Even though we are currently working on our own independent book projects, Eric and I are very excited to have started the follow-up to You Stink!. The working title is Baseball’s “Could Have Beens”: Major League Mishaps, Misfortunes, and Mistakes. This book presents 30 mini-biographies of ballplayers who had a ton of potential, but whose careers were cut short from a variety of factors. It also includes detailed studies of 10 major league teams who collectively fell short of expectations for a variety of reasons. The book will be published by Kent State University Press and we have already compiled the statistics portion, which is one of the most popular aspects of our first book and made us a Top-10 Amazon Best-Seller (Kindle Edition) in the 'Baseball Statistics' category. Here are the candidates:
Players:
- Addie Joss
- Bill Lange
- Bo Jackson
- Bob Moose
- Cory Lidle
- Darryl Kile
- Dave Dravecky
- Don Wilson
- Eddie Grant
- Eddie Waitkus
- Harry Agganis
- Harry O’Neil
- Herb Score
- J.R. Richard
- Jimmey Piersall
- Josh Gibson
- Ken Hubbs
- Len Koenecke
- Lyman Bostock
- Mark Mulder
- Mike Powers
- Nick Adenhart
- Pete Reiser
- Ray Chapman
- Ray Fosse
- Smokey Joe Wood
- Steve Blass
- Steve Olin and Tim Crews
- Tony Conigliaro
- Jackie Mitchell
Teams:
- 1906 Chicago Cubs
- 1940s Red Sox
- 1950s Brooklyn Dodgers
- 1954 Cleveland Indians
- 1981 Cincinnati Reds
- 1987 Cleveland Indians
- 1980s Oakland A’s
- 1990s Pittsburgh Pirates
- 1990s-2000s Atlanta Braves
- 2001 Seattle Mariners
Updated: Tuesday, 29 January 2013 10:06 AM EST
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