Almost a Dynasty: The Rise and Fall of the 1980 Phillies
"Deftly done, unsparing, with neither apology nor alibi."—Bill Lyon,Philadelphia Inquirer"If you know Philadelphia baseball and want to learn how a team was put together the old-fashioned way,Almost a Dynastyis a must read. Bill Kashatus has given us the definitive history of the 1980 Phillies."—Bob Boone, member of the 1980 Philadelphia Phillies"Contrary to popular belief, it took more than Pete Rose's signing, Dallas Green's tirades, and a never-ending string of October miracles to transform the 1980 Phillies from underachievers to World Series paraders. And Bill Kashatus meticulously details it all."—Jayson Stark, ESPN