Out Of My League by Dirk Hayhurst

Out Of My League by Dirk Hayhurst

A humorous, candid and insightful memoir of Hayhurst's rookie season in the majors. . .Grade: Home Run. --Cleveland Plain Dealer

After six years in the minors, pitcher Dirk Hayhurst hopes 2008 is the year he breaks into the big leagues. But every time Dirk looks up, the bases are loaded with challenges--a wedding balancing on a blind hope, a family in chaos, and paychecks that beg Dirk to answer, How long can I afford to keep doing this?

Then it finally happens--Dirk gets called up to the Majors, to play for the San Diego Padres. A dream comes true when he takes the mound against the San Francisco Giants, kicking off forty insane days and nights in the Bigs.

Like the classic games of baseball's history, Out of My League entertains from the first pitch to the last out, capturing the gritty realities of playing on the big stage, the comedy and camaraderie in the dugouts and locker rooms, and the hard-fought, personal journeys that drive our love of America's favorite pastime.

A rare gem of a baseball book. --Tom Verducci, Sports Illustrated

A fun read. . .This book shows why baseball is so often used as a metaphor for life. --Keith Olbermann

Entertaining and engaging. . .reminiscent of Jim Bouton's Ball Four. --Booklist

Observant, insightful, human, and hilarious. --Bob Costas

The 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	9780806534862
ISBN 10	0806534869
Title	Out Of My League
Author	Dirk Hayhurst
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Kensington Publishing
Year published	2013-03-01
Number of pages	406
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.