Description
Book SynopsisColorful, shaggy, and unkempt, misfits and outlaws, the 1993 Phillies played hard and partied hard. Focusing on six key members of the team,
Macho Row follows the remarkable season with an up-close look at the players' lives, the team's triumphs and failures, and what made this group so unique and so successful.
Trade Review"
Macho Row features a lively cast of characters, players that Major League baseball will probably never witness again."—Jack Ryan,
ARETE"
Macho Row is a well-documented book that broaches important themes beyond Philadelphia— steroids and sabermetrics—without delving into the detail that other studies focused on those topics have."—Craig R. Coenen,
Pennsylvania History: A Journal of Mid-Atlantic Studies“The 1993 Phillies captured the imaginations of fans with their hard-edged, take-no-prisoners attitude.”—Billy Beane, executive vice president of baseball operations for the Oakland Athletics
“The [1993] Phillies were loud, irreverent, and politically incorrect.
Macho Row vividly re-creates their rowdy, memorable season, warts and all.”—Paul Hagen, former baseball writer for the
Philadelphia Daily News“Inspiring as well as tragic,
Macho Row is ultimately a cautionary tale about the price some athletes pay after their playing days are over.”—Al Tielemans, photographer for
Sports IllustratedTable of ContentsList of Illustrations
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. Dutch
2. Gang of Six
3. Nails
4. Boo Birds
5. Krukker
6. Fourth Estate
7. Spring Training
8. Wild Thing
9. Lightning in a Bottle
10. Mikey
11. Dog Days
12. Inky
13. Hide the Women and Children!
14. The Series
15. Inspiring Moneyball
16. Breaking the Code
Afterword
Appendix A. Major League Career Statistics for Members of Macho Row
Appendix B. Individual Hitting and Pitching Statistics for the 1993 Phillies
Appendix C. 1993 National League Championship Series Box Scores
Appendix D. 1993 World Series Box Scores
Notes
Selected Bibliography
Index
