Bob Logan's Tales from Chicago Sports : Cubs, Bulls, Bears and Other Animals

by Logan, Bob

• ISBN13: 9781582614700
• ISBN10: 1582614709
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2002-03-01
• Publisher: Sports Pub

Summary

Tales from Chicago Sports: Cubs, Bulls, Bears and Other Animals will combine stories, anecdotes, columns and fun stuff about the Windy City's sports teams, woven together by text of Bob Logan's personal memories and tales...some taller than others. It will include vignettes about Chicago personalities such as Bill Veeck, Ernie Banks, Mike Ditka, Jack Brickhouse, Harry Caray, Michael Jordan, Sammy Sosa and others the author has known. This book doesn't dwell on arrests, drug busts and greed, but instead will recall the days of pure fun and enjoyment, on the field and in the stands. Fans everywhere, not just in Chicago, will enjoy this 40-year romp through history.

Table of Contents

Preface	vi
Foreword	vii
Ron Santo
Foreword	ix
Norm Van Lier
Cubs---Sosa's Cubs Not So-So	1	(30)
White Sox---Sox Appeal: The White Stuff	31	(33)
Bulls---Surviva-Bull in a Bear Market	64	(32)
Bears---Bear Downs---and Ups	96	(32)
Superstars-Michael, Mike and Motta-vation	128	(34)
Columns---Knight Games	162	(28)
Good Guys---A Santo Clause For Good Kids	190	(33)
Features---Feature Creatures	223	(31)
Great Games and Bad Dudes---These Games Not Bad, Dudes	254	(32)
Media---TV or Not TV	286