100 Things Indians Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die

by Zack Meisel, Zack Meisel

Most Indians Fans know who Bob Feller is and have attended a game at Progressive Field. Names like Lou Boudreau, Bob Lemon, and Larry Doby are just as familiar as Corey Kluber, Michael Brantley, and Jason Kipnis. But even the most die-hard fans don’t know everything about their beloved Indians. 

 

In 100 Things Indians Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die , Zack Meisel has assembled the facts, traditions, and achievements sure to educate and entertain true fans. From the incredible legacy of Tris Speaker and memories from Cleveland Stadium to how the movie Major League has taken root in fans' hearts, this is the ultimate fanatics guidebook to all things Cleveland Indians. Learn about the team's history in Cleveland as the Naps; the 455-game sellout streak; and modern stars such as Jim Thome, Kenny Lofton, Roberto Alomar, and Omar Vizquel. Meisel has collected every essential piece of Indians knowledge and trivia, including stories about the 1920 and 1948 World Series, the Drummer, and the hiring of Terry Francona, as well as must-do activities, and ranks them all from 1 to 100, providing an entertaining and easy-to-follow checklist as you progress on your way to fan superstardom.

Genres: Sports, Nonfiction, Adult

256 pages, Paperback

First published April 1, 2015

Reviews

[James Morovich · Rating 4 out of 5]

A fun run of 100 stories of classic moments and short biographies of Indians players covering the 110 years of them being one of the original charter members of the American League.

[Stan Finger · Rating 3 out of 5]

Fans of the Cleveland Indians will enjoy these tales, though I believe the title is completely misleading. The compilation is more like "100 interesting stories about the Indians."

[Jackson Todd · Rating 5 out of 5]

It taught me a lot about baseball and about the I gaurdians franchise I loved it

[Rick · Rating 5 out of 5]

An interesting book, but a lot on redundancy.

[Linda · Rating 3 out of 5]

Really more of a 2.5 because of the 100 things listed only 8 are things a Tribe fan should do. I found them pretty lame and pretty tame with the exception of making a trip to Spring Training. The rest of the 100 are vignettes from Tribe history that most fans are familiar with, if you're a newer fan as in the kind Progressive Field has been reconfigured to attract--great book for you. A light and enjoyable read.

Here's the only thing true Tribe fans want to do before they die: Buy things that say Cleveland Indians World Series Champions!

[Patrick · Rating 5 out of 5]

Mostly 1990's era stories retold. An OK book but nothing great.