{"product_id":"black-and-blue-sandy-koufax-the-robinson-boys-and-the-world-series-that-stunned-america-9780316067157","title":"Black and Blue: Sandy Koufax, the Robinson Boys, and the World Series That Stunned America","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"Richly layered....An entertaining and informative portrait of two underappreciated teams in an unforgettable time.\"--Boston Sunday Globe\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe most surprising World Series ever? Many baseball fans would agree that it was the epic 1966 clash between the reigning champion Los Angeles Dodgers and the perennial underdog Baltimore Orioles.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe godlike Sandy Koufax had led the Dodgers to victory in two previous World Series, and had finished the season with twenty-seven wins, a personal best. Few outside Baltimore gave the Orioles - slugger Frank Robinson leading a young team of no-name kids and promising prospects - more than a fighting chance against such series veterans as Koufax, Don Drysdale, Maury Wills, and the rest. Experts were betting that Los Angeles would sweep it in four. What transpired instead astonished the nation, as the greatest pitching performance in World Series history capped a redemption beyond imagining.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Guaranteed to score a home run.\" -\u003cem\u003eEssence\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Astonishing. . . . Adelman goes way past the box scores to get information that makes the players more human and the games more dramatic.\" -\u003cem\u003eSan Diego Union-Tribune\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eBlack and Blue\u003c\/em\u003e delivers good baseball action, ownerly perfidy, and social context.\" -\u003cem\u003eBoston\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e Globe\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Tom Adelman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Back Bay Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/01\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.57lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.17h x 6.59w x 0.79d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780316067157\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTom Adelman\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of the national bestseller \u003ci\u003eThe Long Ball\u003c\/i\u003e. He has also written several novels and works of music criticism. Adelman and his family live in Princeton, New Jersey.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Back Bay Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40171882774643,"sku":"9.78032E+12","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_ec476b1b-2d58-4b4e-9b11-16ca418f4caf.jpg?v=1655212449","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/black-and-blue-sandy-koufax-the-robinson-boys-and-the-world-series-that-stunned-america-9780316067157","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}