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The Slide

The Slide

Leyland, Bonds, and the Star-Crossed Pittsburgh Pirates

In the deciding game of the 1992 National League Championship Series against the Atlanta Braves, the Pittsburgh Pirates suffered the most dramatic and devastating loss in team history when former Pirate Sid Bream slid home with the winning run. Bream’s infamous slide ended the last game played by Barry Bonds in a Pirates uniform and sent the franchise reeling into a record twenty-season losing streak. The Slide tells the story of the myriad events, beginning with the aftermath of the 1979 World Series, which led to the fated 1992 championship game and beyond.

Biking through History on the Great Allegheny Passage Trail

Biking through History on the Great Allegheny Passage Trail

Edited By Edward K. Muller

Formerly titled An Uncommon Passage: Traveling through History on the Great Allegheny Passage Trail, this is a revised and updated version. This book reveals the historic importance of the Great Allegheny Passage Trail, now a scenic biking tand hiking trail that stretches from Pittsburgh, PA to Washington, D.C. Through beautiful contemporary photos, historic illustrations and a compelling narrative, the rich history of the trail comes to life for visitors (and everyone) to enjoy.

The Pirates Reader

The Pirates Reader

The Pirates Reader is a tribute to the Pittsburgh Pirates, their fans nationwide, and to the franchise’s rich history of baseball—Richard Peterson has collected the writing of baseball’s greatest storytellers. Included are early pioneers of sports journalism, such as Henry Chadwick, the father of baseball statistics, and Alfred H. Spink, founder of The Sporting News.

About Three Bricks Shy

About Three Bricks Shy

And The Load Filled Up

This is the thirtieth-anniversary edition of a book long considered a classic and one of Sports Illustrated‘s Top 100 Sports Books of All Time. The story of the 1973 Pittsburgh Steelers—a team that was super, but missed the bowl.

Spring Training

Spring Training

Spring Training is a look back at the Pittsburgh Pirates’ 1988 spring training season in Bradenton, Florida that reveals how the fundamentals of baseball are taught and learned. The author has added a new introduction and postscript, which includes a lengthy interview with manager Jim Leyland about the lessons that can be learned from losing.

Pittsburgh Sports

Pittsburgh Sports

Stories From The Steel City
Edited By Randy Roberts

Pittsburgh Sports mixes the personal experiences of fans and athletes with team histories to capture the full range of what it means to be a sports fan—in Pittsburgh, or, by extension, anywhere.

Buck Fever

Buck Fever

The Deer Hunting Tradition in Pennsylvania

Mike Sajna, outdoors columnist for Pittsburgh Magazine, explores the controversial subject of deer hunting. Taking the reader to a camp site in Warren County, he recounts the traditions, lore, and physical testing that make the hunting of white-tailed deer a unique experience.

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