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The Bullpen Gospels : Major League Dreams of a Minor League Veteran

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From the humble heights of a Class-A pitcher's mound to the deflating lows of sleeping on his gun-toting grandmother's air mattress, veteran reliever Dirk Hayhurst steps out of the bullpen to deliver the best pitch of his career--a raw and unflinching account of his life in the minor leagues. Whether training tarantulas to protect his room from thieving employees in a backwater hotel or absorbing the gentle mockery of some not-quite-starstruck schoolchildren, Hayhurst reveals a side of baseball--and life--rarely seen on television. Upon its release, The Bullpen Gospels became a New York Times bestseller; and with comparisons to Jim Boutons's Ball Four, The Bullpen Gospels is slated to be a classic of the genre.

Details

  • ISBN-13: 9781441763099
  • ISBN-10: 1441763090
  • Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
  • Publish Date: March 2009
  • Dimensions: 7.4 x 5.3 x 0.4 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 0.22 pounds

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