Foreword (The Phillie Phanatic) / Raymond, Dave
Introduction: Monument to Mediocrity
#l1 Not Louisville Sluggers: The 1889 Louisville Colonels
#l2 Bad News Brownies: The 1898 St. Louis Browns
#l3 Squashed Like a Bug: The 1899 Cleveland Spiders
#l4 "Et Tu, Brute?": The 1904 Washington Senators
#l5 The Curse Continues: The 1932 Boston Red Sox
#l6 Even the Babe Couldn't Save This One: The 1935 Boston Braves
#l7 From Dynasty to Despair: The 1916 Philadelphia Athletics
#l8 Tie: '42 and '61 Phillies
#l9 Tie: '50-'51-'52-'53-'54 Buccos
#l10 The Worst Record of the Modern Era: The 1962 New York Mets
#l11 One Year of Wretchedness: The 1969 Seattle Pilots
#l12 In Need of Forgiveness: The 1973 San Diego Padres
#l13 Fundamentally Flawed: The 1988 Baltimore Orioles
#l14 A Complete Massacre: The 1991 Cleveland Indians
#l15 Scaredy Cats: The 2003 Detroit Tigers
#l1 Worst Season: From Heroes to Zeros: The 1884 Wilmington Quicksteps
#l2 Worst Investment: Money for Nothing: $100-Plus Million 2008 Seattle Mariners
#l3 Worst Collapse: Rotten to the (Big Apple) Core: The 2007 New York Mets
#l4 Worst Pitching Staff: Scoring 10 Runs a Game But Still Losing: The 1930 Philadelphia Phillies
#l5 Worst Scandal: Cheaters Never Win: The 1919 "Black Sox" Scandal
#l6 Worst Call: *61 in '61: Maris Gets the Asterisk
#l7 Worst Team Year In and Year Out: Abandon Ship: The Pittsburgh Pirates and 19-Plus Straight Losing Seasons
Disappointment on the Diamond
A Timeline of Terribleness