100 things Pirates fans should know & do before they die
By: Steve Ziants
Publisher: Triumph Books
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Chicago, Illinois
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781623688578; 9781623688554; 9781306476799; 9781600789250
Subjects: Northeast; Reference; Anecdotes; TRAVEL; Special Interest; SPORTS & RECREATION; General; GAMES; Baseball; Business Aspects; Middle Atlantic (NJ, NY, PA); Gambling; Essays; Sports; Pittsburgh Pirates (Baseball team); History
Other titles: One hundred things Pirates fans should know & do before they die
Description: "100 people, places, and activities that die-hard Pirates fans should know and do"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Front Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Foreword by Lanny Frattare; Introduction; 1: 3:36 pm, October 13, 1960; 2: The Perfect Loss; 3: The First World Series; 4: The Great One; 5: Power Before Pops; 6: The First Dynasty; 7: New Year's Day 1973; 8: Who the Heck Is Francisco Cabrera?; 9: The First Legend; 10: KDKA Goes Live; 11: 1960: A Love Affair; 12: Turn On the Lights; 13: The Whole Pie; 14: Kissed by the Gods; 15: The Curse of Barry Bonds; 16: Big Poison and Little Poison; 17: What Couldn't He Do?; 18: An Even 3,000; 19: He Had Us All the Way; 20: Mecca; 21: T-206.; title: 22: The Best Ballpark in America23: The First Championship; 24: The One-Man Show; 25: No. 712, No. 713, and No. 714; 26: The Magnificent 7; 27: The First All-Black Lineup; 28: Astro-Naught; 29: Train Derailment; 30: 8 for 8; 31: Good Morning and Good-Bye; 32: The Original Pirate; 33: Pops' Night; 34: How Long Was It?; 35: One Sweet Night; 36: Twenty-One Years in the Making; 37: Who the Heck Uses the Word Gloamin'?; 38: The Old Irishman; 39: Under Cy-zed; 40: September 1985: The Drug Trials; 41: High and Right; 42: Wild Heartbreak; 43: The Forgotten Pioneer; 44: Hall of Tears.; title: 45: Move Over, Babe46: Jim Who?; 47: The Other Game; 48: Der Bingle; 49: The Rickey Dinks; 50: Angels in the Forbes Field Outfield; 51: I'll Walk Home; 52: The Baron of the Bullpen; 53: Save of the Century; 54: Flat-Out the Best; 55: Hit Masters; 56: Murdered; 57: They Named a Disease After Him; 58: Operation Shutdown; 59: After Midnight; 60: The Cobra; 61: The Ultimate Fantasy League Team; 62: One Mean Lefty; 63: So You Left Early?; 64: Hello, Pirates Friends ; 65: If Not For Him ; 66: The Freak Show; 67: Splashdown; 68: Dinner With Manny; 69: The Best Way In; 70: A Smiling Sadness.; title: 71: He Did What?72: It Only Took 57 Years; 73: Calling Mr. Blackwell; 74: The Press Box; 75: The Next Great One; 76: Bring Your Camera; 77: 202 Still the Number; 78: A Work of Art; 79: Let's Play Three; 80: For My Son; 81: What's Next?; 82: In the Beginning; 83: A Key Player; 84: An Afternoon of Stars; 85: Dr. Strangeglove; 86: Now You See Him ; 87: A Trip to the Museum; 88: Go Ahead, Top This; 89: The Ultimate Penalty; 90: The Doctor Was In; 91: Chester, Oliver, Hanna, and Saul; 92: The Kid Falls; 93: Holy Moises; 94: The Man From "Z"; 95: Tip the Sax Man; 96: A Big Hurt.; title: 97: Sausage Brat Out the Wurst in Him98: Seriously?; 99: An Adopted Son; 100: September 9, 2013: Dawn of a New Day; Sources.