Overview
An honest portrait of the Cincinnati Reds for the all-weather fan
Genuine fans take the best team moments with the less than great, and know that the games that are best forgotten make the good moments truly shine. This monumental book of the Cincinnati Reds documents all the best moments and personalities in the history of the team, but also unmasks the regrettably awful and the unflinchingly ugly. In entertaining—and unsparing—fashion, this book sparkles with Reds highlights and lowlights, from wonderful and wacky memories to the famous and infamous. Such moments include “the Big Red Machine” going to the World Series in 1975 and the opening of the Great American Ball Park, as well as the disastrous 1982 season and the infamous Pete Rose gambling scandal. Whether providing fond memories, goose bumps, or laughs, this portrait of the team is sure to appeal to the fan who has been through it all.
Author Biography
Mike Shannon is the founder and editor-in-chief of Spitball: The Literary Baseball Magazine and the author of more than a dozen baseball books, including Willie Mays, Everything Happens in Chillicothe, and the bestselling Tales from the Dugout series. Dusty Baker is the manager of the Cincinnati Reds in Major League Baseball. He is a retired professional outfielder, playing primarily with the Atlanta Braves and the Los Angeles Dodgers. He has been honored with the National League Manager of the Year Award and he led his team to the World Series as a manager for the San Francisco Giants. They both live in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Press Releases
What fans don’t love to relive the good times of their favorite team? Likewise, in a twisted sort of way, what fans can really resist a self-pitying look back on some of those times that tested their allegiance? Those forgettable games, seasons, and plays that made the good times even better?
The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly Cincinnati Reds by Mike Shannon presents all the best moments and personalities in the history of the Cincinnati Reds. It also unmasks, but doesn’t revel in, the bad, the regrettably awful and the unflinchingly ugly.
In entertaining—and unsparing—fashion, this book sparkles with Reds highlights, lowlights, wonderful and wacky memories, legends and goats, the famous and the infamous. You’ll relive the Big Red Machine’s World Series crown in 1975 but also horrendous moments such as the disastrous 1982 season. The opening of beautiful Great American Ballpark in 2003 but also the infamous Pete Rose gambling scandal that rocked the Queen City.
The Good, the Bad, the Ugly Cincinnati Reds includes the best and worst Reds teams and players of all time, the most clutch performances and performers, the biggest choke jobs and chokers, great comebacks and blown leads, plus overrated and underrated Reds players and coaches. There are Reds you loved for all the right reasons, and those you couldn’t stand, sublime and embarrassing records, and trades, both savvy and savagely bad. Brawls and fights. Rivalries. Compelling photos. And much more.
If you’re a through-thick-and-thin Reds follower, The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly Cincinnati Reds is definitely for you. It will remind you of the good and great teams and bring a knowing smile about some of those other times, when you proved yourself to be a loyal fan. For everyone else, this warts-and-all portrait of the Reds will provide countless fond memories, goose bumps, and laughs.
About the author: Mike Shannon is the founder and editor-in-chief of Spitball: The Literary Baseball Magazine and the author of more than a dozen baseball books, including Willie Mays: Art in the Outfield; Everything Happens in Chillicothe: A Summer in the Frontier League with Max McLeary, the One-Eyed Umpire; and the best-selling Tales from the Dugout series. He lives in Cincinnati, Ohio, with his wife Kathy Dermody Shannon and their five children: Meg, Casey, Mickey, Babe, and Nolan Ryan Shannon. For more information about Mike and his work please visit mikeshannonbooks.com.
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