This is a memoir of a diehard--a diehard fan who drove himself and his family half crazy to get to Cubs games that were 700 miles away from their home. Along the way Sullivan recounts the history of Cubs baseball, including events from the 1908 season, as well as reminiscences from other fans and stories of his own experience following a team that has gone a century without attaining that final win that would make them world champions.
Born in Chicago, Floyd Sullivan is a lifelong Cub fan. He attended his first game at Wrigley Field in 1958 and, because of a minor accident involving a hot dog vendor, sat in the best seats in the house. He was hooked.
Personal and professional reasons took Sullivan and his family away from the Chicago area for ten years. During that time they drove hours and hours and miles and miles to see the Cubs in ballparks all around the East Coast and Midwest. His memoir, WAITING FOR THE CUBS, details many of those sometimes hair-raising road trips.
The author's interest in the Cubs led him to research libraries from the Hall of Fame to the Chicago History Museum where he dug into the insane story of the 1908 Cubs, the last Chicago National League team to win a World Series. WAITING FOR THE CUBS combines the research, the experiences and the memories into a brisk, entertaining ode to the Cubs and their infamous history.
Sullivan is a writer and photographer and lives in Chicago. You can see his Cub photography and read his thoughts at his website, www.waiting4cubs.com.
