Ebook446 pages5 hours
Beyond Bartman, Curses, & Goats: 104 Reasons Why It's Been 104 Years
By Chris Neitzel and Brett Taylor
Rating: 0 out of 5 stars
()
About this ebook
The Chicago Cubs are NOT cursed!
A barnyard animal has nothing to do with the team’s continued futility. There are rational and logical reasons why the Cubs have the longest championship drought of any professional sports franchise. Beyond Bartman, Curses, & Goats will take you through 104 of them…to match the 104 years it has been since the last Cubs’ World Series title in 1908. For example:
• Many Cubs’ near misses such as the entire decade of the 1930s, 1945, 1969, 1984, and yes…2003. (sigh)
• Years and years of poor drafting…consistently missing out on Hall of Famers and All-Stars that could have been Cubs.
• The uncanny successes of Cubs’ players…after the Cubs traded them.
• Poor financial decisions that had catastrophic effects on long-term success.
• Historical blunders, such as having one of your young “ace” pitchers throw 141 pitches in a game…in April!
If you love the Cubs, you will enjoy this analytical look at 104 years of the team’s history…and you will gain a vast knowledge of why this team continues to fail.
A barnyard animal has nothing to do with the team’s continued futility. There are rational and logical reasons why the Cubs have the longest championship drought of any professional sports franchise. Beyond Bartman, Curses, & Goats will take you through 104 of them…to match the 104 years it has been since the last Cubs’ World Series title in 1908. For example:
• Many Cubs’ near misses such as the entire decade of the 1930s, 1945, 1969, 1984, and yes…2003. (sigh)
• Years and years of poor drafting…consistently missing out on Hall of Famers and All-Stars that could have been Cubs.
• The uncanny successes of Cubs’ players…after the Cubs traded them.
• Poor financial decisions that had catastrophic effects on long-term success.
• Historical blunders, such as having one of your young “ace” pitchers throw 141 pitches in a game…in April!
If you love the Cubs, you will enjoy this analytical look at 104 years of the team’s history…and you will gain a vast knowledge of why this team continues to fail.
Related to Beyond Bartman, Curses, & Goats
Related ebooks
The Cubs Fan's Guide to Happiness Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Chicago Cubs: Story of a Curse Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Baby Boomer Baseball: True Stories from the Golden Age of the Game Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsIf These Walls Could Talk: Chicago Cubs: Stories from the Chicago Cubs Dugout, Locker Room, and Press Box Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsHoly Cow, Black Cats and Billy Goats: Memories of a Chicago Cubs Fan Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Greatest Teams Never: Sports Memories of Near Misses, Total Messes, and Not-so-Magical Moments Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Reason For Sports: A Christian Fanifesto Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5The Chicago Tribune Book of the Chicago Cubs: A Decade-By-Decade History Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsFightin' Phillies: 100 Years of Philadelphia Baseball from the Whiz Kids to the Misfits Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Al Kaline: The Biography of a Tigers Icon Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Baseball Prospectus 2018 Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Immaculate: A History of Perfect Innings in Baseball Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsA Ball's Game: The Ball Talks Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsBaseball FAQ: All That's Left to Know About America's Pastime Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratings#LetsGoBucs: A Summer With the 2012 Pittsburgh Pirates Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsHow to Cheat in Sports: Professional Tricks Exposed! Rating: 1 out of 5 stars1/5Hardcore Diaries Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Tales From Behind The Steel Curtain: The Best Stories of the '79 Steelers Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsFat Guys Shouldn't Be Dancin' at Halftime: An Irreverent Romp through Chicago Sports Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Geezers' Guide To Football: A Lifetime of Lads and Lager Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsChill Factor: How a Minor-League Hockey Team Changed a City Forever Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Solid Fool's Gold Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Few and Chosen Cardinals: Defining Cardinal Greatness Across the Eras Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsMy Team: Choosing My Dream Team from My Forty Years in Baseball Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Super Bowl XL: "When Blogging Was Young, We Were Already Old": A Previously Published Essay Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Team for Me: Fifty Years of Following Hearts Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsTales from the Vanderbilt Commodores: A Collection of the Greatest Commodore Stories Ever Told Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsA Ball's Game Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsClubhouse Confessions: The Real World of Professional Baseball Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratings
