{"product_id":"macho-row-9781496214089","title":"Macho Row","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eColorful, shaggy, and unkempt, misfits and outlaws, the 1993 Phillies played hard and partied hard. Focusing on six key members of the team, \u003cem\u003eMacho Row\u003c\/em\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eMacho Row \u003c\/i\u003efeatures a lively cast of characters, players that Major League baseball will probably never witness again.\"—Jack Ryan, \u003ci\u003eARETE\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eMacho Row\u003c\/i\u003e 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, \u003ci\u003ePennsylvania History: A Journal of Mid-Atlantic Studies\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“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\u003cbr\u003e“The [1993] Phillies were loud, irreverent, and politically incorrect. \u003ci\u003eMacho Row\u003c\/i\u003e vividly re-creates their rowdy, memorable season, warts and all.”—Paul Hagen, former baseball writer for the \u003ci\u003ePhiladelphia Daily News\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Inspiring as well as tragic, \u003ci\u003eMacho Row\u003c\/i\u003e is ultimately a cautionary tale about the price some athletes pay after their playing days are over.”—Al Tielemans, photographer for \u003ci\u003eSports Illustrated\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eList of Illustrations    \u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgments    \u003cbr\u003e Introduction    \u003cbr\u003e 1. Dutch    \u003cbr\u003e 2. Gang of Six    \u003cbr\u003e 3. Nails    \u003cbr\u003e 4. Boo Birds    \u003cbr\u003e 5. Krukker    \u003cbr\u003e 6. Fourth Estate    \u003cbr\u003e 7. Spring Training    \u003cbr\u003e 8. Wild Thing    \u003cbr\u003e 9. Lightning in a Bottle    \u003cbr\u003e 10. Mikey    \u003cbr\u003e 11. Dog Days    \u003cbr\u003e 12. Inky    \u003cbr\u003e 13. Hide the Women and Children!    \u003cbr\u003e 14. The Series    \u003cbr\u003e 15. Inspiring Moneyball    \u003cbr\u003e 16. Breaking the Code    \u003cbr\u003e Afterword    \u003cbr\u003e Appendix A. Major League Career Statistics for Members of Macho Row    \u003cbr\u003e Appendix B. Individual Hitting and Pitching Statistics for the 1993 Phillies    \u003cbr\u003e Appendix C. 1993 National League Championship Series Box Scores    \u003cbr\u003e Appendix D. 1993 World Series Box Scores    \u003cbr\u003e Notes    \u003cbr\u003e Selected Bibliography    \u003cbr\u003e Index    \u003cbr\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Nebraska Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49409225720151,"sku":"9781496214089","price":18.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781496214089.jpg?v=1730506031","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/macho-row-9781496214089","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}