Sox and the city: a fan's love affair with the White Sox from the heartbreak of '67 to the Wizards of Oz
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1. Verfasser: Roeper, Richard (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Chicago Chicago Review Press ©2006
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Beschreibung:In a choke hold -- The Mick goes deep -- Don't start believin' -- Eight men out -- Frontrunner -- A Sox fan in cubbie nation -- Winning lucky -- That '70s show -- Hey now, they're all-stars -- Sox culture -- We loved the '80s--sort of -- Stretch drive -- Take me out to the mall game -- The curse is reversed -- Epilogue: Coming home
Over the last 40 years, Richard Roeper has attended White Sox games, watching as his team established a losing streak that was almost unparalleled in Major League Baseball history. In this account of what it was like to grow up a White Sox fan in a Cubs nation, Roeper covers the recent history of the organization, from the heartbreak of 1967 and the South-Side Hit Men to the disco demolition and the magical 2005 season when they became world champions. Encapsulating what it means to be a baseball fan, root for the same sorry team no matter what, and find vindication, this history of the White
Beschreibung:1 Online-Ressource (xii, 212 pages, [8] pages of plates)
ISBN:9781556526886
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