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Best-Selling Chicago Cubs Reference Book "everycubever" by Rick Kaempfer Releases New 5th Edition
Chicago Author Releases New Updated 5th Edition of "everycubever" Just in Time for Father's Day, Mother's Day and Graduation Gift-Giving
By K.P. Lynne
Life-long, die-hard, Chicago Cubs fan, Rick Kaempfer, takes his Chicago Cubs VERY seriously.
Win or lose...Rick Kaempfer loves his Cubbies!
Rick Kaempfer's unwavering support and love for his favorite baseball team is clearly evident...by the exhaustive research, dedication and discipline he poured into writing a comprehensive Chicago Cubs reference book...over a decade in the making!
The esteemed best-selling author is a regular at Wrigley Field and even designed the infamous "Just One Bad Century" website. As one would expect, the devoted father passed his love for the Chicago Cubs down to his own sons, and he continues to be one of the Chicago Cubs' biggest supporters.
To say Rick Kaempfer knows his Cubbies is an understatement.
In a unprecedented labor of love, Rick Kaempfer researched and penned the ultimate, definitive guide to every player who ever wore the Chicago Cubs uniform. Talk about devotion.
"everycubever" is exactly what the title implies...literally an encyclopedia of every Chicago Cubs player ever...jam-packed with noteworthy historical facts, anecdotes, team tid-bits, news headlines and trivia-worthy minutia.
Due to the ever-changing rotation of team players..."everycubever" is essentially a real-life never-ending story.
Most authors pen a book and never think about it again. A book such as this one is an on-going, continuous story...a living history book...forever alive as long as the team is in existence.
Tackling a never-ending story takes an extremely dedicated author.
Rick Kaempfer is the only Cubs author dedicated enough to perpetually curate a project of this magnitude.
Already on its 5th glorious new edition...this brand new version of "everycubever" features approximately 100 updates to reflect every new player the team has brought on board.
Snatch up a copy today for yourself or someone you love! "everycubever" is the perfect gift for every Cubs fan in your life!
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Summary [Courtesy of Eckartz Press]
The Updated 5th Edition has over 100 new entries, 150 new notations and more. Since the first edition was released in early 2019, there have been an additional 500 entries overall.
What will you find in the pages of everycubever?
*Mini-bios of every player who ever wore the uniform between 1871-2022 plus bonus bios of Cubs managers, owners, broadcasters and more.
*Stories about Cubs who served in every war since the Civil War.
*Notes about players who were wearing the Cubs uniform on days of historical significance.
*Stories of Cubs who achieved greatness and heroism off the field, including those who became movie stars, titans of industry, life savers, and even a few who served in political office.
*Stories of those who received unwanted notoriety, including shooting victims, murderers, kidnappers, racists, burglars, thieves, and political criminals.
*Tragic tales, uplifting tales, and hilarious baseball stories.
*Spotlights on everyone from Hall of Famers to the guys who made it to the big leagues for just one cup of coffee.
Compiled over the last decade and a half by the editor-in-chief of the website Just One Bad Century (www.justonebadcentury.com), this is the most Cubrehensive look ever at the men who wore Cubbie Blue. Author Rick Kaempfer has been a Cubs fan since 1968 and has seen hundreds of games at Wrigley Field, but has lived an otherwise normal and relatively defensible life.
