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Incluye los nombres: Mike Shropshire, Michael Shropshire

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Conocimiento común

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A few offseasons ago, this book was mentioned several times in a baseball book thread as one of the funniest books ever. Being a Rangers fan, I picked it up at Half Price Books and thought it would be a good light read in these dark times as the pandemic spreads and baseball is canceled.

It was ok. It had moments. I enjoyed reading about some old players I hadn't thought of in years and especially about the infamous Ten Cent Beer Night in Cleveland. But overall, the humor was sophomoric and the story was as much a loving ode to alcoholism as it was about a tragically, comically, terrible baseball team and its players.… (más)
 
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Doodlebug34 | 8 reseñas más. | Jan 1, 2024 |
This was one of the funniest books I have ever read.
 
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Moon_Cthulhu | 8 reseñas más. | Nov 9, 2023 |
There's really no need for this book to have been written. Shropshire was basically commissioned to write it before the season started, and he followed through in a rather half-hearted manner, without an ounce of insight (but with a few good doses of racism). Written on the spot, there's no reflection about what came after--which was basically nothing. Parcells' last three years with Dallas were up and down, ending in another playoff loss. I think I'm done with Shropshire after this mess!
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datrappert | Oct 12, 2023 |
Shropshire is genuinely funny, and he knows it. Nevertheless, his writing isn't annoying. On the other hand, the very title of the book is inaccurate. The 1973 Rangers were certainly awful, losing over a hundred games, but the 1974 version managed by Billy Martin finished second in their division. 1975 was, of course, a huge disappointment, as the team, expected to win their division, finished 79-83. This book spends as much time (or more) on the first season as the other two combined. Comic ineptitude is definitely more funny. Whitey Herzog, the manager replaced near the end of 1973 by Billy Martin, is especially memorable, with his deadpan pessimism about his team's talent and its chances. Martin also gets in a few good lines, but certainly (no surprise) isn't as likable as Herzog. Of the players, Jim Merritt, the veteran pitcher trying to save his career, is perhaps the most memorable. In general, this book goes for the laugh rather than trying to find something profound in baseball, and it suffers in comparison to something like Jeff Pearlman's The Bad Guys Won (about the 1986 NY Mets). Shropshire is too nice to name names in some of the more embarassing or extreme incidents or quotes, so this book is sort of a throwaway in the end--but an unquestionably enjoyable one.… (más)
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datrappert | 8 reseñas más. | Oct 3, 2023 |

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½ 3.4
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