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9781584797555 English 158479755X David and Ron Green rev up their friendly inter-league (and sibling) rivalry once again with these newest additions to the 101 Reasons to Love roster. This season, the Green brothers take on two more of baseballs oldest, most-storied, and best-loved big-city clubs: the Tigers and the Phils. Filled with action shots of todays star players and vintage photos of Hall of Famers like Ty Cobb, Mike Schmidt, Hank Greenberg, and Grover Cleveland Alexander, the books follow each team from its beginnings right up through last year, nostalgically recalling the no-hitters and the blowouts, the dry spells and the comebacks, the World Championships and the if-onlys. Somebody once said that the past is prologueand for Phillies and Tigers fans, these books are the best possible way of getting pumped for Opening Day 09., Leave it to the Phils to kick off their 2007 season as the team with the most losses in professional sports history and then finish off in October as champions of the National League Eastern Division. Baseball in Philadelphia has always been a wild ride. 101 Reasons to Love the Philliesrelives the greatest moments of one of baseball's oldest, most storied teams. With vintage photography and action shots of today's superstars, sportswriter Ron Green, Jr., takes us through the Fightin' Phils' colorful past. From their humble beginnings at Baker Bowl and their first pennant win in 1915 to the Phillies' World Series Championship in 1980 and the beloved cast of characters that brought home the 1993 pennant, Green recounts more than a century of glory and upsets. The lovable green, furry Phillies Phanatic; stands packed with notoriously rowdy, cheese-steak eating fans; memories of old Veteran's Stadium it's all here in a handsome hardcover volume. The101 Reasons to Loveseries would be incomplete without a tribute to this one-of-a-kind team., Published just in time to celebrate the Phillies' 2008 World Championship Relive the greatest moments of one of baseball's oldest, most-storied teams. With vintage photography and action shots of today's stars, sportswriter Ron Green, Jr., takes us through the Fightin' Phils' colorful history. From their humble beginnings at Baker Bowl and their first pennant win in 1915 to the Phillies' world championships in 1980 and 2008, Green recounts more than a century of glory and heartbreak that has defined a franchise. From Grover Cleveland Alexander to Richie Ashburn, from Mike Schmidt to Larry Bowa, plus Ryan Howard, Cole Hamels, Chase Utley, and the rest of the remarkable 2008 championship team, the Phillies have provided the baseball heartbeat to generations of fans in a region that takes its baseball as seriously as it does its pretzels and cheesesteaks. With an appreciation of the past, a sense of the present, and with a dose of the Phillie Phanatic thrown in, 101 Reasons to Love the Phillies cites the many glorious reasons why Philadelphia stands by its baseball treasure.
9781584797555 English 158479755X David and Ron Green rev up their friendly inter-league (and sibling) rivalry once again with these newest additions to the 101 Reasons to Love roster. This season, the Green brothers take on two more of baseballs oldest, most-storied, and best-loved big-city clubs: the Tigers and the Phils. Filled with action shots of todays star players and vintage photos of Hall of Famers like Ty Cobb, Mike Schmidt, Hank Greenberg, and Grover Cleveland Alexander, the books follow each team from its beginnings right up through last year, nostalgically recalling the no-hitters and the blowouts, the dry spells and the comebacks, the World Championships and the if-onlys. Somebody once said that the past is prologueand for Phillies and Tigers fans, these books are the best possible way of getting pumped for Opening Day 09., Leave it to the Phils to kick off their 2007 season as the team with the most losses in professional sports history and then finish off in October as champions of the National League Eastern Division. Baseball in Philadelphia has always been a wild ride. 101 Reasons to Love the Philliesrelives the greatest moments of one of baseball's oldest, most storied teams. With vintage photography and action shots of today's superstars, sportswriter Ron Green, Jr., takes us through the Fightin' Phils' colorful past. From their humble beginnings at Baker Bowl and their first pennant win in 1915 to the Phillies' World Series Championship in 1980 and the beloved cast of characters that brought home the 1993 pennant, Green recounts more than a century of glory and upsets. The lovable green, furry Phillies Phanatic; stands packed with notoriously rowdy, cheese-steak eating fans; memories of old Veteran's Stadium it's all here in a handsome hardcover volume. The101 Reasons to Loveseries would be incomplete without a tribute to this one-of-a-kind team., Published just in time to celebrate the Phillies' 2008 World Championship Relive the greatest moments of one of baseball's oldest, most-storied teams. With vintage photography and action shots of today's stars, sportswriter Ron Green, Jr., takes us through the Fightin' Phils' colorful history. From their humble beginnings at Baker Bowl and their first pennant win in 1915 to the Phillies' world championships in 1980 and 2008, Green recounts more than a century of glory and heartbreak that has defined a franchise. From Grover Cleveland Alexander to Richie Ashburn, from Mike Schmidt to Larry Bowa, plus Ryan Howard, Cole Hamels, Chase Utley, and the rest of the remarkable 2008 championship team, the Phillies have provided the baseball heartbeat to generations of fans in a region that takes its baseball as seriously as it does its pretzels and cheesesteaks. With an appreciation of the past, a sense of the present, and with a dose of the Phillie Phanatic thrown in, 101 Reasons to Love the Phillies cites the many glorious reasons why Philadelphia stands by its baseball treasure.