As many of you know Eric Wittenberg and I have been working on a HUGE baseball book highlighting the worst teams, players, calls, and moments in the history of Major League Baseball. The title of the book is “You Stink!” and it is already receiving some attention by the sports media.

Over the last few months this project has taken on a life of its own and we are having a tremendous time researching and writing about these terrible teams and pathetic players (in a highly detailed, but respectful manner.)

Between Eric’s unique vision and my background as a baseball historian, the manuscript has evolved far beyond our original expectations. Not only are we providing readers with detailed essays, but we are also including season schedules, team rosters and complete statistics. The addition of rare photos, bonus sidebars, quotes and lists has made this title a complete study.

As you can probably tell by the webpage teaser, Eric and I are very detailed-oriented guys. And the one detail that we did not take into consideration when we started this was a Foreword. As both of us wrote a portion of the Introduction, we felt that IF we were to include a Foreword, it MUST be written from someone as original and unique as the book itself.

You see, this book is not only a light-hearted historical text on really-really bad baseball; it is also a testament to the generations of fans who remained loyal to these futile franchises. In a way it is a tribute to the fanatics.

So… who better to write the preface to this book than THE #1 fanatic is all of baseball?

Yep, you guessed it, Dave Raymond!

Wait. Who is Dave Raymond you ask?

You know him. You just don't know that you know him.

Well friends, THIS IS DAVE RAYMOND.

And he is writing our Foreword with his perspective as THE fan on the front lines. Welcome aboard Dave! It is truly an honor and a privilege to have your participation on this project. No one fits the overall sentiment of this book more than you. For more on Dave, please visit his official website.