The Good, the Bad, & the Ugly: Cincinnati Reds: Heart-Pounding, Jaw-Dropping, and Gut-Wrenching Moments from Cincinnati Reds His

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Genuine fans take the best team moments with the less than great, and know that the games that are best forgotten make the good moments truly shine. This monumental book of the Cincinnati Reds documents all the best moments and personalities in the history of the team, but also unmasks the regrettably awful and the unflinchingly ugly. In entertaining-and unsparing-fashion, this book sparkles with Reds highlights and lowlights, from wonderful and wacky memories to the famous and infamous. Such moments include "the Big Red Machine" going to the World Series in 1975 and the opening of the Great American Ball Park, as well as the disastrous 1982 season and the infamous Pete Rose gambling scandal. Whether providing fond memories, goose bumps, or laughs, this portrait of the team is sure to appeal to the fan who has been through it all.

Mike Shannon is the founder and editor-in-chief of Spitball: The Literary Baseball Magazine and the author of more than a dozen baseball books, including Willie Mays, Everything Happens in Chillicothe, and the bestselling Tales from the Dugout series. Dusty Baker is the manager of the Cincinnati Reds in Major League Baseball. He is a retired professional outfielder, playing primarily with the Atlanta Braves and the Los Angeles Dodgers. He has been honored with the National League Manager of the Year Award and he led his team to the World Series as a manager for the San Francisco Giants. They both live in Cincinnati, Ohio.