The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly Pittsburgh Pirates: Heart-Pounding, Jaw-Dropping, and Gut-Wrenching Moments from Pittsburgh Pirates History

by John McCollister, Steve Blass (Foreword)

The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly Pittsburgh Pirates by John McCollister presents all the best moments and personalities in the history of the Pittsburgh Pirates. It also unmasks, but doesn’t revel in, the bad, the regrettably awful and the unflinchingly ugly. In entertaining—and unsparing—fashion, this book sparkles with Pirate highlights, lowlights, wonderful and wacky memories, legends and goats, the famous and the infamous. You’ll relive the final homerun hits of the 1960 World Series by Hal Smith and Bill Mazeroski, the Fam-A-Lee of 1979, the World Series losses, the terrible 1952 Pirates, and the drug scandal of the early 1980’s.  There are Pirates you loved for all the right reasons, and those you couldn’t stand, sublime and embarrassing records, and trades, both savvy and savagely bad. Brawls and fights. Rivalries. Compelling photos. And much, much more.

Genres: Sports, Baseball

224 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 2008

Reviews

[Lew · Rating 4 out of 5]

This a nice book to read leading up to the start of spring training today. A good short recap of various parts of the rich history of the Pittsburgh Pirates. Not alot of new ground but always nice to reread the heroics of the glory years of the Pirates. The recap of the 80's drug problems was interesting. Play Ball and Go Bucs!!! Let's break the streak!

[Bob · Rating 3 out of 5]

A good bathroom read. Short sections make it easy to pick up and put down. Not a real page turner but nicely divided and could be a quick reference. A little confusing on the Pirates obtaining Honus Wagner...sounds like trade in one place and in merger in others.

[Brian Sandor · Rating 3 out of 5]

Its ok. Not the best setup for this kind of book. Basically a thumbnail sketch of Pirates history with far too much overlap of same people and events in different chapters. Would have rather a chronological run through or a one time, comprehensive look at a player or event.

[Quintin · Rating 4 out of 5]

It was an awesome book all about the best and the worst moments in Tigers history. I recommend this book to anyone who is a fan of the Detroit Tigers.