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«Vividly recreates the circumstances that eroded what should have been an extended run of success. Fine reading for any baseball fan." - Booklist
"For baseball fans curious to understand how players felt in the wake of those early '90's playoff shortcomings, there's much to like. If they want the scoop on how the team almost left town, only to be saved by a group headed by Kevin McLatchy, or how PNC Park came to be built, The Slide touches all the necessary bases." - Pittsburgh Quarterly Magazine
"The Peterson's presentation is simply outstanding as the book reads like a play by play announcer and contains all the drama that is baseball and of course all the drama that are the players." - North of Oxford
"The time I spent in Pittsburgh was special for me and my family. A great atmosphere that included teammates, neighbors, employees, and fans. I'm happy to relive some of those memories with this book." - Doug Drabek, former Pirate»
In the deciding game of the 1992 National League Championship Series against the Atlanta Braves, the Pittsburgh Pirates suffered the most dramatic and devastating loss in team history when former Pirate Sid Bream slid home with the winning run. Les mer
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Detaljer
- Forlag
- University of Pittsburgh Press
- Innbinding
- Paperback
- Språk
- Engelsk
- ISBN
- 9780822966180
- Utgivelsesår
- 2021
Anmeldelser
«Vividly recreates the circumstances that eroded what should have been an extended run of success. Fine reading for any baseball fan." - Booklist
"For baseball fans curious to understand how players felt in the wake of those early '90's playoff shortcomings, there's much to like. If they want the scoop on how the team almost left town, only to be saved by a group headed by Kevin McLatchy, or how PNC Park came to be built, The Slide touches all the necessary bases." - Pittsburgh Quarterly Magazine
"The Peterson's presentation is simply outstanding as the book reads like a play by play announcer and contains all the drama that is baseball and of course all the drama that are the players." - North of Oxford
"The time I spent in Pittsburgh was special for me and my family. A great atmosphere that included teammates, neighbors, employees, and fans. I'm happy to relive some of those memories with this book." - Doug Drabek, former Pirate»