100 Things Cubs Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die (100 Things...Fans Should Know)

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17 Apr
There's never been a better time to be a Cubs fan, and this lively, detailed book explores the personalities, events, and facts every fan should know. More than a look at the century-long wait leading up to the team's unforgettable 2016 World Series win, the book contains crucial information for Cubs faithful, such as important dates, player nicknames, memorable moments, and outstanding achievements by singular players. This guide to all things Cubs also includes a list of must-do Cubs-related activities, which include taking in Wrigley field, traveling to Arizona for spring training, and sipping beers at the best Cubs bars around the country. This updated World Series edition features a new generation of Cubs stars who brought the championship back home to Chicago at last, including manager Joe Maddon, sluggers Anthony Rizzo and Kris Bryant, and more.

Reviews (71)

Great book

All Cubs fans need this book. Filled with facts and lists of things to do even if not in Chicago. World Series 2019? Not if they don't beat the Nationals. Aggggg!

A great read about the Cubs -- even for this Cardinal fan!

I'm going to take a huge risk here and just admit right from the start that I am a Cardinal fan...and I loved this Cubs book. I've read about half of the "100 Things Fans Should Know & Do" baseball books...and this is one of the best. Even though the Cubs are notorious for not having won a World Series since 1908, this book is RICH with Cubs history. I was inspired to listen to the Sandberg Hall of Fame speech (# 4 on the list) and, somewhat painfully, relived the Lee Elia rant (# 18), and understood the frustration of the "ones that got (traded) away" - Brock and Maddux (# 11 from the list). I've only been to Wrigley twice -- but I do plan a full itinerary of "things to do" from this book the next time I'm in Chicago for a Cards-Cubs series. Heck...I might even consider going to a Cubs - Reds game and rooting for the Cubs!

Cub fans!!

The friend that I bought this for was thrilled at getting this book!! It was for her birthday and she is a enthusiastic Cubs fan! She loves it!

Cub Fans

I loved this book since I am a life time Cub fan. I bought a book for each of my children.

they both loved it! Haven't heard back yet if they've finished ...

Gave it as a gift to my dad and my coworker for Christmas...they both loved it! Haven't heard back yet if they've finished reading but they were thrilled when they opened their gifts. Can't go wrong!

Five Stars

Perfect in every way

Nice book if you are a Cubs fan

Was a gift for my sister- in - law.

Cubs fans book

Very interesting book. Thanks for the research. Great service.

Recommend it to cub fans

Very good read

but a funny and thought provoking read

Not a Cubs fan, but a funny and thought provoking read.

Great book

All Cubs fans need this book. Filled with facts and lists of things to do even if not in Chicago. World Series 2019? Not if they don't beat the Nationals. Aggggg!

A great read about the Cubs -- even for this Cardinal fan!

I'm going to take a huge risk here and just admit right from the start that I am a Cardinal fan...and I loved this Cubs book. I've read about half of the "100 Things Fans Should Know & Do" baseball books...and this is one of the best. Even though the Cubs are notorious for not having won a World Series since 1908, this book is RICH with Cubs history. I was inspired to listen to the Sandberg Hall of Fame speech (# 4 on the list) and, somewhat painfully, relived the Lee Elia rant (# 18), and understood the frustration of the "ones that got (traded) away" - Brock and Maddux (# 11 from the list). I've only been to Wrigley twice -- but I do plan a full itinerary of "things to do" from this book the next time I'm in Chicago for a Cards-Cubs series. Heck...I might even consider going to a Cubs - Reds game and rooting for the Cubs!

Cub fans!!

The friend that I bought this for was thrilled at getting this book!! It was for her birthday and she is a enthusiastic Cubs fan! She loves it!

Cub Fans

I loved this book since I am a life time Cub fan. I bought a book for each of my children.

they both loved it! Haven't heard back yet if they've finished ...

Gave it as a gift to my dad and my coworker for Christmas...they both loved it! Haven't heard back yet if they've finished reading but they were thrilled when they opened their gifts. Can't go wrong!

Five Stars

Perfect in every way

Nice book if you are a Cubs fan

Was a gift for my sister- in - law.

Cubs fans book

Very interesting book. Thanks for the research. Great service.

Recommend it to cub fans

Very good read

but a funny and thought provoking read

Not a Cubs fan, but a funny and thought provoking read.

Every cubs fan needs this book.

Every cubs fan should have this book. There are so many facts in it. I couldn't put it down and neither could my dad. I bought it for him for his sports room for his birthday. He loves it.

Cubs

My son loves the book

Excellent quality

Very happy with the quality of this product. It’s was in excellent condition

Five Stars

Great

Good Book.

My husband the life long Cubs fan really enjoyed this book. There was a few things in here that surprised him. Good book for the Cubs fan who has it all.

It is interesting.

Gave as a gift . Interesting to look through. Receiver enjoyed it.

Very interesting

This definitely had facts that my die hard brother in law didn't even know. Highly recommended.

Go cubs go

Fun book

Four Stars

My Grandson enjoyed this book

It was a gift

It was a gift

Five Stars

Fun read

Five Stars

Loved it

Five Stars

Very good book!!

