Title: This book flames out worse than David Clyde's career
Product review: I'm a life long Rangers fan, but this book was weaker than I had hoped. I was hoping for a great read. It showed promise early, but then flamed out much like Ranger's rookie phenom David Clyde in 1973. Shropshire spends more time trying to be witty and failing than he does in writing well about these teams or their characters. In fact, the 1974 team had the Cy Young runner-up (Fergie Jenkins), the MVP (Jeff Burroughs), and the AL ROY (Mike Hargrove.) The club also finished in 2nd place. Only an old drunk like Shropshire could think of them as the worst team in baseball. Ultimately, Shropshire tries too hard and too often to be another Jim Bouton in Ball Four (he goes on and on about his drinking), but he strikes out. Phil Rogers's "The Impossible Takes A Little Longer" is a better book about the Texas Rangers and their history (both good and bad.)
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