The Cubs Way: The Zen of Building the Best Team in Baseball and Breaking the Curse

Tom Verducci is Sports Illustrated's senior baseball writer and a three-time winner of the National Sportswriter of the Year Award. He was the co-writer of The Yankee Years with Joe Torre. He is also a two-time Emmy Award-winning game and studio analyst for FOX Sports and MLB Network.

Will“Few who have covered the game in any era can match Tom Verducci's combination of baseball insight and elegance as a writer. The longtime Sports Illustrated veteran delivers in a big way with unique analysis that takes a deep, deep dive in trying to explain the wizardry of Theo Epstein, Jed Hoyer, Joe Maddon and the entire Cubs braintrust." —The Chicago Tribune“A must-read for any Cubs fan.” —SB Nation“In Mr. And to fully understand a modern-day championship team, that’s essential." —The Washington Post“The Cubs Way is a lush accounting of one of the most thrilling championship runs in American sports history—by the numbers and by the personalities that made it happen.” —The Wall Street Journal"The Cubs' epic triumph almost demanded that Tom Verducci, arguab

Together, Epstein and Maddon proved that clubhouse culture is as important as on-base-percentage, and that intangible components like personality, vibe, and positive energy are necessary for a team to perform to their fullest potential.  Verducci chronicles the playoff run that culminated in an instant classic Game Seven.  A man who encourages themed road trips and late-arrival game days to loosen up his team, Maddon mixed New Age thinking with Old School leadership to help his players find their edge.  The Cubs Way is a celebration of an iconic team and its journey to a World Championship that fans and readers will

A inside look, well-written and about the greatest baseball story of the last century Dale L W Watt This book is the real deal inside-story. Verducci was there through it all, he clearly did thorough interviews and research with everyone involved after the fact, and he sets up the time to tell his story the way he wants to. There are so many details here it's beautifully hard to take it all in, and as a Cubs fan, it still feels un. "A must-read for Cubs fans" according to ren0901. A terrific read (& listen - also purchased the Audible version) just five months after the epic game 7. Verducci does a terrific job interspacing World Series games with individual stories on how the Cubs team came to be. So much inside and background information helps me treasure the 2016 season even more looking back.I FINALLY UND. John W. Pearson said RECALIBRATE IN 17 MINUTES. Last night at Major League Baseball’s All-Star game, Chicago Cubs Manager Joe Maddon led the National League’s elites to a narrow loss, "RECALIBRATE IN 17 MINUTES" according to John W. Pearson. Last night at Major League Baseball’s All-Star game, Chicago Cubs Manager Joe Maddon led the National League’s elites to a narrow loss, 2 to 1, in an extra-inning pitchers battle. (You think your job is challenging? Imagine trying to coalesce big egos and big bats into one harmonious team in less than 2RECALIBRATE IN 17 MINUTES John W. Pearson Last night at Major League Baseball’s All-Star game, Chicago Cubs Manager Joe Maddon led the National League’s elites to a narrow loss, 2 to 1, in an extra-inning pitchers battle. (You think your job is challenging? Imagine trying to coalesce big egos and big bats into one harmonious team in less than 24 hours.)According. hours.)According. to 1, in an extra-inning pitchers battle. (You think your job is challenging? Imagine trying to coalesce big egos and big bats into one harmonious team in less than "RECALIBRATE IN 17 MINUTES" according to John W. Pearson. Last night at Major League Baseball’s All-Star game, Chicago Cubs Manager Joe Maddon led the National League’s elites to a narrow loss, 2 to 1, in an extra-inning pitchers battle. (You think your job is challenging? Imagine trying to coalesce big egos and big bats into one harmonious team in less than 2RECALIBRATE IN 17 MINUTES John W. Pearson Last night at Major League Baseball’s All-Star game, Chicago Cubs Manager Joe Maddon led the National League’s elites to a narrow loss, 2 to 1, in an extra-inning pitchers battle. (You think your job is challenging? Imagine trying to coalesce big egos and big bats into one harmonious team in less than 24 hours.)According. hours.)According. RECALIBRATE IN 17 MINUTES John W. Pearson Last night at Major League Baseball’s All-Star game, Chicago Cubs Manager Joe Maddon led the National League’s elites to a narrow loss, 2 to 1, in an extra-inning pitchers battle. (You think your job is challenging? Imagine trying to coalesce big egos and big bats into one harmonious team in less than 24 hours.)According. hours.)According