Five Stars

Fun book!

) I think it is a good gift idea for any Cubs fan

Birthday present for a die hard Cubs fan. He said he knew most of the facts in the book but not the details behind them.The book it filled with the history behind all 100 things! :) I think it is a good gift idea for any Cubs fan.

and he loved it!

got this for my boss for his birthday, cuz he's a huge Cubs fan, and he loved it!!

Perfect Gift

My aunt is a lifelong Cub fan and she has enjoyed the book tremendously. It is filled with obscure information and perfect for the Cubbie fan who has everything else!

Five Stars

Hilarious book and a must for any cubs fan!

Five Stars

very good.

Five Stars

Fun book

This was a gift

My husband says it is really informative and he was happy to receive it. A lot of info he can use when talking to his friends.

Four Stars

every cub fan should have!

Five Stars

Was given as a gift and was well received.

Great GIft

I bought this for my sister as a Christmas gift. Not being a Cubs fan myself, I can't say too much. Although after skimming it, I think she'll really enjoy the history & culture she'll learn about a team she loves so much.

Five Stars

Excellent! I bought it for my dad and brother, HUGE Cubs fans.

Sports fun

Gift for grandson - he loved it!

Four Stars

Nice book... quick shipping

Good book!

Good book!

Four Stars

good book

Five Stars

Awesome!

Five Stars

Best gift for a Cubs fan

Five Stars

Good celebration-well deserved.

100 Things Cubs Fans Should Know Before They Die

Gave it to my husband as a gift and he loved it. Great stories for anyone who loves the Cubs.

Great Read

This is a must have for all Chicago Cubs fans... Easy reading with every story only being around 1.5 to 2 pages long.

Great Read for Multiple Reasons

Jimmy Greenfield's book is great because it's a few good books in one. It's a quick, fun read, and it's a good Cubs reference book, and a history book of sorts, and it's also a nostalgic read for every Cubs fan or just baseball fan. More importantly, I like the Cubs cred it gives me on my bookshelf.

Nice book

I like how this book explains the history and brings back memories from my childhood of watching the cubs play baseball.

Interesting

It was interesting. Not totally what I expected, but a nice read.

Five Stars

Go Cubbies

and he really enjoyed this.

Got this for my dad as a gift, and he really enjoyed this.

Gave two as gifts and very well received.

Gave two as gifts and very well received.

Five Stars

Great book for Cub fans!

great for out of town Cub fans.

we have relatives who live in the land of fruits and nuts who are huge Cub fans so this was a perfect gift for them.

Great Cubs Book!

Thoroughly enjoyable book. Loved learning all kinds of facts about my favorite team that I didn't know.

Five Stars

It's just what I wanted for my husband

Five Stars

Nice book, fast shipping!

Great book for all cubs fans out there

Sweet book i really enjoy reading it, most of the facts already knew but great book... Go cubbies Best team in the world

Enjoy this book

Thoroughly enjoy reading this book. Relives many good (and a few bad) memories of the Cubs. Would recommend this to any "True Blue" Cubs fan.

Cubs trivia junkie? This book delivers!!!

Cubs fan? Well, this is the book for you. No matter what you think you know about the Cubs, this book will expand that knowledge. Great trivia! Great suggestions!

Three Stars

tough to be a cubs fan.

Learned a lot about the Cubbies

Even though I'm from Chicago & my Favorite team is the Cubs I still learned a lot from this book.. Very Interesting read & even though quite a few of the stories are public knowledge, you find out more than you knew beforehand.. If you are a Baseball Fan, then you should read this book, especially if you are a Cubs fan...

To Sleep perchance to Dream?

The search for what it means to be a CUB can be found in this deceptively deep book, "100 Things Cubs Fans Should Know and Do Before They Die." Beyond the baseballs, bats, uniforms, dugouts, managers, players, lemon cakes, fans, there was once a dream of what it meant to be a CUBS FAN. You could only whisper it. Anything more than a whisper and it would vanish...it was so fragile. Now, with this book by Jimmy Greenfield (Dean O'Hoolahan?), that dream can become a reality. The sights, smells, sounds of the CUBS can be accessed through this book. The author has traveled far and wide, through what one can imagine as the lands of Always Winter to bring us back into the Dream of Spring and the Dream of our Chicago Cubs, our Boys of Summer. But what I think this book is just as concerned with is the nature of death itself. Jimmy (Dean?) constructs a world in which death can only be found through living a life of a TRUE CUBS FAN. Or, to put it another way, LIFE can only be found once DEATH has been touched. Reading through this book one can see the life and death of the CUBS FAN, and only in death can we found true Life again. I would encourage every true CUBS FAN (note: not "cubs fan") to purchase and read this book. It cuts through the existential crisis many of us CUBS FANS feel throughout our lives as we blindly follow our team without realizing where they are truly leading us. One can not truly appreciate the journey unless one knows where it started and where it ends. JG (DO'H?) knows this better than any author I have ever read and it will be a LIFE CHANGING EXPERIENCE (note: not "life changing experience") to pick up and read this book.

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