YOU STINK! Major League Baseball's Terrible Teams and Pathetic Players
By Michael Aubrecht and Eric Wittenberg. Copyright 2008. Release date: TBD.

Over the years, there have been countless studies published celebrating the best teams in professional baseball. Unfortunately, winning represents only one side of the game. For every champion's record-setting season, there has been an equally memorable loser's defeat. These teams and their shameful contributions to America's national pastime have been a neglected topic in the annals of baseball history.

As a result, two fanatical fans (who also happen to be historians), Michael Aubrecht and Eric Wittenberg have decided to give credit where it is far overdue with a satirical look at the worst teams ever to set foot on a diamond. This study will include detailed franchise origins, complete statistics, player profiles, and more, as well as a collection of long-format essays in a 'Hall of Shame' that will recognize some of the worst moments ever witnessed at a ball field. Read the author's vision.

Monument to Mediocrity:

• Introduction 1: Wittenberg
• Introduction 2: Aubrecht

• 1889 Louisville Colonels
• 1898 St. Louis Browns
• 1899 Cleveland Spiders
• 1904 Washington Senators
• 1932 Boston Red Sox
• 1935 Boston Braves
• 1916 Philadelphia Athletics
• 1942 & 1961 Philadelphia Phillies
• 1950-1954 Pittsburgh Pirates
• 1962 New York Mets
• 1969 Seattle Pilots
• 1973 San Diego Padres
• 1988 Baltimore Orioles
• 1991 Cleveland Indians
• 2003 Detroit Tigers

Hall of Shame:

• Worst Season: 1884 Wilmington Quicksteps
• Worst Pitch: NY Yankees Ralph Terry to Pittsburgh Pirate Bill Mazeroski
• Worst Investment: $100M 2008 Seattle Mariners
• Worst Ending: Bud Selig and the 2002 All-Star Game Tie
• Worst Season Collapse: 2007 New York Mets
• Worst Post-Season Collapse: 2004 New York Yankees
• Worst Playing Field: The Battlefield (Civil War)
• Worst Pitching Staff: 1930 Philadelphia Phillies
• Worst Line-Up At-Bat: 1956 Brooklyn Dodgers vs. Don Larsen
• Worst Sportsmanship: Banning of Jackie Mitchell
• Worst Moment: Untimely Death of Lou Gehrig
• Worst Scandal: 1919 Black Sox
• Worst Call: Maris' 61 Asterisk
• Top 10 Worst Plays:
  • Buckner's Blooper
  • Fred Merkle's Boner
  • Pete Rose Ruins Ray Fosse
  • George Brett's Pine Tar Incident
  • Cap Anson's Racist Reluctance
  • Player's Strike ('72, '81, '94)
  • Ken Caminiti: MVP Steroids
  • Babe Slugs Umpire Brick Owens
  • Disco Demolition Night Debacle
  • Brooklyn Dodgers Go West
    • Honorable Mentions:
      • Joba Chamberlain: Lord of the Flies
      • The Juicers & Congress
      • Pedro Vs. Zim
      • Mickey Owen's Passed Ball
      • Mike Kekich and Fritz Peterson Swap
• Worst Players:
  • Batter: Bill Bergen
  • Pitcher: Jim Hughey
  • Catcher: John Humphries
  • Fielder: Tony Suck
  • Grand Champion: Clarence “Choo Choo” Coleman
  • Owners: The Not-So-Mighty Quinns
• Worst Memory (Authors' Choice)
  • Aubrecht: 2001 & 2003 World Series, Death of a Dynasty
  • Wittenberg: 1972 Phillies, Steve Carlton and Not Much Else

Disappointments on the Diamond (70+ mini running sidebars w/ misc. events)

Noteable Quoteables (40+ memorable lines on losing)

Planned add-ons: 2009 Washington Nationals (record losses) and Pittsburgh Pirates (17th consecutive losing season)