Chapman and Maclain Way’s energetic telling of one of baseball’s great, unheralded stories is as much about independent spirit as it is about the game. When Portland, Oregon, lost its longtime minor-league affiliate, Bing Russell—who briefly played ball professionally before enjoying a successful Hollywood acting career—bought the territory and formed a single-A team to operate outside the confines of major-league baseball. When they took the field in 1973, the Mavericks—the only independent team in America—started with two strikes against them. What did Deputy Clem from Bonanza know about baseball? Or Portland, for that matter? The only thing uniting his players, recruited at open tryouts, was that no other team wanted them. Skeptics agreed that it could never work. But Bing understood a ballplayer’s dreams, and he understood an audience. His quirky, unkempt castoffs won games, and they won fans, shattering minor-league attendance records. Their spirit was contagious, and during their short reign, the Mavericks—a restaurant owner turned manager, left-handed catcher, and blackballed pitcher among them—brought independence back to baseball and embodied what it was all about: the love of the game. - J.N.
《中国西部刑侦重案纪实》是《中国西部刑侦大案纪实》的姐妹篇。 1、绑架 2、灭门惨案；惊魂60分 3、 麻醉抢劫三陪小姐；复仇的女人 4、危险的“爱情“；婚外情的代价；千里追击假夫妻 5、流窜的末日；悲剧的背后；十六小时侦破纪实 6、大追捕；阴谋爆炸 害人害己；苍山除魔 7、亲家为何反目；忤逆不孝恶媳妇 8、买卖婚姻酿苦果；破碎的城市梦；强盗的末日 9、如此父亲；少年犯罪忧思录；被恶念牵引的女人 10、惊魂六小时；苦果 11、被摧残的花蕾；深山孽缘；一笔孽情债 12、车匪路霸的末日；冒充警察原形毕露；三元钱三条命 13、狂徒末路；夜幕下的血案 14、追妻杀人；两个涉黑团伙的覆灭；是谁刺杀了总经理 15、零九命案；六小时生死排爆 16、法盲除恶酿悲剧；人口普查查出杀夫案；她为何毒杀丈夫 17、 攀枝花系列抢劫杀人案；警民共擒凶；歹徒的末日 18、红杏出墙酿悲剧；爱你爱到杀死你；杀害妻子 天理难容 19、网上钓美；情网与陷阱 20、德阳6.21涉枪案侦破纪实；不幸婚姻引发纵火；夺名“媒人”
