The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: Minnesota Twins: Heart-Pounding, Jaw-Dropping, and Gut-Wrenching Moments from Minnesota Twins History (Good, the Bad, & the Ugly) - Hardcover

Aschburner, Steve

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9781600780769: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: Minnesota Twins: Heart-Pounding, Jaw-Dropping, and Gut-Wrenching Moments from Minnesota Twins History (Good, the Bad, & the Ugly)

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ISBN 10: 1600780768 ISBN 13: 9781600780769

Publisher: Triumph Books, 2008

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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 Minnesota Twins 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 Twins highlights and lowlights, from wonderful and wacky memories to the famous and infamous. Such moments include the World Championships of 1987 and 1991 and the miraculous years when Bud Selig almost contracted the franchise, as well as the outrageous number of losses by Terry Felton and when manager Billy Martin punched out his starting pitcher in 1969. 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.

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Steve Aschburner is a contributing writer for SI.com and NBA.com. He has nearly three decades of experience as a sports journalist at daily newspapers, including the Star Tribune of Minnesota, for which he has won various state and local newspaper awards. He also has served as president of the Professional Basketball Writers Association. He lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Bert Blyleven is a color commentator for the Minnesota Twins on Fox Sports North and a former Major League Baseball pitcher. During his time playing for the Minnesota Twins, he was named American League Rookie of the Year by the Sporting News, and proceeded to win the World Series in 1987 after a stint with several other teams, including the Pittsburgh Pirates during their 1979 World Series win. He lives in Fort Meyers, Florida.

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