Wayne Stewart
Softcover - 144 pages
5" x 7.5"
Gray & Company, Publishers |
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An Inside Look
at Baseball in the Words of Cleveland's Favorite Players (and coaches, grounds
crew, broadcasters, vendors...)
Learn more about the
game of baseball from your favorite pro players. Do they swing for the big home
run, or just take their best cuts and hope the dingers come? What’s the
toughest part of playing first base? What do you do inside the clubhouse during
a rain delay? What does it feel like to be traded? If you want to understand
the game of baseball, listen to the guys who've played it for a living. Even
better, listen to the players you've watched the most: your own Cleveland
Indians. Wayne Stewart has done just that in the course of 23 years as a
sportswriter. Now Stewart has collected hundreds of insightful quotations by
Indians players, past and present, on all aspects of the game of baseball--on
the field, in the dugout, on the road, and behind the scenes. These quotations,
taken from previously published interviews and from Stewart's own first-person
interviews, include Tribe superstars, like Rocky Colavito and Jim Thome, and
also lesser-known role players and journeymen, too. (Who better to explain what
it's like to ride the bench?) There are also quotes from managers, players'
wives, clubhouse staff, and others. Longtime Tribe fans will get a deeper
appreciation for baseball's finer points and for their favorite players.
Newcomers to baseball will find this insider's guide a helpful introduction to
the game's many details. |
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