| Introduction | ix | ||
| 1 The Coming Storm | 1 | ||
| 2 Cleveland | 21 | ||
| 3 "Lead, Follow, or Get the Hell Out of the Way" | 46 | ||
| 4 Watergate and Catfish | 60 | ||
| 5 Three for the Tabloids | 83 | ||
| 6 Turmoil and Triumph | 107 | ||
| 7 Days of Whine and Rosen | 129 | ||
| 8 From Here to Eternity | 151 | ||
| 9 Howser and Horses | 172 | ||
| 10 Passages | 189 | ||
| 11 Chaos: Reggie's Revenge, Umpire Wars and Pine Tar Follies | 212 | ||
| 12 An Icon Scorned | 237 | ||
| 13 A "Favorite Son" Exiled | 254 | ||
| 14 Tale of the Tapes | 282 | ||
| 15 Banished! | 306 | ||
| 16 The Comeback | 319 | ||
| 17 The Buck Stops Here | 343 | ||
| 18 Torre Glory | 364 | ||
| 19 Billionaire George | 386 | ||
| 20 The Lion in Winter | 404 | ||
| Notes and Acknowledgments | 429 | ||
| Bibliography | 433 | ||
| Index | 435 |