{"product_id":"the-chicago-cubs-9781250192783","title":"The Chicago Cubs","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eMonsters: The 1985 Chicago Bears and the Wild Heart of Football\u003c\/i\u003e knocks it out of the park (\u003ci\u003eVanity Fair\u003c\/i\u003e) in this captivating blend of sports reportage and memoir, exploring the history of the 2016 World Series champions, the Chicago Cubs.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen Rich Cohen was eight years old, his father took him to see a Cubs game. On the way out of the park, 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. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCohen became not just a Cubs fan but one of the biggest Cubs fans in the world. In this book, he captures the story of the team, its players and crazy days. Billy Sunday and Ernie Banks, Three Finger Brown and Ryne Sandberg, Bill Buckner, the Bartman Ball, Kris Bryant, Anthony Rizzothe early dominance followed by a 107 year t\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Picador USA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49407265440087,"sku":"9781250192783","price":15.3,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781250192783.jpg?v=1730498782","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-chicago-cubs-9781250192783","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}