Banks to Sandberg to Grace: Five Decades of Love and Frustration with the Chicago Cubs

Banks to Sandberg to Grace brings together more than 60 first-person accounts from the past 50 years of Cubs baseball. Each of the storytellers whose voices are heard throughout shares his or her personal, revealing account of what it was like to play or work for the Cubs. Hank Sauer laughs about fans in the bleachers throwing tobacco at him. The team's longtime equipment manager, Yosh Kawano, talks about gaining the trust and friendship of players such as Ryne Sandberg. And WGN-TV producer Arne Harris reminisces about sharing an earpiece with Jack Brickhouse and Harry Caray. Includes a foreword by Chicago sportswriter Bob Verdi.

Author: Carrie Muskat
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies
Published: 03/14/2002
Pages: 304
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.81lbs
Size: 8.28h x 5.58w x 0.86d
ISBN: 9780071385565

About the Author

Carrie Muskat is a reporter for MLB.com, the official website of Major League Baseball. Formerly a regular contributor to USA Today, she is also the author of eight sports books for children. She has covered the Cubs since 1987 and lives in Chicago, just a few miles from the Friendly Confines.

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