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Crazy '08

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Crazy '08

How a Cast of Cranks, Rogues, Boneheads, and Magnates Created the Greatest Year in Baseball History

4.5

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Pages

402

Year

2009

Language

English

HarperCollins e-books

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Crazy '08 is simply a delight, required reading for all fans of baseball in Chicago. - --Chicago Tribune
"If you are any kind of fan, you ought to relish and revel in this wonderful book" - --Washington Times
A penetrating look at the dead-ball era, when the game truly was the national pastime. A- - --Entertainment Weekly
"picturesque details are what make...Crazy '08 such a fun and revealing journey through the early days of baseball." - --Sports Illustrated
"Entertaining and meticulously researched." - Wall Street Journal
"Beguiling" - Raleigh News & Observer
"[A] rollicking tour... will fascinate students of baseball... cause today's Cub fans to experience an unaccustomed feeling---pride..." - New York Times Book Review
"[W]orthy to stand alongside The Glory of Their Times..., out in front." - Raleigh News & Observer

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