Ultimate Cleveland Indians Time Machine Book - Martin Gitlin

As The Anchor Titles In A Time Machinerdquo; Lyons Press Baseball Series, The Ultimate Cleveland Indians Time Machine Presents A Timeline Format That Not Only Includes The Indiansrsquo; Greatest Momentsmdash;including World Series Appearances And Individual Achievementsmdash;but Would Focus Also On Some Very Unusual Seasons And Events, Such As The Teamrsquo;s 20-134 Season Of 1899 (the Absolute Worst In Baseball History), The Crybabiesquot; Of 1940 (who Received This Nickname After Complaining About Their Manager To Such As Extent That Fans Even Turned On Them), Or The Infamous Ten Cent Beer Night Of 1974rdquo; (when Thousands Of Drunken Fans Stormed The Field And Forced The Team To Forfeit). Of Course There Are Other Events To Recall, Like 17-year-old Bob Feller Making His Debut And Striking Out 17 Batters In 1936, Or Albert Belle Famously Pointing At His Muscle After A Playoff Opponent Claimed (rightly) That He Had Corked His Bat And One Of His Teammates Sneaked Into The Umpire's Room To Steal It Back So The Umps Could Not Find Out That It Was Corked. There Are Dozens Of Impressive, Wild, Wacky And Wonderful Stories Over The Years Regarding Indians History And Gitlin Is The Perfect Person To Write It With His Trademark Humor And Thorough Knowledge Of Indians Lore.