Books
Entangled in Ivy by George Castle
Both an inside-out look at the Andy MacPhail-era regime running the Cubs and George Castle's personal experiences dealing with top Cubs figures. It is a sequel to "The Million To One" team in bringing the reader up to date on the franchise going into the Lou Piniella era.
Both an inside-out look at the Andy MacPhail-era regime running the Cubs and George Castle's personal experiences dealing with top Cubs figures. It is a sequel to "The Million To One" team in bringing the reader up to date on the franchise going into the Lou Piniella era.
Baseball and the Media by George Castle
George Castle's examination of how the baseball consuming public does not get all that it should from print, broadcast and internet coverage of the game. Castle's brings the length and breadth of his own times reporting baseball since 1980 is chronicled, and the likes of sports-talk radio and columnists are found wanting in their coverage.
George Castle's examination of how the baseball consuming public does not get all that it should from print, broadcast and internet coverage of the game. Castle's brings the length and breadth of his own times reporting baseball since 1980 is chronicled, and the likes of sports-talk radio and columnists are found wanting in their coverage.
Where Have All Our Cubs Gone? by George Castle
Stories of 41 former Cubs players, managers and executives from the 1950s to the 1990s, bringing the reader up to date on what these former high-profile personalities are doing since they left baseball -- but also revisiting great -- and sometimes untold -- memories from their Wrigley Field days.
Stories of 41 former Cubs players, managers and executives from the 1950s to the 1990s, bringing the reader up to date on what these former high-profile personalities are doing since they left baseball -- but also revisiting great -- and sometimes untold -- memories from their Wrigley Field days.
Throwbacks: Old School Players in Today's Game by George Castle
Chapter-length profiles of 13 players and managers in the early 21st Century who exude the storied values of hustle and dedication of the mid-20th Century and earlier -- values that have proved a timeless lure to generations of fans. Included is Diamond Gems' own Doug Glanville.
Chapter-length profiles of 13 players and managers in the early 21st Century who exude the storied values of hustle and dedication of the mid-20th Century and earlier -- values that have proved a timeless lure to generations of fans. Included is Diamond Gems' own Doug Glanville.
The Million-To-One Team: Why The Chicago Cubs Haven't Won a Pennant Since 1945 by George Castle
A grand sweep by George Castle of six decades, going in-depth to examine Cubs ownership and management. Castle tries to answer the question of how some of the most wealthy and successful corporate titans, n their core businesses, could be so incompetent for so long in running the Cubs. Considered by many the best book ever written about the Cubs.
A grand sweep by George Castle of six decades, going in-depth to examine Cubs ownership and management. Castle tries to answer the question of how some of the most wealthy and successful corporate titans, n their core businesses, could be so incompetent for so long in running the Cubs. Considered by many the best book ever written about the Cubs.
The I-55 Series: Cubs vs. Cardinals by George Castle
A nostalgic look at one of baseball's longest and most spirited rivalries, remembering great games, players, matchups, odd occurrences and trades between the Cubs and Cardinals, separated by300 miles of Interstate 55. Cardinals historian Jim Rygelski, George Castle's friend for more than 30 years, looks at the
St. Louis
end while Castle remembers the Cubs side of the rivalry.
A nostalgic look at one of baseball's longest and most spirited rivalries, remembering great games, players, matchups, odd occurrences and trades between the Cubs and Cardinals, separated by
Sammy Sosa: Clearing the Vines by George Castle
A profile of slugger Sammy Sosa's historic 1998 Most Valuable Player season and the road he took from childhood poverty in the .
A profile of slugger Sammy Sosa's historic 1998 Most Valuable Player season and the road he took from childhood poverty in the .
I Remember Harry Caray by Rich Wolfe and George Castle
Those who knew Caray best tell their best stories about the colorful, bombastic baseball announcer who painted word pictures on the radio for the Cardinals, headed a guerilla theater of the air with the White Sox, and was a pied piper for fans with the Cubs.
Those who knew Caray best tell their best stories about the colorful, bombastic baseball announcer who painted word pictures on the radio for the Cardinals, headed a guerilla theater of the air with the White Sox, and was a pied piper for fans with the Cubs.
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