false 225744 1 <div>&#8220;Even before the start of spring training, Herzog had said, &#8216;If Rich Billings is the starting catcher again, we&#8217;re in deep trouble.&#8217; When that evaluation was passed along to Billings, he simply nodded and said, &#8216;Whitey, obviously, has seen me play.&#8217;&#8221;</div><div> </div><div>In early 1973, gonzo sportswriter Mike Shropshire agreed to cover the Texas Rangers for the <i>Fort-Worth Star-Telegram</i>, not realizing that the Rangers were arguably the worst team in baseball history. <i>Seasons in Hell</i> is a riotous, candid, irreverent behind-the-scenes account in the tradition of <i>The Bronx Zoo</i> and <i>Ball Four</i>, following the Texas Rangers from Whitey Herzog&#8217;s reign in 1973 through Billy Martin&#8217;s tumultuous tenure. Offering wonderful perspectives on dozens of unique (and likely never-to-be-seen-again) baseball personalities, <i>Seasons in Hell</i> recounts some of the most extreme characters ever to play the game and brings to life the no-holds-barred culture of major league baseball in the mid-seventies</div> 218645 1 3 2005 Seasons in Hell: With Billy Martin, Whitey Herzog and "The Worst Baseball Team in History"-The 1973-1975 Texas Rangers total:10|5:2|4:2|3:5|2:1|1:0| 10 35 15 1 3 0 false false Wed Oct 01 21:27:34 -0700 2008 Wed Oct 01 21:28:38 -0700 2008 3 0 false false Thu Oct 22 10:39:46 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 22 10:39:46 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Fri Sep 18 23:38:23 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 18 23:38:23 -0700 2009 2 0 false false Thu Jul 09 07:38:49 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 09 07:38:49 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Wed Apr 22 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Apr 19 23:46:19 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 22 14:28:51 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Tue Mar 10 11:58:58 -0700 2009 Tue Mar 10 11:58:58 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Wed Feb 25 10:11:29 -0800 2009 Wed Feb 25 10:11:29 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Sat Jan 03 20:53:20 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 03 20:53:20 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Wed Dec 03 08:21:11 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 03 08:21:13 -0800 2008 0 0 false false Tue Dec 02 15:10:34 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 02 15:10:34 -0800 2008 0 0 false false Sun Sep 07 15:18:42 -0700 2008 Sun Sep 07 15:18:42 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Thu Aug 28 14:57:45 -0700 2008 Thu Aug 28 14:57:45 -0700 2008 3 0 false false Fri Aug 08 15:41:32 -0700 2008 Fri Aug 08 15:41:35 -0700 2008 3 0 false false Sun Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 1996 Fri Jul 25 08:15:04 -0700 2008 Fri Jul 25 08:15:32 -0700 2008 4 0 false false Mon Dec 10 16:31:58 -0800 2007 Mon Dec 10 16:31:58 -0800 2007 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=225744