Ebook: A Tribe Reborn: How the Cleveland Indians of the '90s Went from Cellar Dwellers to Playoff Contenders

The saga of the Cleveland Indians' remarkable comeback after a decades-long dry spell, featuring interviews with players and insiders.
For almost 50 years, the Cleveland Indians were a joke. They had won the 1948 World Series with one of the greatest teams of all time, but the last time they'd been to the playoffs was 1954 (losing to the New York Giants in the World Series). The film Major League and its sequels even poked fun at their inadequacy. That all changed in the 1990s, when the Indians became one of the most dominant teams of the decade.
A Tribe Reborn tells the story of a failing franchise, from "The Mistake by the Lake" to "The Curse of Rocky Colavito," and how a laughingstock team that was on the verge of relocating changed its ways to rise again. With the building of the state-of-the-art Jacobs Field (at which the Indians sold out a record 455 consecutive games, from 1995–2001) to changes in how their scouting, front office, and locker room were run, the team that nobody cared about became front-page news across the country.
With interviews from Jim Thome, Omar Vizquel, Mike Hargrove, John Hart, and many more, A Tribe Reborn is a fascinating inside look at how a losing franchise became a perennial powerhouse. While the Indians of the '90s never won a World Series (appearing twice in 1995 and 1997), they are still remembered for their hard play, amazing talent, and rabid fan base.
"A wonderfully comprehensive and personal account of the rise of the Cleveland Indians in the 1990s. I learned so much reading this book." —Tim Kurkjian, ESPN baseball analyst and author of Is This a Great Game, or What?