Hello, Friends! (eBook)

Stories from My Life and Blue Jays Baseball

Jerry Howarth (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2019
360 Seiten
ECW Press (Verlag)
978-1-77305-353-0 (ISBN)

Infos

An honest memoir about life, family, and baseball from the longtime, legendary Toronto Blue Jays radio broadcaster For 36 years, Jerry Howarth ushered in eternal hope each spring and thrived in the drive of each fall as the voice of the Toronto Blue Jays. In 1982, the lifelong avid sports fan joined Tom Cheek as full-time play-by-play radio announcer for the Blue Jays, and for the next 23 years, 'Tom and Jerry' were the voices of the franchise. Jerry became part of the fabric of a nation and a team, covering historic moments like the rise of the Blue Jays through the 1980s that culminated in back-to-back World Series Championships in 1992 and 1993. His Hall of Fame-worthy broadcasting career has been nothing short of legendary. When Jerry retired in February 2018, the tributes poured in and made one thing perfectly clear: Toronto baseball would never be the same. Howarth brings together thoughts on life, family, work, and baseball. Featuring stories about everyone from Dave Stieb, Jack Morris, Duane Ward, Roberto Alomar, and Joe Carter to John Gibbons, Edwin Encarnacion, Josh Donaldson, and the late Roy Halladay, Hello, Friends! is a must-read for sports fans everywhere.

Autor

Born in York, Pennsylvania, and raised in San Francisco, California, Jerry Howarth became a Canadian citizen in 1994. He currently lives in Toronto with his wife, Mary.

Inhalt

Introduction
Prologue
Chapter 1: Thrill of a Lifetime
Chapter 2: Developing an Interior Life
Chapter 3: Two Life-changing Moments
Chapter 4: Handling Disappointment
Chapter 5: Starting My Broadcasting Career
Chapter 6: a Glimpse into the Future
Chapter 7: Time to Pinch Myself
Chapter 8: the Major Leagues
Chapter 9: Doing What I Love to Do
Chapter 10: Offseason to Remember
Chapter 11: Veterans and Rookies Alike
Chapter 12: Key Moment
Chapter 13: Watch out, American League
Chapter 14: Changing of the Guard
Chapter 15: Continuing to Refine
Chapter 16: Special Year for All
Chapter 17: Reaching the Promised Land
Chapter 18: How Sweet It Is (Again)
Chapter 19: Finishing the Decade
Chapter 20: Trying to Kick Start the Engine
Chapter 21: Moving in the Right Direction
Chapter 22: Memorable Moments
Chapter 23: Breaking the Postseason Barrier
Chapter 24: Quite a Ride
Epilogue
Acknowledgements

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 5.3.2019
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Romane / Erzählungen
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport ► Ballsport
• Schlagworte: Champions • Championships • commentator • ever-hopeful • Exhibition • Franchise • Hall of Fame • history of blue jays • Inception • jays fame • jays stats • joe carter • Legend • Life Story • MLB • Ontario • personal memoir • Rogers • Sportsnet • sports personality • TSN • world series
• ISBN-10: 1-77305-353-1 / 1773053531
• ISBN-13: 978-1-77305-353-0 / 9781773053530