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The Psycho 100
The Psycho 100

The Psycho 100

Baseball's Most Outrageous Moments
By Steve "Psycho" Lyons, By Burton Rocks

SPORTS & RECREATION

240 Pages, 5.5 x 8.5

Formats: Trade Paper, PDF, Mobipocket, EPUB

Trade Paper, $14.95 (CA $16.95) (US $14.95)

ISBN 9781600781674

Rights: WOR

Triumph Books (Apr 2009)

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Overview

Steve "Psycho" Lyons uses his patented Psycho-Meter to break down the 100 most famous and infamous moments in baseball history. And who better to chronicle baseball's history of outrageous personalities, plays, and pranks, than Lyons, the man who dropped his pants at first base and created perhaps the most outrageous moment of all time? Digging in and dusting off the annals of baseball history, he has researched the craziest moments in baseball ever, ranging from the hilarious to the ridiculous, from the incredible to the heroic, including Randy Johnson's unexpected and unbelieveable exploding bird, Clemens v. Piazza—rounds 1 and 2, the infamous Disco Demolition Night in Chicago, and the George Brett pine tar incident. From Babe Ruth's called home-run shot to the Steve Bartman fiasco, from Pete Rose bowling over Ray Fosse to Joba Chamberlain being attacked by insects, and from Pedro Martinez body slamming Don Zimmer to a team turning a triple play without ever touching the ball, The Psycho 100 has it all.

Author Biography

Steve Lyons played Major League Baseball for nine years and is a three-time Emmy Award–winning analyst. He is currently a broadcaster with the Los Angeles Dodgers after working at Fox Sports for 11 years, where he covered the World Series, hosted the interview show Rewind, and anchored FSN's National Sports Report. He has also hosted radio shows based in Boston, Chicago, and Los Angeles, and is the author of PSYCHOanalysis. Burton Rocks is the coauthor of the New York Times bestseller Me and My Dad: A Baseball Memoir, about Yankees great Paul O'Neill and his father. He has published eight books and cowrote Billy Wagner's exclusive 2006 playoff column for the New York Post. He also owns his own boutique sports agency, Burton Rocks LTD.

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Steve Lyons and The Psycho 100 appear on a preview of the book on Page 6 of the New York Post.

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The Psycho 100

Baseball's Most Outrageous Moments

By Steve "Psycho" Lyons with Burton Rocks


"Every time I see Psycho, I have to remind him to keep his pants on."

- Manny Ramirez

 

When prime The Psycho 100 candidate and ultimate character Manny Ramirez is giving you advice, you know rank high on the "Psycho Meter." Such is the case for broadcaster and former Major Leaguer Steve "Psycho" Lyons.

 

In The Psycho 100: Baseball's Most Outrageous Moments, Steve uses his patented Psycho-Meter to break down the 100 most famous and infamous moments in baseball history. And who better to chronicle baseball's history of outrageous personalities, plays, and pranks, than Lyons, the man who dropped his pants at first base and created perhaps the most outrageous moment of all time?


Digging in and dusting off the annals of baseball history, he has researched the craziest moments in baseball ever, ranging from the hilarious to the ridiculous, from the incredible to the heroic, including:


* Randy Johnson's unexpected and unbelieveable exploding bird
* Clemens v. Piazza, rounds 1 and 2
* The infamous Disco Demolition Night in Chicago
* The George Brett pine tar incident and his berserk reaction to the accusation


From Babe Ruth's called home-run shot to the Steve Bartman fiasco, from Pete Rose bowling over Ray Fosse to Joba Chamberlain being attacked by insects, and from Pedro Martinez body slamming Don Zimmer to a team turning a triple play without ever touching the ball, The Psycho 100 has it all.


About the Authors

Steve Lyons played Major League Baseball for nine years and is a three-time Emmy award-winning analyst. He is currently a broadcaster with the Los Angeles Dodgers after working at Fox Sports for 11 years, where he covered the World Series, hosted the interview show Rewind, and anchored FSN's National Sports Report. He has also hosted radio shows based in Boston, Chicago, and Los Angeles, and is the author of PSYCHOanalysis. A single father of three daughters and a proud grandfather, he currently resides in Southern California.


Burton Rocks is the coauthor of the New York Times bestseller Me and My Dad: A Baseball Memoir, about Yankees great Paul O'Neill and his father. A third-generation author, Rocks has published eight books and co-wrote Billy Wagner's exclusive 2006 playoff column for the New York Post. A graduate of Stony Brook University School of Law, he owns his own boutique sports agency, Burton Rocks LTD.

 

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