Yes, I know it has been MORE THAN A CENTURY since the Cubs won the World Series.
As a realistic yet always hopeful lifelong Cubs fan, I recently picked up a book that has been sitting in my bookcase for some time: Crazy ’08: How a Cast of Cranks, Rogues, Boneheads, and Magnates Created the Greatest Year in Baseball History.
This book documents the 1908 season.
I wouldn’t necessarily recommend this book unless you are a serious history buff with a great attention span and appreciation for detail, to the point you would enjoy following the play by play for an entire season 100+ years ago…
Detailed history buff does not describe me – BUT I did find LOTS in the book I appreciated and will share that information below.
The most interesting (and perhaps depressing part) is that the 1908 World Series win was largely due to a huge controversy referred to as the “Merkle Game.” You may have been to Merkle’s in Wrigleyville. If you don’t know the history of this season or this name, read on…
, a book I have been meaning to read for more than two decades, as part of my goal to