The Bronx Is Burning up meets Chuck Klosterman with this wild pop-culture history of baseball’s most colorful and controversial decade.

The Main Leagues witnessed more dramatic stories and changes in the ’70s than in any other era. The American well-known tradition and counterculture collided head-on using the national pastime, rocking the once-conservative sport to its extremely foundations. Outspoken players embraced free company, openly advocated drug use, as well as swapped wives. Controversial owners such as Charlie Finley, Bill Veeck, and Ted Turner introduced Astroturf, prime-time World Series, garish polyester uniforms, and outlandish promotions such as for example Disco Demolition Evening. Hank Aaron and Lou Brock set new heights in power and acceleration, Reggie Jackson and Carlton Fisk emerged as Oct heroes, and All-Star individuals like Mark “The Parrot” Fidrych became pop symbols.

For the an incredible number of fans who was raised during this time, and especially those who cared as much about Oscar Gamble’s afro as they did about his average, Big Hair and Plastic material Grass delivers a delicious, Technicolor trip down memory lane.