
The Slide
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Richard "Pete" Peterson is the author and editor of several baseball books, including The Pirates Reader, Growing Up With Clemente, Pops: The Willie Stargell Story, and Extra Innings: Writing on Baseball. He is coeditor (with David Shribman) of 50 Great Moments in Pittsburgh Sports. A Pittsburgh native, Peterson is professor emeritus of English at Southern Illinois University.
Stephen Peterson (Author)
Stephen Peterson has worked as a teacher and screenwriter for the last ten years. He resides in Los Angeles, CA.
Content
- Intro
- Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Chapter One. The Decline and Fall of the Pirates Family: The 1980-1985 Seasons
- Chapter Two. The Unknowns Syd Thrift and Jim Leyland: The 1986-1989 Seasons
- Chapter Three. Leyland and Barry Bonds Lead the Way: The 1990 Season
- Chapter Four. The Pirates Take on the Nasty Boys: The 1990 National League Championship Series
- Chapter Five. Winning the Division, after Losing Sid Bream: The 1991 Season
- Chapter Six. Too Much Steve Avery: The 1991 National League Championship Series
- Chapter Seven. Barry Bonds's Last Hurrah: The 1992 Season
- Chapter Eight. Sid Bream's Slide into History: The 1992 National League Championship Series
- Chapter Nine. The Pirates Slide into History: The 1993-2010 Seasons
- Chapter Ten. Hurdle, McCutchen, and the End of the Slide: The 2011-2013 Seasons
- Notes
- Selected Bibliography
- Index
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