| The Bullpen Gospels: Major League Dreams of a Minor League Veteran Contributor(s): Hayhurst, Dirk (Author), Porter, Ray (Read by) |
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ISBN: 1441763082 ISBN-13: 9781441763082 Publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks OUR PRICE: $26.96 Product Type: Compact Disc - Other Formats Published: June 2010 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Sports |
| Dewey: B |
| Physical Information: 1.09" H x 5.28" W x 5.8" (0.57 lbs) |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |
Contributor Bio(s): Hayhurst, Dirk: - Dirk Hayhurst, drafted from Kent State University in 2003 as a senior sign, has pitched professionally for seven seasons on seven minor-league teams, as well as for two big-league teams, the San Diego Padres and the Toronto Blue Jays. Since 2007, he has blogged about baseball for Baseball America. Born and raised in Canton, Ohio, he now lives in Hudson, Ohio, with his wife, Bonnie. Porter, Ray: -Ray Porter is an AudioFile Earphones Award-winning narrator and fifteen-year veteran of the Oregon Shakespeare Festival. He has appeared in numerous films and television shows, including Almost Famous, ER, and Frasier. |