called "The Cubs Way," he focused on the mental side of the game as much as the physical, emphasizing chemistry as well as statistics. To accomplish his goal, Epstein needed manager Joe Maddon, an eccentric innovator, as his counterweight on the Cubs' bench. A man who encourages themed road trips and late-arrival game days to loosen up his team, Maddon mixed New Age thinking with Old School leadership to help his players find their edge. The Cubs Way takes readers behind the scenes, chronicling how key players like Rizzo, Russell, Lester, and Arrieta were deftly brought into the organization by Epstein and coached by Maddon to outperform expectations. Together, Epstein and Maddon proved that clubhouse culture is as important as on-base-percentage, and that intangible components like personality, vibe, and positive energy are necessary for a team to perform to their fullest potential. Verducci chronicles the playoff run that culminated in an instant classic Game Seven. He takes a broader look at the history of baseball in Chicago and the almost supernatural element to the team's repeated loses that kept fans suffering, but also served to strengthen their loyalty. The Cubs Way is a celebration of an iconic team and its journey to a World Championship that fans and readers will cherish for years to come.

Author: Rich Cohen
Publisher: Farrar, Straus & Giroux
ISBN: 0374120927
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 289

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After his first Cubs game when Rich Cohen was eight, his father asked him to make a promise. "Promise me you will never be a Cubs fan. The Cubs do not win," he explained, "and because of that, a Cubs fan will have a diminished life determined by low expectations. That team will screw up your life." Here he captures the story of the team, its players and crazy days-- not just what happened, but what it felt like and what it meant. He searches for the cause of the famous curse, and came to see the curse as a burden but also as a blessing.

Author: Brad M. Epstein
Publisher: ABC Book
ISBN: 9781607300076
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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The ultimate alphabet book for every young New York Yankees fan.

Author: Brad M. Epstein
Publisher: Michaelson Entertainment
ISBN: 9781607303534
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 44

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Hardcover version of Good Night, Cubs. Good Night, Cubs follows in the long tradition of `good night¿ stories loved by children everywhere. The bedtime story takes children through the day of the big game ¿ good morning Chicago as everyone wakes up in anticipation, good afternoon Cubs fans as everyone heads to Wrigley Field, good evening Cubs as the teams take the field and game begins, and of course good night everyone as we say good night to Wrigley Field, the players and young fans `dreaming of their major league debut.¿ Adorable illustrations and accurate drawings of Wrigley Field and the Cubs only found in Good Night, Cubs. A home run for every young Cubs fan. Officially licensed by Major League Baseball.

Author: Brad M. Epstein
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781607302032
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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"Official publication of Major League Baseball."

Author: Brad M. Epstein
Publisher: ABC Book
ISBN: 9781607300496
Category : Alphabet books
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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Major League Baseball ABC is the ultimate alphabet book for every young baseball fan. The book features all the teams, legendary players and baseball symbols of America's favorite pastime. Young fans will learn their letters with their favorite team symbols. Officially licensed by Major League Baseball.

Author: Steven L. Layne
Publisher: Sleeping Bear Press
ISBN: 158536570X
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 44

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Lake Shore Drive, the Magnificent Mile, Navy Pier...just the mention of these iconic sights conjures up a skyline known the world over as the Windy City. Welcome to Chicago! And there's no better guidebook to the city than W is for Windy City: A Chicago Alphabet. Following the alphabet, the city's character and familiar landmarks are fully captured in poem and expository text. A is for Art Institute or Adler Planetarium. And if we want a "triple A," we'll add the Shedd Aquarium. Young readers can marvel at the treasures on display at the renowned Art Institute, go window shopping along Michigan Avenue's mile-long Magnificent Mile, or take in an afternoon game at Wrigley Field with the Chicago Cubs. W is for Windy City brings this famous city to life.A faculty member in the Department of Education at Judson University in Elgin, Illinois, Dr. Steven L. Layne is a respected literacy consultant and keynote speaker, working with educators and children at schools and conferences throughout the world. With more than 20 years as an educator, Deborah Dover Layne has worked at elementary and middle school levels and has been a reading specialist. Currently, she is an elementary principal in Elgin. The Laynes live in St. Charles, Illinois. Rhode Island School of Design graduate Michael Hays teaches illustration and drawing at Columbia College and lives in Oak Park, Illinois. Judy MacDonald and Michael started Painted Pony Studio in Chicago several years ago, each of them bringing their own unique style to the drawing table while illustrating books and creating art for children.

Author: Brad Herzog
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781585368167
Category : Alphabet books
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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Historic and nostalgic Wrigley Field is introduced from A to Z with rhyming poems and informational text.

Author: Bill Chastain
Publisher: Triumph Books
ISBN: 163319857X
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 215

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With his irreverant personality, laid-back approach, and penchant for the unexpected, Joe Maddon is a singular presence among Major League Baseball managers. Whether he's bringing clowns and live bear cubs to spring training or leading the Chicago Cubs to their first World Series victory in 108 years, Maddon is always one to watch. In Try Not to Suck, ESPN's Jesse Rogers and MLB.com's Bill Chastain fully explore Maddon's life and career, delving behind the scenes and dissecting that mystique which makes Maddon so popular with players and analysts alike. Packed with insight, anecdotes, and little-known facts, this is the definitive account of the curse-breaker and trailblazer at the helm of the Cubs' new era.