Nice Little Place On The North Side: Wrigley Field At One Hundred (2014) - Plot & Excerpts
Will's columns on global warming and campaign finance infuriate me, but I thought we would be on common ground with our affection for Wrigley Field. There's some interesting anecdotes and his writing style is more palatable with a sports subject matter. He lost me at the end, however, when he bought the company (owner's) line about the need for a jumbotron scoreboard to sell advertising to purchase better players. No discussion about what seems to me to be will be the dramatic impact of a giant video board (much bigger than the iconic green scoreboard) on the ambience at the park. So, his unfettered free market philosophy annoyed me once more. I started reading this book on November 30th, 2014. The book is very light and frothy and I've already read to page 45. I love Will's writing style, he doesn't take himself, or the Cubs or Wrigley Field, too seriously. Obviously he's a fan, but just as obviously he's a very frustrated fan. Maybe the Cubs can win one title for George, and the millions of other Cubs fans, before they die. It does look like the Cubs are finally pointed in the right direction here at the end of 2014.The book touches on the poetry of Carl Sandburg, the Chicago Black Sox scandal- including it's link with "The Great Gatsby" and legendary mobster and huge Cubs fan Al Capone.I look forward to reading the final 3/4ths of the book.
What do You think about Nice Little Place On The North Side: Wrigley Field At One Hundred (2014)?
Some interesting stories about Wrigley and the Cubs.
—adriana_ok
Interesting details about a great place.
—lucyjadeb
