1988 Dodgers (eBook)

Reliving the Championship Season

K. P. Wee (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2018
324 Seiten
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers (Verlag)
978-1-5381-1309-7 (ISBN)

Infos

This book tells the story of the 1988 World Series champions, the LA Dodgers. Including dozens of exclusive interviews with the players themselves, this book provides a new and intimate look at a season to remember, full of inside stories and never-before-told anecdotes.

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When most baseball fans think back to the 1988 World Series between the Los Angeles Dodgers and Oakland Athletics, they probably remember Kirk Gibson's dramatic home run off Dennis Eckersley, Orel Hershiser's shutout streak and dominant postseason pitching that got them there, or perhaps the fact that it remains, to this day, the last World Championship for the Dodgers. In The 1988 Dodgers: Reliving the Championship Season, K. P. Wee tells the story of this incredible year. More than just Gibson or Hershiser, the team's success came from a true collective effort in which all 25 players on the roster made significant contributions throughout the season. Featuring dozens of interviews with playersincluding those lesser-known Dodgers who were just as important to the team as the starscoaches, scouts, and general manager Fred Claire, Wee provides a refreshing view of the 1988 season, sharing personal stories and little-known anecdotes told to him by the players and staff. The players also reflect on the importance of the entire team that season, their careers following the World Championship, and life after baseball, giving readers a complete inside look at a season and team to remember.

Autor

K. P. Wee is the author of multiple sports books, including Tom Candiotti: A Life of Knuckleballs (2014), The End of the Montreal Jinx: Boston’s Short-Lived Glory in the Historic Bruins-Canadiens Rivalry (2015), and Don’t Blame the Knuckleballer: Baseball Legends, Myths, and Stories (2015). He was a media relations assistant for the Vancouver Canadians Baseball Club and hosted a radio show every week in Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada.

Inhalt

AcknowledgmentsIntroductionLineupPart One: The 1988 Season1: Spring Training ’88: The Gibson-Orosco Incident2: The Stuntmen of L.A.3: The Forgotten Guys4: Regular-Season Memories5: Hershiser’s Consecutive Scoreless Innings StreakPart Two: The Mets Series6: Mets Series Moments: More Mets Magic7: Scioscia’s Forgotten Homer—and the Forgotten Holton8: Tommy the Motivational LeaderPart Three: The A’s Series9: Gibson’s Home Run10: Scout’s Honor: The Dodgers Scouts Come Through11: A’s Series Moments12: Claire the ArchitectPart Four: After 198813: Saying Goodbye to L.A.14: Gone Too Soon: The Forgotten Reliever and All-Star Infielder15: Talking Rings & What ’88 Means16: Where Are They Now?EpilogueNotesBibliographyIndexAbout the Author

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 24.8.2018
• Zusatzinfo: 31 Illustrations including: - 28 Halftones, Black & White including Black & White Photographs; - 3 Tables.
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport ► Ballsport
• Themenwelt: Weitere Fachgebiete ► Sportwissenschaft
• Schlagworte: 1980s baseball • baseball history • Champions • championship season • Fred Claire • Gilberto Reyes • Hall of Fame • Jay Howell • Jerry Reuss • john shelby • Kirk Gibson • LA Dodgers • Los Angeles Dodgers • Mike Scioscia • Oral History • orel hershiser • Rick Dempsey • Sports History • Steve Sax • Stuntmen • Tim Leary • tommy lasorda • world series
• ISBN-10: 1-5381-1309-0 / 1538113090
• ISBN-13: 978-1-5381-1309-7 / 9781538113097