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On a Clear Day They Could See Seventh Place
Robinson, George; Salzberg, Charles
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Description for On a Clear Day They Could See Seventh Place
Paperback. Offers an account of the stats, scores, scandals, and secrets of baseball's poorest teams. Num Pages: 312 pages, 11 illustrations, 21 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; WSBT; WSJT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5182 x 3429 x 15. Weight in Grams: 318.
To err is human. To really screw up requires team effort. Everyone cheers the clubs that win pennants, but what about the doormats who made their triumphs possible? It’s time to give baseball’s lousiest teams their due. Here they are: The 1904 Washington Senators, whose only good player, a thirty-five-year-old star hitter, took a dive (fatally, into Niagara Falls); the 1935 Boston Braves, who set the National League standard for losing percentage despite featuring three Hall of Famers—including Yankee exile Babe Ruth; the 1952 Pittsburgh Pirates, Joe Garagiola’s cellar-dwelling team that was so bad, he quipped, “they wouldn’t put our pictures ... Read more
To err is human. To really screw up requires team effort. Everyone cheers the clubs that win pennants, but what about the doormats who made their triumphs possible? It’s time to give baseball’s lousiest teams their due. Here they are: The 1904 Washington Senators, whose only good player, a thirty-five-year-old star hitter, took a dive (fatally, into Niagara Falls); the 1935 Boston Braves, who set the National League standard for losing percentage despite featuring three Hall of Famers—including Yankee exile Babe Ruth; the 1952 Pittsburgh Pirates, Joe Garagiola’s cellar-dwelling team that was so bad, he quipped, “they wouldn’t put our pictures ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
Number of Pages
312
Place of Publication
Nebraska, United States
ISBN
9780803229884
SKU
V9780803229884
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About Robinson, George; Salzberg, Charles
George Robinson’s sportswriting has appeared in such publications as the New York Times, Newsday, and the Washington Post. Charles Salzberg is the author of numerous articles and books, including Swann’s Last Song, The Mad Fisherman, and From Set Shot to Slam Dunk: The Glory Days of Basketball in the Words of Those Who Played It, available in a Bison Books ... Read more
Reviews for On a Clear Day They Could See Seventh Place
“A snappy, readable collection.”—Martin Brady, Booklist “A valuable contribution to a heretofore overlooked aspect of the so-called Grand National Pastime.”—Stan Isaacs, Newsday “For some people losing is like dying, but authors George Robinson and Charles Salzberg manage to find humor too.”—Washington Post “A refreshing approach by examining 10 truly bad teams.”—Bob Thompson, San Francisco Chronicle “A lively and entertaining account ... Read more