Tales from the Dugout: The Greatest True Baseball Stories Ever Told

by Mike Shannon

Overview

Batter up--here comes the most memorable collection of anecdotes about the national pastime ever assembled. Tales from the Dugout brings together never-before-told stories from baseball personalities such as Roger Maris, Ken Griffey Jr., Pete Rose, Phil Rizzuto, and Gaylord Perry in this illustrated, one-of-a-kind compendium.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780071612616
Publisher:	McGraw Hill LLC
Publication date:	02/01/1998
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	256
File size:	4 MB

About the Author

Mike Shannon is the editor of Spitball: The Literary Baseball Magazine and the author of five baseball books, including Diamond Classics: Essays on 100 of the Best Baseball Books and Baseball: The Writer's Game.

Table of Contents

I	Introduction in Defence of Everything Else	1
II	The Maniac	6
III	The Suicide of Thought	22
IV	The Ethics of Elfland	38
V	The Flag of the World	58
VI	The Paradoxes of Christianity	74
VII	The Eternal Revolution	95
VIII	The Romance of Orthodoxy	117
IX	Authority and the Adventurer	134

Editorial Reviews

The latest from prolific sportswriter Shannon is a very entertaining digest of more than 100 lesser-known stories about baseball legends past and present. Some hilarious, some heartwarming, all the anecdotes will be of interest to fans. Patrick Cullen adeptly conveys the diverse personalities that have shaped the game and woven it into the national fabric--from the fiery temper of Oriole's manager Earl Weaver to the good-natured personality of Ken Griffey Jr. A welcome addition to sports collections in public libraries.--Mark Tierney, Charles Cty. Pub. Schs., Waldorf, MD Copyright 2000 Cahners Business Information.\

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