The Bullpen Gospels
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The Bullpen Gospels by Dirk Hayhurst
A true picture of baseball. -Tim McCarver 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 minors. A rollicking good bus ride of a book. -Tom Verducci, Sports Illustrated Funny and honest. I loved it. -Tim Kurkjian, senior writer, ESPN The Magazine, and analyst/reporter, ESPN television Bull Durham meets Ball Four. -Rob Neyer, ESPN.com If Holden Caulfield could dial up his fastball to 90 mph, he might have written this funny, touching memoir. He might have called it 'Pitcher in the Rye.' -King Kaufman, Salon 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 ESPN. Fascinating.a perspective that fans rarely see. -Trevor HoffmanThe Bullpen Gospels, Out of My League, Larger Than the Game, and the e-book Wild Pitches are all New York Times bestselling books by Dirk Hayhurst. Hayhurst was drafted as a senior signee out of Kent State University in 2003 and pitched professionally for nine years for eight minor league organizations and three major league teams: the San Diego Padres, Toronto Blue Jays, and Tampa Bay Rays. He has worked as a broadcaster and baseball analyst for the Toronto Blue Jays and Sportsnet Toronto, as well as contributing to ESPN's Olbermann Show on ESPN 2 and as a panelist on TBS's MLB postseason coverage. Go to www.dirkhayhurst.com to learn more about him.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780806531434 |
| ISBN 10 | 0806531436 |
| Title | The Bullpen Gospels |
| Author | Dirk Hayhurst |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Kensington Publishing |
| Year published | 2010-04-01 |
| Number of pages | 240 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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