Believe It: The Story of the Chicago White Sox 2005 World Series Champions
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Author: Chicago TribuneEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2005-11-07
ISBN: 1572438584
Number of pages: 128
Publisher: Triumph Books
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Book Review: 2005 seems so long ago!
Summary: 4 Stars
I have been rooting for the Chicago White Sox since the days of the "Go Go Sox," featuring Luis Aparicio, Nellie Fox, Minnie Minoso, Billy Pierce, Dick Donovan, and so on. In short, I have rooted for a team that scarcely ever won the biggest games. From 1919 to 1959, no appearances in the World Series, a 40 year desert. And from 1959, another long period without a World Series appearance--46 years. But in 2005, the Sox won it all, for the first time since 1917! Now, only one Chicago team has a long history of non-success in baseball, the Cubs.
This book is terrific for White Sox fans, in that it provides a visual perspective on that magical season, with many nice photos of players and games and fans. The end of the book features that standard for baseball--statistics and records. There is a year by year very brief history--from 1901 (Sox as champs in the American League's inaugural season) to 2005 (the World Championship season). Then comes the 2005 player roster and their respective statistics, for both the season and career. Finally, a brief summary of each game played over the season.
This is a nice memento for White Sox fans, since their team has fallen on hard times recently. But it's nice to remember that one shining season!
Summary of Believe It: The Story of the Chicago White Sox 2005 World Series Champions
Eighty-eight years after their last World Series win, the Chicago White Sox made up for lost time by sweeping the Houston Astros to become the 2005 world champions of baseball. With 99 regular-season wins, the Sox brought the second-best record in baseball to the postseason. Only one loss to the Angels prevented a complete sweep in every phase of their postseason play (Division, ALCS, and World Series) to win with an impressive 11-1 record.Believe It! celebrates the White Sox's championship season, its players, its manager, and its rich history. This book features the writing of Tribune columnists John Kass, Rick Morrissey, and Mike Downey, who provide a narrative of the season and World Series win. There are exclusive interviews with key contributors-Guillen, Konerko, Buerhle, and more-in which they talk about baseball and life with the Sox. And for the statistician fans, the not-to-be-missed numbers behind the season and throughout White Sox history are included.
To paraphrase the words of Sox broadcaster Hawk Harrelson, "Put this World Series on the board . . . yes!"
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