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Title: The Long Ball: The Summer of '75--Spaceman, Catfish, Charlie Hustle, and the Greatest World Series Ever Played by Tom Adelman ISBN: 0-316-06899-3 Publisher: Little Brown & Company Pub. Date: 01 April, 2003 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.93 (27 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: An Enjoyable Read on the 1975 Season
Comment: It has become popular during the last several years to have books published which are devoted to certain years during a baseball season. Some of them have been good while others have been found wanting. The Long Ball by Tom Adelman fits into the former category especially if you are old enough to remember the memorable 1975 season. There is a heavy emphasis on that year's World Series as it should, but it also includes a number of incidents and individuals that made headlines during that year such as the advent of free agency looming ominously on the horizon, and anecdotes on Casey Stengel, Billy Martin, Reggie Jackson, Bill Lee, Catfish Hunter, and Carl Yastrzemski, and many others. Half of the book is devoted to the post season playoffs and World Series. I like the author's use of humor in telling stories such as Bill Lee describing Bernie Carbo as "pure oxygen looking for a flame." The relationship between Sparky Anderson and Bernie Carbo is built up prior to that fantastic 6th game of the Series, and I thought Anderson's reaction to the ending of that game was precious as he felt betrayed by Carbo's 8th inning three run homer. I notice that this book has received mixed reviews, but I found the book to be enjoyable and it was fun to relive the '75 season through this book and be reunited with those individuals who were in the game during that time. Whether you were old enough to be a fan during this season or not, I think you will find this to be a very enjoyable book. It is worth the space on your bookcase.
Rating: 5
Summary: The Long Ball is, well, a homerun
Comment: Tom Adelman writes skillfully, objectively and with a unique blend of knowledge and wit. But, as is the case with a good umpire, you forget all about him, and focus on the game. Unlike any baseball book I've read (and I read plenty), this book makes you feel as though you're sitting right there in the dugouts, clubhouses and team flights beside the players and managers and team personnel. It provides a look into their lives in a way unlike any sports book I've read since Dryden's "The Game." It also duly and objectively (thankfully, from the standpoint of a Yankees' fan) celebrates a singular year on the field, with fresh insights and information that I would think any fan, especially one who is a student of the game, won't want to miss. I hope Adelman elects to chronicle more seasons (my personal preference would be one in which the Yankees win).
Rating: 3
Summary: Not a bad read, just bad facts!
Comment: This sums it all up. A coach explaining to Don Zimmer that he will love going to Cincinnati to play ball and describing what the city is like, etc....I believe Zim was born in the Queen City and was well aware of what the town was like. It was all a little too much to take at times. However, also enjoyable!
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Title: The Teammates by David Halberstam ISBN: 140130057X Publisher: Hyperion Press Pub. Date: 14 May, 2003 List Price(USD): $22.95 |
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Title: The Boys of October : How the 1975 Boston Red Sox Embodied Baseball's Ideals - and Restored Our Spirits by Doug Hornig ISBN: 0071402470 Publisher: McGraw-Hill/Contemporary Books Pub. Date: 21 March, 2003 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: October Men: Reggie Jackson, George Steinbrenner, Billy Martin, and the Yankees' Miraculous Finish in 1978 by Roger Kahn ISBN: 0151006288 Publisher: Harcourt Pub. Date: 01 May, 2003 List Price(USD): $25.00 |
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Title: The Little Red (Sox) Book: A Revisionist Red Sox History by Bill Lee, Jim Prime ISBN: 1572435275 Publisher: Triumph Books Pub. Date: April, 2003 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: Game Time: A Baseball Companion by Steve Kettmann, Roger Angell ISBN: 0151008248 Publisher: Harcourt Pub. Date: 01 April, 2003 List Price(USD): $25.00 |
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