Baseball For You
Hitting Drills and Much More Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe SABR Baseball List & Record Book: Baseball's Most Fascinating Records and Unusual Statistics Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Batter's Box: A Novel of Baseball, War, and Love Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsSummary of Moneyball: by Michael Lewis | Includes Analysis Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsMind Gym: An Athlete's Guide to Inner Excellence Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Basic Baseball Strategy: An Introduction for Coaches and Players Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Baseball America 2023 Prospect Handbook Digital Edition Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Umpire Strikes Back Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Baseball Miscellany: Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Baseball Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsBaseball For Dummies Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5The Baseball 100 Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Baseball and Philosophy: Thinking Outside the Batter's Box Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Ron Shandler's 2023 Baseball Forecaster: & Encyclopedia of Fanalytics Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe New Bill James Historical Baseball Abstract Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Mosquito Bowl: A Game of Life and Death in World War II Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Fantasy Baseball for Smart People: How to Profit Big During MLB Season Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Mint Condition: How Baseball Cards Became an American Obsession Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Baseball Anecdotes Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/524: Life Stories and Lessons from the Say Hey Kid Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5The Hidden Game of Baseball Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Boys of Summer Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Eight Men Out: The Black Sox and the 1919 World Series Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Ball Four Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Nolan Ryan: The Making of a Pitcher Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Out of My League:: A Rookie's Survival in the Bigs Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5How Baseball Happened: Outrageous Lies Exposed! The True Story Revealed Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5
Reviews for Beyond Bartman, Curses, & Goats
Rating: 0 out of 5 stars
0 ratings
0 ratings0 reviews
Book preview
Beyond Bartman, Curses, & Goats - Chris Neitzel
b^1^ book_preview_excerpt.html }ksG_CmmJ
H;f*[RKx4B?yI&*,e]u&ُO߾OD>חw|M[WgYyv7/
{U+_}rU6/Oڬ*]V}nl$wm^w2@^2\VY#_V]S{D_v&߲ݟ;wO}qub_-N>=F/˵L0seT<ԵmK6~tH#p3<7m>2[m+ܩ+^%YoW(e@ ?_l[|u.}YN]gMr-v lldJO]VYUO߶R-lDҚ6Vk2/WtQuuNQ%Y]M.!KMr ?6<=
"M-:ɴSzy+_WU_rDgڕۛ8m*mntEmjO,<֔Qc/*|v[9y7l:af$O\v(Yrd'G!a({WΊn_zQhAf*QAUV؟ ./.˛ֻp-ͅR(1Q"9-6!^;mS-O*ycf;Vlۚlsd&b}2uMyҊ,DK(AX:_snfo7(ko?^@#m㟮\QGGY=Ҍ8,w}0j+PTdmW2\յ?ۣM^~XegO]de'/fdw"[vU)㬃7ڷpy;sE@
dIM'<}@:>;Az}kŷZ״@`vIִ|G.zڪށ:dJ\ʯrE1ĈRLFuK+w@RAE$mv|e;h!ryE.pIhJEw"U?m5*fz1P{"ߨ)C49x
꿺Yk5gmaMnϮ͈p]&tω
MAt.jw`b,j}Ym@sQwm5&қxS?k;6h72)[gbҟtcQoVLGpTLfGl}^ϟ@ fDeUM֥
h*eEQ09aQ
!)TyuT)DphUdQ:RQ]{L֒\$)(ҩVD6U!xA ]@%S"":7_f_τ,jE¢6!z
(Zvm}ߘ>*깨Ls@L-P *W2_~zu+'ae`,gS6RWn$3!^0YOr3'c gF46Z_S[HL]xb
64B BDB|!KսFBPe&oWET5^C6НɋqaB;?xͳ Rm'cm=
A0`(tpX>h#OSe**š~wjmqÑY͆d2u
ʳ)ylJn1Iϲhzt4@WB}%;/fb$v [YT6$PYjX&IRLaYyY5RW%۴xSG6;&rv
_ДN㱐3~P
u\o #,Ćᩅ!@, %
aBD+hZH%=;䋞 b8#
ZPSͥ8eAN`"[$C(3gj*[i!_YPHG#lk%5qVA yj/R`6ikyCbLP+ɡ wF8VFٕզD_^tr{~"f2?gMjɎSJ>rGW
=r@c yoߡf&U&!ۛiɅP?5_el7hqЂ6~4c'SY\W]30t/^x-Y1
+*"`zX»Ju8=P
<`aK0
yhIE
jj Is~x2IX&5H)"r~E3e0~%iwy(:@]^U%qд1SBY'!nE?WO_@KA[wbIa4A}Ic
$Qu
`[%1ڗ=xXp&NQJ>)#~CWgC׃g|πCWϿ<4`m<>Ǝ$%$O]>BSWx`G&gǞRmDŽYעH͂Va< -Ʋ#͞ c7MWʯHRh(xr}Frr=AY٩I āgbc`40\zQS\eFyU!Tk0oәĕK P2 p!XE!Y;(Xi(P 3ԛ!><}Gxq@!Wm\Tf@1+$8,` i1ufrz3y6dOoOo.o˳ӛgf'sc-vX]^š E}j M)ca1x}ndʁ'ɉe)B"L=w$"fC24M@we:l2L_ TrHYۙ]EplK-43teOE[>y6K߰pnh+F+iB*$8B|yd Cc*0ck%jؕn6e`qiv%y^WEY^b ,ȝ9E(Z 0S9
fcn5+"{q1cYʭ=7*$C)G&։$̗KmB8y`JzwNCbT5Bl̮Zg
+!00]RЄ-_
Ye2?%jG8tq``5iFxBk&~"_JF-Ya&Up$FlY0"-7#K_^^g3!.DtjH`7UN~Ldb0,AI1aВa)zUӞ(n.nV|~vv?uHAog[t8 S8 kGC/$(sVueAe[q>E]M'F췁'2<fSnϞK;@Icp=bϣoB9*Ր\E._thsX˶5,kt>36d߮v!~eHb=4bF}! E#9̒
0!!@}Z[2D|%ćt1m!+R[EYy8&DF2*O64n,K21izRYk1J={dU3͂becx-GTaU/;FF&NP"P~w
ݴ^@:AZ