"Hugely enjoyable . . . A natural raconteur with a jaunty press-box style, Cook . . . winningly captures the atmosphere of a looser, shaggier Wrigley, with off-duty waitresses and college students smoking pot in the bleachers and jawing at Phillies outfielders . . . A raffish, freewheeling book." --The Washington Post
"Every year there is a new crop of baseball books of varying quality, with one or two of them rising above the pack. Ten Innings at Wrigley will be among the 2019 releases that will be read for years." --Booklist (starred review)
"Ten Innings at Wrigley does much more than give you a play by play of the game. . . . Most impressive about this book is how Cook delve[s] into the triumphs and tragedies of the protagonists." --Daily Herald
"Fine, tasty fare for dedicated baseball fans." --Kirkus Reviews
"A slice of history fans of any team will relish." --Shelf Awareness (starred review)
"This book is a must-read for every baseball fan!" --Ryne Sandberg, longtime Chicago Cubs second baseman and member of the Baseball Hall of Fame
"A vivid tale of a dramatic contest." --The Washington Post
"Like the finest play-by-play announcers, [Kevin Cook] settles into a good rhythm, alternating between the action on the field and colorful asides. . . . Cook makes good use of TV and radio broadcasts, as well as his own interviews with players and fans. He turns some nice phrases, too." --Jonathan Eig, The Wall Street Journal
"Cook will treat readers to all manner of baseball nuggets, like the kind of color commentator you like to have in the broadcast booth. . . . The tempo, the color, the tension all combine to make manifest the excitement as each batter [comes] to the plate." --The Minneapolis Star Tribune
"There's an enthusiasm throughout that is infectious, drawing the reader up into the whirlwind combination of time, place and participants. . . . Ten Innings at Wrigley is an engaging account of one of MLB's greatest games." --The Maine Edge
"Kevin Cook has taken one of the greatest box scores in baseball history and written a wonderful book that perfectly explains that day and that game. It is funny, it is personal, it is expertly researched. I learned something on every page." --Tim Kurkjian, senior writer and analyst, ESPN, and author of I'm Fascinated by Sacrifice Flies
"This would be a great book even without my dad's five RBIs!" --Aaron Boone, manager of the New York Yankees
The dramatic story of a legendary 1979 slugfest between the Chicago Cubs and the Philadelphia Phillies, full of runs, hits, and subplots, at the tipping point of a new era in baseball history
It was a Thursday at Chicago’s Wrigley Field, mostly sunny with the wind blowing out. Nobody expected an afternoon game between the Philadelphia Phillies and Chicago Cubs on May 17, 1979, to be much more than a lazy early-season contest matching two teams heading in opposite directions—the first-place Phillies and the Cubs, those lovable losers—until they combined for thirteen runs in the first inning. “The craziest game ever,” one player called it. “And then the second inning started.”
Ten Innings at Wrigley is Kevin Cook’s vivid account of a game that could only have happened at this ballpark, in this era, with this colorful cast of heroes and heels: Hall of Famers Mike Schmidt and Bruce Sutter, surly slugger Dave Kingman, hustler Pete Rose, unlucky Bill Buckner, scarred Vietnam vet Garry Maddox, troubled relief pitcher Donnie Moore, clubhouse jester Tug McGraw, and two managers pulling out what was left of their hair.
It was the highest-scoring ballgame in a century, and much more than that. Bringing to life the run-up and aftermath of a contest The New York Times called “the wildest in modern history,” Cook reveals the human stories behind the game—and how money, muscles and modern statistics were about to change baseball forever.
„Über diesen Titel“ kann sich auf eine andere Ausgabe dieses Titels beziehen.
Versand:
Gratis
Innerhalb der USA
Versand:
EUR 9,43
Innerhalb der USA
Anbieter: ZBK Books, Carlstadt, NJ, USA
Zustand: very_good. Used book in very good and clean conditions. Minor cosmetic defects may be present. Pages and cover intact. May include library marks, notes marks and highlighting. Fast Shipping. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers ZWM.549W
Anzahl: 1 verfügbar
Anbieter: SecondSale, Montgomery, IL, USA
Zustand: Very Good. Item in very good condition! Textbooks may not include supplemental items i.e. CDs, access codes etc. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 00072367420
Anzahl: 2 verfügbar
Anbieter: ZBK Books, Carlstadt, NJ, USA
Zustand: good. Used book in good and clean conditions. Pages and cover are intact. Limited notes marks and highlighting may be present. May show signs of normal shelf wear and bends on edges. Item may be missing CDs or access codes. May include library marks. Fast Shipping. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers ZWM.VXW
Anzahl: 1 verfügbar
Anbieter: SecondSale, Montgomery, IL, USA
Zustand: Good. Item in very good condition! Textbooks may not include supplemental items i.e. CDs, access codes etc. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 00074253898
Anzahl: 1 verfügbar
Anbieter: ZBK Books, Carlstadt, NJ, USA
Zustand: good. Used book in good and clean conditions. Pages and cover are intact. Limited notes marks and highlighting may be present. May show signs of normal shelf wear and bends on edges. Item may be missing CDs or access codes. May include library marks. Fast Shipping. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers ZWM.47NX
Anzahl: 1 verfügbar
Anbieter: Better World Books, Mishawaka, IN, USA
Zustand: Good. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 17527363-6
Anzahl: 2 verfügbar
Anbieter: Better World Books, Mishawaka, IN, USA
Zustand: Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 44970434-6
Anzahl: 1 verfügbar
Anbieter: Better World Books, Mishawaka, IN, USA
Zustand: Very Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 39239206-6
Anzahl: 1 verfügbar
Anbieter: ThriftBooks-Atlanta, AUSTELL, GA, USA
Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. Former library book; May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 1.05. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers G1250182034I4N10
Anzahl: 1 verfügbar
Anbieter: ThriftBooks-Atlanta, AUSTELL, GA, USA
Hardcover. Zustand: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 1.05. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers G1250182034I5N00
Anzahl: 1 verfügbar