The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly Cincinnati Reds: Heart-Pounding, Jaw-Dropping, and Gut-Wrenching Moments from Cincinnati Reds History (The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly) (The Good, the Bad, & the Ugly) [Hardcover]

Mike Shannon (Author), Dusty Baker (Foreword)

Book Description

Series: The Good, the Bad, & the Ugly | Publication Date: March 25, 2008

Are you ready for the real story of the Cincinnati Reds? As one of baseball's oldest and most successful franchises, the Reds have a long history of legends and goats, great comebacks and colossal failures, World Series championships and heartbreaking losses. The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: Cincinnati Reds is a must for every fan who wants an unflinching look at the greatest--and worst--players, coaches, and moments in Reds history!

Editorial Reviews

From the Publisher

"Baseball is a beautiful game to play and to watch, but at the major league level it's all about winning. The Reds organization believes that--I would never have signed on to lead this ballclub if it didn't." --from the foreword by Reds manager Dusty Baker

"I chose to stay in Cincinnati for one reason: I love the city. I love the fans, and I was fortunate to play for the Reds." --Johnny Bench

"I guess I always thought of her as a tragic figure. I think she tried very hard to do the right thing for baseball, but she had some enormous limitations and she had some difficulty in overcoming them." --Fay Vincent on former Reds owner Marge Schott

From 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. Mike also writes a monthly column on Reds collectibles for Reds Report. He lives in Cincinnati, Ohio, with his wife, Kathy Dermody Shannon, and their five children: Meg, Casey, Mickey, Babe, and Nolan Ryan Shannon.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 192 pages
• Publisher: Triumph Books (March 25, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1600780776
• ISBN-13: 978-1600780776
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 6 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #989,436 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #40 in Books > Travel > United States > States > Ohio

More About the Author

Mike Shannon is the founder and Editor-in-Chief of Spitball: The Literary Baseball Magazine(www.spitballmag.com), established in 1981, and the author of 16 baseball books. A life-long Willie Mays and S.F. Giants fan, he was given the 2009 Tony Salin Memorial Award by the Baseball Reliquary. A graduate of Bishop Kenny High School (Jacksonville, FL), N.C. Wesleyan College, and Xavier University, Mike lives in Cincinnati, OH with his wife, the beautiful Kathleen Dermody Shannon, and their five grown children: Meg, Casey, Mickey, Babe, and Nolan Ryan. He also writes a monthly column on baseball collectibles for Reds Report and has covered the Hall of Fame Inductions in Cooperstown, NY every year since 1986 with his best buddy, baseball writer Mark Schraf. Mike has never met a baseball fan he didn't like!