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So You Think You're a Chicago Cubs Fan? tests and expands your knowledge of Cubs baseball. Rather than merely posing questions and providing answers, you'll get details behind each - stories that bring to life players and coaches, games and seasons. This book is divided into multiple parts, with progressively more difficult questions in each new section. Along the way, you'll learn more about Wrigley Field and the great Cub players and coaches of the past and present, from Billy Herman to Ernie Banks, Ron Santo, Billy Williams, Dave Kingman, Andre Dawson, Fergie Jenkins, Ryne Sandberg, Dennis Eckersley, Greg Maddux, Kerry Wood, Kris Bryant, Anthony Rizzo, Jake Arrieta, and so many more. Some of the many questions that this book answers include: What was the original name of Wrigley Field when it opened in 1914? On what date did the Cubs play their first Wrigley Field night game? Which Cubs stalwart said, "I didn't practice singing.



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Sam Pathy

I grew up on Chicago's North Side. My mom took me to Ladies Day games at Wrigley Field and they are among my favorite childhood memories: rambling its aisles and concourses for hours, scoring autographs from the likes of Santo, Jenkins, and Williams, and salivating over the myriad of concessions (especially Smokie Links and Frosty Malts) . My childhood love for the ballpark boiled into an obsession as an adult. I collected notes and anecdotes about the Cubs and Wrigley Field, even before the latter had lights! In fact, I've spent over 30 years researching Wrigley's remarkable history. Even today, there's nothing better that spending an afternoon at Wrigley Field, soaking up the surrounding neighborhood and Bill Veeck's ivy, all under abundant sunshine. Any exceptions? Perhaps spending a winter afternoon in a library scouring miles of microfilm, unearthing newspaper accounts and little-known facts about the cathedral at Clark and Addison. And add to this the recent World Series victory? Yes, life is good.



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