- Taschenbuch: 288 Seiten
- Verlag: Ivan R Dee Inc; Auflage: 1 (Januar 2002)
- Sprache: Englisch
- ISBN-10: 1566634180
- ISBN-13: 978-1566634182
- Größe und/oder Gewicht: 21,1 x 13,7 x 2 cm
- Durchschnittliche Kundenbewertung: 5.0 von 5 Sternen Alle Rezensionen anzeigen (1 Kundenrezension)
- Amazon Bestseller-Rang: Nr. 1.160.048 in Englische Bücher (Siehe Top 100 in Englische Bücher)
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...The best of its kind... timeless.... Over the years some players were even smart enough to grasp that The Long Season did them, and baseball, a favor, by capturing its human side and in so doing making them more, rather than less, interesting and admirable. (Review Of Higher Education )
One of the best baseball books ever written. It is probably one of the best American diaries as well. (The New York Times )
Rich and always interesting....This is the most authentic and convincing book about baseball I have ever read. (Robert R. Kirsch Los Angeles Times )
An honest book that furnished an insight into the ballplayer's life which no outsider could possibly get. (Red Smith )
The greatest baseball book ever written. (Jimmy Cannon )
Brosnan provides a dose of humor, a touch of self-deprecation and a shot of unvarnished reality. (The Plain Dealer )
One of the best baseball books ever written. It is probably one of the best American diaries as well. (The New York Times )
Rich and always interesting....This is the most authentic and convincing book about baseball I have ever read. (Robert R. Kirsch Los Angeles Times )
An honest book that furnished an insight into the ballplayer's life which no outsider could possibly get. (Red Smith )
The greatest baseball book ever written. (Jimmy Cannon )
Brosnan provides a dose of humor, a touch of self-deprecation and a shot of unvarnished reality. (The Plain Dealer )
Kurzbeschreibung
The classic inside account of a baseball year by a major league pitcher. It begins, appropriately, with the winter doldrums and "sweating out" a new contract, then follows the author and his family to spring training in Florida and through the full season’s schedule to October. "One of the best baseball books ever written. It is probably one of the best American diaries as well."—New York Times Book Review. "The greatest baseball book ever written."—Jimmy Cannon.
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The best memoir by an active player--ever. Yes, better than Ball Four. Brosnan describes everyday baseball--that played by a decent but by no means exceptional pitcher, playing for a decent but by no means exceptional team. This is what it was like to play the game for a living 45 years ago--for 70% of the guys drawing a paycheck. Of course, Brosnan also let us share the experience of being in a position to win--in his almost as outstanding Pennant Race. Both books are must reading for anyone who cares about the most nearly perfect of all team sports.
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The First Of The Real Sports Journalists
22. September 2001
Format:Gebundene Ausgabe
I first read Mr. Brosnans book in the year it was published. My opinion of it has not changed in the last (could it be true) almost half a century. In "Long Season" Mr. Brosnan gives us what seems to be a very believable and accurate account of what major league baseball was like in the almost now forgotten days of the mid twentieth century. As a pitcher for the St Louis Cardinals and the Cincinnati Reds, Mr. Brosnan (I cant bring myself to call him Jim) gives what is a humorous and thoughtful insight what it is like to be a non-marquee player on teams that were quite frankly, less than steller. The Book, which is written in diary form, is an easy read. It flows from start to finish in a very readable manner. Mr. Brosnan has the talent to make everyone of his teamates and coaches come alive. As the reader, you feel that you are sitting in a bar, sipping on an adult beverage and listening to the author tell you of his everyday life in a now forgotten world of professional sports.
I guarantee you will become a fan of bullpen pitchers and oversized, bespeckled and hard-throwing righthanders within the first 10 pages.
My recomendation, is for you to grab this book and its sequal Pennant Race" before any other basebll books that are available anywhere. You wont be sorry, and once you have read it, you will be sucked into the history of baseball totally.
I guarantee you will become a fan of bullpen pitchers and oversized, bespeckled and hard-throwing righthanders within the first 10 pages.
My recomendation, is for you to grab this book and its sequal Pennant Race" before any other basebll books that are available anywhere. You wont be sorry, and once you have read it, you will be sucked into the history of baseball totally.
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Gentlemanly, Irreverent, Serious,
30. Januar 2001
Format:Gebundene Ausgabe
This insightful diary by pitcher Jim Brosnan recounts his struggles on the mound for the 1959 St. Louis Cardinals and Cincinnati Reds. Jocks weren't supposed to write books, but this college-educated ballplayer (uncommon in the 1950's) wrote a very good one. Brosnan's mild irreverence annoyed the game's overseers in an era when ballplayers earned modest paychecks and rarely popped off. Older fans may enjoy reading about long-forgotten ballplayers playing in now-demolished ballparks like Forbes Field and Sportsmen's Park. Brosnan followed this book with "Pennant Race," a diary from the 1961 season. Some alledge that the Chicago White Sox tried to insert a clause in Brosnan's contract banning him from publishing anything, while others say he was blackballed from the game after 1963 for his writings. Readers may also enjoy "Ball Four," pitcher Jim Bouton's funny and more combative diary of the 1969 season.
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Brosnan's book- Benign Ball Four Before Ball Four
13. Mai 2003
Format:Taschenbuch
I really enjoyed this book, which is a milder, tamer, less controversial book written 10 years before Jim Bouton's Ball Four. Both books are written by good, but not great relief pitchers named Jim. Both are written in diary form while the pitchers toil for less than stellar teams. Funny, and at times irreverent, Brosnan's book is worth the time to read! Teaser: I love the nickname Brosnan's wife gave him. :-)
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