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  • Seasons in Hell

  • With Billy Martin, Whitey Herzog and "The Worst Baseball Team in History"-The 1973-1975 Texas Rangers
  • By: Mike Shropshire
  • Narrated by: Peter Powlus
  • Length: 7 hrs and 28 mins
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars (2 ratings)

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Seasons in Hell

By: Mike Shropshire
Narrated by: Peter Powlus
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Summary

You think your team is bad? In this landmark work on one of the most tortured franchises in baseball, one reporter discovers that nine innings can feel like an eternity. In early 1973, gonzo sportswriter Mike Shropshire agreed to cover the Texas Rangers for the Fort-Worth Star-Telegram, not realizing that the Rangers were arguably the worst team in baseball history. Seasons in Hell is a riotous, candid, irreverent behind-the-scenes account in the tradition of The Bronx Zoo and Ball Four, following the Texas Rangers from Whitey Herzog's reign in 1973 through Billy Martin's tumultuous tenure. Offering wonderful perspectives on dozens of unique (and likely never-to-be-seen-again) baseball personalities, Seasons in Hell recounts some of the most extreme characters ever to play the game and brings to life the no-holds-barred culture of major league baseball in the mid-'70s.
©1996 Mike Shrophire (P)2014 Audible Inc.
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What made the experience of listening to Seasons in Hell the most enjoyable?

A laugh out loud account of the (often crude) antics of players, coaches, owners journalists and many associated with America's National Pastime. All in the context of a team that flopped egregiously then improved only to flop again! Informative and entertaining.

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