My Cubs, Scott Simon
My Cubs, Scott Simon
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My Cubs
A Love Story

Author: Scott Simon

Narrator: Scott Simon

Unabridged: 2 hr 46 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Penguin Audio

Published: 04/11/2017

Synopsis

NPR's Scott Simon's personal, heartfelt reflections on his beloved Chicago Cubs, replete with club lore, memorable anecdotes, frenetic fandom and wise and adoring intimacy that have made the world champion Cubbies baseball's most tortured—and now triumphant—franchise.

Heartbreak and hope. Charmed and haunted. My Cubs is Scott Simon’s love letter to his Chicago Cubs, World Series winners for the first time in over a century. Replete with personal reflections, club lore, memorable anecdotes, and tales of frenetic fandom, My Cubs recounts the franchise’s pivotal moments with the wise and adoring intimacy of a long-suffering devotee and Chicago native. Simon illustrates how the condition of “Cubness” has defined the life of so many Chicagoans and how the team’s fortunes became intertwined with the aspirations of its faithful. With the curse finally broken on November 2, 2016, My Cubs is the perfect portrayal of paradise lost and found.

About The Author

Scott Simon is the host of NPR’s Weekend Edition with Scott Simon. He has reported stories from all fifty states and every continent, and has won every major award in broadcasting. He is also a special contributor to CBS Sunday Morning and is the author of several books, including the novels Pretty Birds and Windy City, and the memoir Unforgettable. He used to list his hobbies as including, “bleeding for the Chicago Cubs,” but no more.

Reviews

Goodreads review by H (no longer expecting notifications) Balikov on January 17, 2019

Scott Simon is a Cubs fan. I am a Scott Simon fan. If you are a Cubs fan you will enjoy his book. If you are a Scott Simon fan, you must hear him read this book. Yes, this is about the Cubs finally breaking the curse and winning a World Series for the first time in over a century. But, it is also a s......more

Goodreads review by Cindy on March 27, 2017

I loved this book! It was such a fun read that I read it in one sitting. Having gone to college in Chicago and attended many Cubs games, I thoroughly enjoyed Scott Simon’s stores about the Cubs and his lifelong support for (obsession with) the team. Simon outlines the history of the team, highlights......more

Goodreads review by Edwin on March 24, 2017

MY CUBS by Scott Simon is about what it means to be a Cubs fan, the history of the Cubs from a fan's perspective, and Simon's own feelings about growing up Cubs fan and finally being rewarded with a World Series victory in 2016. Clearly passionate about the Cubs, Simon analyzes the highs and lows o......more

Goodreads review by Kasa on May 30, 2017

I loved hearing Scott Simon read this in his own voice, hearing his passion for the game and his team coming through. Only a lifelong fan could have written such a love letter to his team, and this team in particular engenders an affection that few teams inspire. Anyone who's been to a game at Wrigl......more

Goodreads review by Murphy on July 13, 2024

I'm not a Cubs fan, per se, but Scott Simon is an excellent writer, and the audiobook is short, sweet, and breezy.......more

Quotes

“Scott Simon’s “My Cubs: A Love Story” provides the emotional 108-year backstory. He lays out the context of suffering, of losses, of communal connections and religious devotion….His view — the fan’s perspective — is no doubt crucial to understanding the significance of last year’s World Series.”
–Rick Maese, The Washington Post

"[My Cubs] reads more like a memoir or a journal of sorts, at times wistfully cathartic and at others joyously nostalgic." –Cubs Insider

"The author is a solid stylist, and his descriptions of Cubs' players, managers, and owners resonate, as do his anecdotes about his wife and daughters as they try to understand his mania." – Kirkus Reviews

"A short and heartfelt memoir about his lifelong love for the Chicago Cubs...Simon gives readers a wonderful look at how a Cubs fan—indeed, any devoted fan of any team—has a feeling of 'love, not loyalty.'" –Publishers Weekly

"A brisk, sweet romp through Cubs history to the glorious present."  –BookPage

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