Rust Belt Chic: The Cleveland Anthology ed. by Anne Trubek and Richey Piiparinen

that patriotic karma would work in the Cubs favor, but alas . . . In any event, the Cubs have been playing baseball at night at Wrigley since 1988, albeit fewer such games than other teams. It was other decisions not to modernize that set the franchise back in the middle of the twentieth century, especially their slowness in developing their own farm system of minor league clubs. A pastoral retreat in the midst of the quintessential modern industrial city, Wrigley Field endures in the sporting imagination of the Midwest and far beyond. In the highly skilled hands of George Will, it has found its chronicler. Although the book includes a few black and white photos— including two of Ronald Reagan, Will’s favorite modern president— A Nice Little Place on the North Side might be complemented by a well done coffee table book. Although their recent on fi eld struggles have reached new lows in recent years, few baseball fans would begrudge them a third and long awaited World Series victory. When (or if ) that day comes, one can also hope that Wrigley Field is where the fi nal out is recorded. Such a moment would end the one century old Wrigley tradition that George Will and his fellow Cubs loyalists would gladly abandon as quickly as it took Ernie Banks to get around on a fastball during many a sunny afternoon on Chicago’s North Side. Jason Duncan aquinas college Grand Rapids, Michigan