{"product_id":"on-a-clear-day-they-could-see-seventh-place-baseballs-worst-teams-paperback","title":"On a Clear Day They Could See Seventh Place: Baseball's Worst Teams - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGeorge Robinson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eCharles Salzberg\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eGeorge Robinson\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTo 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 on bubble gum cards\"; and the 1962 New York Mets, maybe not the worst team ever but definitely the funniest in modern baseball history. You'll get the stats, the scores, the scandals, and the secrets in this no-holds-barred account. When the survivors of these diamond trainwrecks include such legends as Marv Throneberry, Ralph Kiner, Cal Ripken Jr., Roger Craig, and Joe Garagiola, you can be sure that the book (unlike its subjects) is a winner.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGeorge Robinson's sportswriting has appeared in such publications as the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eNewsday\u003c\/em\u003e, and the \u003cem\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/em\u003e. Charles Salzberg is the author of numerous articles and books, including \u003cem\u003eSwann's Last Song\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Mad Fisherman\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eFrom Set Shot to Slam Dunk: The Glory Days of Basketball in the Words of Those Who Played It\u003c\/em\u003e, available in a Bison Books edition.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eGeorge Robinson's sportswriting has appeared in such publications as the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNewsday\u003c\/i\u003e, and the \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e. Charles Salzberg is the author of numerous articles and books, including \u003ci\u003eSwann's Last Song\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Mad Fisherman\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eFrom Set Shot to Slam Dunk: The Glory Days of Basketball in the Words of Those Who Played It\u003c\/i\u003e, available in a Bison Books edition.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 312\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 7.9 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 01, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51761349165344,"sku":"9780803229884","price":21.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/c7b1ebd73d1ed932c0beb1b4fc5719fd.webp?v=1780205226","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/on-a-clear-day-they-could-see-seventh-place-baseballs-worst-teams-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}