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By Brian Johnston

***Now contains new epilogue following the Cubs' 2016 global sequence Championship!*** i have been a baseball fan, and a Chicago Cubs fan, for over two decades. In that point, i have obvious a few exciting wins, many crushing defeats, and many memorable moments. i have obvious with reference to every thing - other than a championship. For all of the grief I take for being partial to America's such a lot infamous wasting activities workforce, the single factor that retains me going is the assumption that sometime, i'm going to witness the ultimate out that clinches that championship that has alluded the Cubs for over a hundred years. 2015 wasn't presupposed to be the 12 months it occurred. convinced, there have been plenty of nice tale strains because the season all started. yet such a lot prognosticators concept they have been at the least a yr clear of being a major contender. as a substitute, they took the enthusiasts on a wild experience that fell simply wanting a pennant. The season ended similar to another one i have witnessed - and not using a championship. but 2015 will continuously carry a different position in my brain. during this e-book, I chronicle the 2015 season via my eyes, whereas sharing my reflections from over twenty years as a baseball fan. i am not a recognized journalist or star. i am simply a normal man who enjoys staring at the sport. yet i believe that is what makes this ebook specified. I wrote it for each fan who nonetheless has a childlike ardour for baseball whereas lamenting how it really is turn into a tremendous enterprise; who attempts to stick with an important online game whereas at paintings or a relations occasion; and who retains coming again 12 months after yr, regardless of what number instances their group breaks their middle, hoping this can be the single yr that issues should be varied. I wrote this ebook for all of you. i am hoping you take pleasure in it.

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