{"product_id":"84-the-last-of-the-great-tigers-untold-stories-from-an-amazing-season-9780970091796","title":"'84 - The Last of the Great Tigers: Untold Stories from an Amazing Season","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe 1984 Tigers were one the greatest teams in baseball history. After jumping off to a record 35-5 start  they shook off a determined Toronto team to win the division title  swept Kansas City for the American League Championship  and handily defeated San Diego in a five-game World Series. In doing so  they became just the third team in major league history to lead wire to wire and win the World Seriesjoining the elite of the elite: the 27 Yankees of Babe Ruth and the 55 Dodgers. And now veteran sportscaster Eli Zaret recreates this extraordinary season in exhilarating detailfrom incredible start  through midseason doubts  and on to a dominant postseason finish. Best of all  Zaret provides  for the first time  insights into the season from the key players themselves. The real behind-the-scenes story. We hear from Kirk Gibson  whose home run blast against Goose Gossage clinched the final game of the World Series  about how he pulled himself out of the worst year of his life to play such a key role in the 84 season. And from Jack Morris  the moody leader of the Tigers pitching corps  who jumped off to an amazing start  fell into an inexplicable personal and professional slump  and then rose to the occasion to help Detroit put the series away. We share the seasons intimate details and previously untold moments with Alan Trammell  Willie Hernandez  Chet Lemon  and many more key players. And we get the inside scoop from the maestro himself  Sparky Anderson  who melded a disparate collection of personalities and styles into a unified team  and a winning machine. Zaret shows how General Manager Bill Lajoie completed a brilliant 10-year construction project in assembling the right talent. How critical the performance of the bit players and the role players was in the Tigers championship season. And how players suddenly cast into the spotlight performed like they never had before and never would again. Zaret also lets us listen in on the negotiations between players and their penny-pinching  old-school CEO Jim Campbell. Fans of any sport will love Zarets book because it reveals the strategies and inner workings of how a championship is won. Baseball fans will savor this insightful look at a team that has become an icon of the sport. And Tigers fans  who have had to endure much since 84  will be ecstatic in reliving that championship feeling.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45647088123957,"sku":"ByrdShop_0970091796","price":50.32,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780970091796.jpg?v=1781688521","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/84-the-last-of-the-great-tigers-untold-stories-from-an-amazing-season-9780970091796","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}