On the Cubs beat with Bruce Miles
Possibly one of the great jobs to have is that of beat writer for a major league baseball team. Free tickets, great seats, access to all aspects of the game… my view from the cheap seats (i.e. as a blogger) is being a beat writer is a great gig to have. That may well be, but of […]
April 26, 2009
Tags: beat writer, Bleed Cubbie Blue, blog, Bruce Miles, Chicago's Inside Pitch, Cubbies, Daily Herald, Desipio, Goat Riders, Harry Caray, Hire Jim Essian, Ivy Chat, Mark Cuban, MLBtradeRumors, North Side Baseball, Paul Sullivan, Rod Beck, Rush, Ryan Dempster, The Natural, Tim Dierkes Posted in: book, feature, game of baseball, interview, the media
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Cubs By The Numbers book review
There is a new book available titled Cubs By The Numbers by Al Yellon (of the blog Bleed Cubbie Blue), Kasey Ignarski and Matthew Silverman (who also wrote Mets By The Numbers) and published by Skyhorse Publishing. The book is more than 300 pages, devoting a chapter for each uniform number worn by Cubs players […]
April 20, 2009
Tags: Al Yellon, Bleed Cubbie Blue, Cubs Annual 2009, Cubs By The Numbers, Ernie Banks, Hoyt Wilhelm, Johnny Vander Meer, Kasey Ignarski, Matt Silverman, Rick Aguilera, Ryne Sandberg, Sammy Sosa, Skyhorse Publishing, Yahoo Sports Posted in: book, observations, review
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Review: Cubs Annual 2009
The Cubs Annual 2009 from Maple Street Press looks like a magazine but reads like a book. With 128 glossy color pages there are just two advertisements; one for the Boise Cubs minor league affiliate and the other for the publisher. Edited by ubiquitous Cubs expert Al Yellon of popular blog Bleed Cubbie Blue, this volume is packed […]
April 2, 2009
Tags: Al Yellon, Bleed Cubbie Blue, book, Bruce Miles, Cubs Annual 2009, George Castle, Len Kasper, Maple Street Press, Paul Sullivan Posted in: book, feature, review
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