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This book tells the story of the 1988 World Series champions, the LA Dodgers. Including dozens of exclusive interviews with the players themselves, this book provides a new and intimate look at a season to remember, full of inside stories and never-before-told anecdotes.
List of contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Lineup
Part One: The 1988 Season
1: Spring Training '88: The Gibson-Orosco Incident
2: The Stuntmen of L.A.
3: The Forgotten Guys
4: Regular-Season Memories
5: Hershiser's Consecutive Scoreless Innings Streak
Part Two: The Mets Series
6: Mets Series Moments: More Mets Magic
7: Scioscia's Forgotten Homer-and the Forgotten Holton
8: Tommy the Motivational Leader
Part Three: The A's Series
9: Gibson's Home Run
10: Scout's Honor: The Dodgers Scouts Come Through
11: A's Series Moments
12: Claire the Architect
Part Four: After 1988
13: Saying Goodbye to L.A.
14: Gone Too Soon: The Forgotten Reliever and All-Star Infielder
15: Talking Rings & What '88 Means
16: Where Are They Now?
Epilogue
Notes
Bibliography
Index
About the Author
About the author
K. P. Wee is the author of multiple sports books, including Tom Candiotti: A Life of Knuckleballs (2014), The End of the Montreal Jinx: Boston's Short-Lived Glory in the Historic Bruins-Canadiens Rivalry (2015), and Don't Blame the Knuckleballer: Baseball Legends, Myths, and Stories (2015). He was a media relations assistant for the Vancouver Canadians Baseball Club and hosted a radio show every week in Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada.
Summary
This book tells the story of the 1988 World Series champions, the LA Dodgers. Including dozens of exclusive interviews with the players themselves, this book provides a new and intimate look at a season to remember, full of inside stories and never-before-told anecdotes.
