Book Review: 'Let's Play Two' examines the inner life of the Chicago Cubs great Ernie Banks
My late father, who suffered a lifelong passion for the Chicago Cubs and passed the affliction to his three sons, liked to tell this story: When I was 10 or so, I’d been out for the day and hadn’t followed my usual summer
routine of listening to the Cubs game. Returning home, I asked Dad what had happened. “Ugh. They lost, 11-1,” he growled. My face fell, but immediately brightened with hope. “How’d they score the one run?” I asked.To Read the Full Story
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