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The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly Detroit Tigers: Heart-Pounding, Jaw-Dropping, and...
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The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly Detroit Tigers: Heart-Pounding, Jaw-Dropping, and...
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by George Cantor
Sales Rank : 53621
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Hardcover: 192 pages
Publisher: Triumph Books March 5, 2008
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1600780520
ISBN-13: 978-1600780523
Product Dimensions:
8.5 x 5.7 x 0.9 inches
Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces
Product Description
The Tigers have won four world championships, have had two managers die in one season, have played ball while their city rioted around them, and have played host to some of the best and worst players in Major League Baseball. From losing three World Series in a row in the early 1900s to their unlikely trip to the World Series in 2006, from Denny McLain to Magglio Ordonez, and from Boss Schmidt to Kenny Rogers, the Detroit Tigers have always been a mix of good, bad, and ugly.
Their stories are collected here in a volume that Tigers fans everywhere will be sure to enjoy.
Publisher Description
"We used to sneak into Tiger Stadium when I was a kid. One time they caught us in the visitors' clubhouse. Instead of calling the police, [Rip Collins] introduced us to Rocky Colavito. The Rock was with Cleveland then, and when he met us, he was just as nice as he could be. He didn't have to do that. From that day on, he was my hero, and meeting him again when I joined the Tigers was my biggest thrill." --from the foreword by Willie Horton
"He had one of the finest fastballs I ever stood behind. He was so tall, and looking at the ball from second base, I swear it looked like it was going to hit the ground. But they were strikes. That ball would carry in there, and it had plenty of smoke on it." --Charlie Gehringer recalling Schoolboy Rowe, one of the best Tigers pitchers in history
"He put us in a frame of mind that took all the fun out of the game. When it's no fun, it's not worth playing." --Jim Northrup reflecting on Billy Martin's managerial follies
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