The Cubs way : the zen of building the best team in baseball and breaking the curse /

It took 108 years, but it really happened. The Chicago Cubs are once again World Series champions. How did a team of untested young players and carefully selected veterans come together to break the longest championship drought in professional sports? Beginning with Theo Epstein's first season...

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Main Author: Verducci, Tom (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Crown Archetype, [2017]
Edition:First edition.
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