You Stink!

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Everyone had a great time at the book signing event at the Heinz History Center in Pittsburgh, PA this past weekend (12/1/12). In addition to hanging out with legendary N.L. pitcher and broadcaster Steve Blass, we also had the pleasure of signing books for some great folks including Pittsburgh Pirates President Frank Coonelly. Check out … Continue reading →

ERIC: 2012 was the 126th season as a major league team for the Pittsburgh Pirates. And, despite have a record of 67-54 on August 19, the Buccos collapsed, finishing 79-83. Their collapse was THE worst ever recorded in the long history of Major League Baseball. This means that 2012 was the 20th consecutive losing season … Continue reading →

ERIC: Every year about this time, those of us who reside in Phillie Nation are forced to remember the single most painful memory of a franchise that dates back to 1883. Every fall, the Ghost of 1964 rears his ugly head. He’s not welcome in the home of any Phillies fan, but he appears anyway, … Continue reading →

MICHAEL: Today we received an email from a reader who wanted to know the meaning behind the expression “The Mendoza Line.” You may have heard Eric or I use this term during the course of a radio interview as it is a standard phrase for those of us who dwell in the annals of major … Continue reading →

MICHAEL: Although our selections for You Stink! are not based on any specific algorithm, we do include detailed statistics for each and every team that is featured. This can include season schedules with results, batting, pitching, and fielding statistics, player rosters and individual stats, box scores (where applicable), and division and/or league standings. By providing these … Continue reading →

Eric had a great time appearing on the July 9, 2012 episode of “The Breakfast Nook w/ Fred Snyder” on WGET Radio (Gettysburg, PA). Eric and Fred discussed our picks for the worst teams and players and also took their own beloved teams to task for stinking it up this season. Listen here

Yesterday we had the pleasure of appearing on Greg Rasheed’s sports talk show on KGNU Radio, (Denver, CO). Greg really knew his stuff and our 30-minute discussion covered everything from terrible teams and players of the past to the state of the fledgling Colorado Rockies today. Greg has asked us to make a return appearance when … Continue reading →

June 11th has been an exceptionally good day for us. Eric had the pleasure of appearing on Sports Radio 1250, WSSP (Milwaukee, WI) to discuss “You Stink!” and some of the worst players that we cover. You can listen to the podcast here. We also received another good book review in today’s issue of the … Continue reading →

This weekend we had the pleasure of appearing on New York Baseball with Mike Silva on WGBB radio. We discussed our book You Stink! and highlighted the worst teams and players including several seasons and members of our host’s beloved NY Mets. You can listen to the episode here. (*Our segment is the last 15 … Continue reading →

Today we had the privilege of appearing on Pittsburgh Sports Talk Radio with local sportscaster legends John Steigerwald and Guy Junker. We discussed our book You Stink! in detail, as well as the past and present woes of the Pittsburgh Pirates. You can listen/download our segment here as a 32 meg MP3 file. Special thanks … Continue reading →

ERIC: Here’s installment #3 of “Stuff that didn’t make it into the book.” Following the Hall of Shame section Michael and I originally contributed a chapter on our own personal You Stink! moments. As a lifelong (and often suffering) Phillies fan, here is mine… The 1972 Philadelphia Phillies “Steve Carlton was an extremely focused competitor … Continue reading →

MICHAEL: In order to keep You Stink! at around 300 pages Eric and I decided to cut six entire chapters (and dozens of extra stats charts) out of the final manuscript. As a result, these stories will be posted here from time-to-time. Here is the first installment of this “bonus” material:  In many sports, individuals receive perfect scores from … Continue reading →