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Lädt ... Miracle in Chavez Ravine: The Los Angeles Dodgers in 1988von William F. McNeil
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Melde dich bei LibraryThing an um herauszufinden, ob du dieses Buch mögen würdest. Keine aktuelle Diskussion zu diesem Buch. This is only an interesting read if you are a Los Angeles Dodger fan, which I am! However, the cover, which reads The Los Angeles Dodgers in 1988, is pretty misleading. The first 1/3 of this short book is about the club from 1981 to 1987! And the book only gives 1 and 1/2 pages to the greatest moment from '88 - the Gibson HR! Seriously? Also, the author repeatedly calls the Dodgers the "The Big Blue Machine". I have never read, nor heard, anyone, ever, call them that. The Reds team of that era was called "The Big Red Machine", but the author must know something I don't. And speaking of the Reds, they stopped playing at Crosley Field in 1970, so the Dodgers did not play there in 1988. But, I did enjoy reading it, as it reminded me of my favorite baseball team from my childhood. But like I said, for Dodger fans only! ( ) keine Rezensionen | Rezension hinzufügen
After winning the 1981 World Series and raising the expectations of management and fans, the Los Angeles Dodgers followed up with six years of disappointing finishes. By the time they ended the 1987 season 17 games behind the hated Giants, general manager Fred Claire had seen enough. Over the winter Claire radically restructured the team, bringing in fiery players like outfielder Kirk Gibson, closer Jay Howell and shortstop Alfredo Griffin to spark the team out of complacency. Led by Gibson and pitcher Orel Hershiser, the upstart Dodgers outlasted Houston in a race for the NL West title and edged a star-studded Mets team in the league championship series. But their best, most dramatic moments came in the World Series, when the Dodgers shocked everyone by bashing the A's of McGwire and Canseco in five games. In the first book-length history of the 1988 Dodgers, author Bill McNeil covers the story from all angles. Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. |
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