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:

1. Addie Joss
2. Bill Lange
3. Bo Jackson
4. Bob Moose
5. Cory Lidle
6. Darryl Kile
7. Dave Dravecky
8. Don Wilson
9. Eddie Grant
10. Eddie Waitkus
11. Harry Agganis
12. Harry O’Neil
13. Herb Score
14. J.R. Richard
15. Jimmey Piersall
16. Josh Gibson
17. Ken Hubbs
18. Len Koenecke
19. Lyman Bostock
20. Mark Mulder
21. Mike Powers
22. Nick Adenhart
23. Pete Reiser
24. Ray Chapman
25. Ray Fosse
26. Smokey Joe Wood
27. Steve Blass
28. Steve Olin and Tim Crews
29. Tony Conigliaro
30. Jackie Mitchell

Teams:

1. 1906 Chicago Cubs
2. 1940s Red Sox
3. 1950s Brooklyn Dodgers
4. 1954 Cleveland Indians
5. 1981 Cincinnati Reds
6. 1987 Cleveland Indians
7. 1980s Oakland A’s
8. 1990s Pittsburgh Pirates
9. 1990s-2000s Atlanta Braves
10. 2001 Seattle Mariners