"Chicago Cubs fans always will remember the beloved 1969 team. Yet the 1970 Cubs are, in many ways, more interesting. The Cubs added ... characters like Joe Pepitone and Milt Pappas to the legendary nucleus of Billy Williams, Ron Santo, and Ernie Banks ... Offering a fast-paced look at the season month by month, William S. Bike moves beyond wins, losses, and statistics to relive Ernie Banks's 500th home run, the addition of the basket to the outfield walls, and other iconic moments from a landmark year at Wrigley Field"- ...
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"Chicago Cubs fans always will remember the beloved 1969 team. Yet the 1970 Cubs are, in many ways, more interesting. The Cubs added ... characters like Joe Pepitone and Milt Pappas to the legendary nucleus of Billy Williams, Ron Santo, and Ernie Banks ... Offering a fast-paced look at the season month by month, William S. Bike moves beyond wins, losses, and statistics to relive Ernie Banks's 500th home run, the addition of the basket to the outfield walls, and other iconic moments from a landmark year at Wrigley Field"--Publisher marketing.
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Reading this book puts you right in Wrigley Field in 1970. You can almost smell the popcorn and hear the crack of the bat! You experience highlights like Ernie Banks' 500th home run, the team's 12-game losing streak exacerbated by manager Leo Durocher's radio show, the excitement of trades for players like Joe Pepitone (a fan favorite who traveled around Chicago in a limousine!) and Milt Pappas, and the white-hot three-team pennant race. The computer-generated fantasy playoff and World Series games are fantastic--I've never seen anything like that in a sports book!
