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Sammy Sosa: Clearing the Vines
George Castle

Sports Publishing, 1998

Sosa helped put the spotlight back on major league baseball in the summer of '98. His record-setting season made him a media magnet and charm has made him a celebrity. Clearing the Vines is a paperback biography that takes sports fans from the Dominican streets where Sosa grew up, to his days in Wrigley Field where he has developed into a national hero.

I Remember Harry Caray

3 reviews
Rich Wolfe, George Castle

Sports Publishing LLC, 1999

How can u beat Harry Caray?
I Remember Harry Caray is a good book and i highly suggest buying it if you are a die hard Cubs fan like myself. This book has some very good stories in it about Harry and the Cubbies. Harry Caray is in my mind what really kept me watching the Cubs through their terrible years and this book is the perfect tribute to a wonderful man.

Throwbacks: Old-School Baseball Players in Today's Game

2 reviews
George B. Castle

Potomac Books Inc., 2005

Finally, GOOD stories about baseball!!
Don't you hate reading the sports page and seeing all the jerks in sports being highlighted? All the schmucks who make it hard to raise your head and say "I'm a baseball fan"?? If you're like me and hate to see the game sullied, read this. A breath of fresh air! Talks about the GOOD guys in the game, the ones who play it RIGHT. For love of the game, not just payola. My dad always complained that ...

Baseball and the Media: How Fans Lose in Today's Coverage of the Game

1 review
George Castle

Bison Books, 2007

A discussion that is long overdue...
I believe a discussion of the current state of American sports coverage is long overdue, particularly with the proliferation of talk radio hosts and newspaper columnists who are increasingly detached from the events they purport to cover. I find it amazing that a person has to go to a smaller volume published by an independent press to find this kind of analysis. As a fan of most sports, I am ...

The I-55 Series: Cubs Vs. Cardinals (I-55 Series)

1 review
George Castle, Jim Rygelski

Sports Publishing, 1999

I-55 Series: Not as captivating as the game, but a good read
As a life-long Cardinal fan, I have experienced the joy and pain of the Cardinals-Cubs series. When I found this book, I snatched it right up. The book is woven with the stories of the players and all involved with the rivalry. Stories of some of the greatest games between the teams, the players who have seen both sides of the match-ups, and individual heroics bring the baseball and human ...

Entangled in Ivy

3 reviews
George Castle

Sports Publishing, 2007

Castle gets it right, human folly the real cause for Cubs' ineptitude
I've been waiting for years for a provacative book on the Chicago Cubs to come out and detail the shortcomings of this much-ridiculed organization, particularly the state of this franchise over the last ten to fifteen years. Like millions of other heartbroken and frustrated fans, I've been left to wonder just what exactly is wrong with this challenged organization. Why can't they turn the corner ...

Where Have All Our Cubs Gone?
George Castle

Taylor Trade Publishing, 2005

George Castle has cast his net wide in search of former Cubs, from the backwoods of Idaho where the infamous goat of the 1986 World Series, Bill Buckner, can be found, to the Indiana card shop operated by Mickey Morandini.

The Sheaf: A Bundle Of Poems (1882)
George Castle Rankin

Kessinger Publishing, LLC, 2008

The Million-to-One Team: Why the Chicago Cubs Haven't Won a Pennant Since 1945

3 reviews
George Castle

Diamond Communications, 2000

Must Have for Cubs Fans
The million to one team is probably the best book ever written on the Chicago Cubs. It goes through the problems the cubs have endured throughout their history, but doesn't dwell on them. It rather shows the missed opportunities that the management has gone through, and that we, as fans, should remain hopeful. George Castle goes through the trials and tribulations of the entire cubs history, and ...

Fences, Gates and Bridges

1 review
George A. Martin

"Hood, Alan C. & Company, Inc.", 1992

This Book can Build a Relationship
We do a lot of family stuff. We read together, hike, vacation; we even eat our meals together. But being a close emotional foursome [mom, dad, son age 12 and daughter age 10] we are always looking for a new way to share our time. Pick up this book and pick a project. We started with a new gate to the pool but decided it was too easy. What is great about this book is that it not only gives ...

Sammy Sosa: Slammin' Sammy (Superstar Series Baseball)
George Castle

Sports Publishing, 1999

This heartwarming look at Chicago Cubs' outfielder Sammy Sosa details how his youthful enthusiasm and love of the game turned him into one of the world's most popular athletes. Written by George Castle, the book also shows why Sosa endeared himself to fans from all walks of life through compassion for the hurricane-ravaged citizens of his native Dominican Republic. Sosa's rags-to-riches story is an inspiration to people everywhere.

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