Baltimore Orioles (eBook)

Where Have You Gone? Cal Ripken Jr., Brooks Robinson, Jim Palmer, and Other Orioles Greats

Jeff Seidel (Autor)

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2014
208 Seiten
Sports Publishing (Verlag)
9781613216637 (ISBN)

Infos

Baltimore Orioles: Where Have You Gone? is a unique look at what a number of former Orioles personalities have gone on to do in life since their playing careers ended. Author Jeff Seidel spoke with a wide-ranging number of former Baltimore players, from stars like Cal Ripken Jr. and Brooks Robinson, to those who had only their 15 minutes of fame, like Dave Criscione and John Stefero. A common thread seems to be how many of the former Orioles stayed in baseball in some form, like Ripken, who started his own minor league team in Aberdeen, Maryland, something thats clearly close to his heart; or former catcher Andy Etchebarren, a longtime minor league manager and coach.Baltimore Orioles: Where Have You Gone? features men like Mike Flanagan, the Cy Young Awardwinning lefty who anchored the Orioles pitching staff in the late 70s and early 80s, finally becoming the teams pitching coach and cogeneral manager. The book also includes a chapter on Tommy Davis, the teams first designated hitter, who tells how he came up with a key base hit after nearly missing his at-bat because he was talking on the clubhouse telephone; Doug DeCinces, faced with the cruel task of taking over for Brooks Robinson at third base, talking about the huge pressure he faced and how he truly appreciated playing for the Orioles; and finally the legendary Robinson himself, still a fan favorite over 35 years after retiring, telling how he told the Chicago White Sox thanks, but no thanks, when they asked him about managing. Its all here; perfect for any Orioles fan!Skyhorse Publishing, as well as our Sports Publishing imprint, are proud to publish a broad range of books for readers interested in sportsbooks about baseball, pro football, college football, pro and college basketball, hockey, or soccer, we have a book about your sport or your team.Whether you are a New York Yankees fan or hail from Red Sox nation; whether you are a die-hard Green Bay Packers or Dallas Cowboys fan; whether you root for the Kentucky Wildcats, Louisville Cardinals, UCLA Bruins, or Kansas Jayhawks; whether you route for the Boston Bruins, Toronto Maple Leafs, Montreal Canadiens, or Los Angeles Kings; we have a book for you. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to publishing books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked by other publishers and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 4.2.2014
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport ► Ballsport
• Themenwelt: Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Kulturgeschichte
• Schlagworte: 1939 • 1960 • 1970 • 3rd baseman • All-Star • America • american game • american legion • Associated Press • baseball biography • baseball career • baseball history • baseball lore • baseball player • baseball's • baseballs • bill ripken • books on baseball histories • books on baseball players • books on candy bars • books on catchers • books on cubans • books on dempsey • books on graduations • books on minor league baseballs • books on philadelphia • books on professional athletes • books on rick • books on scandals books on stad • books on umpires • books on world championships • books on yards • camden • Candy Bar • Catcher • caught stealing • clubhouse • confirmed • cuban • Dempsey • DVD • especially well-written • famer • Fielding • gold gloves • Graduation • highlight reel • hitter • Homers • Japan • jim gentile • Los Angeles Dodgers • match perfectly • memory lane • Minor League Baseball • Philadelphia • pitching staff • professional athletes • Rick • roger maris • scandal • Sports History • stadium sleepless • Teams • traded • Trivia • umpires • white sox • wilson tells • world championships • writer gordon • yards
• ISBN-13: 9781613216637 / 9781613216637