Throwing Bullets: A Tale of Two Pitchers Chasing the Dream - Couverture rigide

Rowan, Roy

 
9781589793675: Throwing Bullets: A Tale of Two Pitchers Chasing the Dream
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ISBN 10 : 1589793676 ISBN 13 : 9781589793675
Editeur : Taylor Trade Publishing, 2006

Synopsis

The minor leagues never looked so major. In this compelling story of competition and sportmanship, long-time journalist and baseball enthusiast Roy Rowan takes the reader inside the hearts and locker rooms of two of minor league baseball's hottest pitching prospects pitching for the same team and against each other.
On one mount is Justin Olson. A product of Big Ten baseball and an academic star, Olson is an accomplished student whose fastball tops out at 94 miles an hour. On the other mount is Francisco Liriano. Taken from the sandlot ball fields of the Dominican Republic, he possesses one of the most threatening arms in the minors. Widely considered to be the best pitcher outside of the big leagues, Liriano's arsenal of pitches humbles and awes the hitters that he faces.
On one hand, they are teammates, pitching to get the New Britain Rock Cats to the postseason. But on the other, they are adversaries, pitching for their futures and locked in a head-to-head competition for the same opportunity—a chance to be one of the starting five for the Minnesota Twins.
Throwing Bullets takes the reader through the trials and tribulations of these two young pitchers both on and off the field. A vivid story of competition, frustration, failure, and success, this book is an inside look at two minor league lives where every pitch is major.

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À propos de l?auteur

Roy Rowan was a journalist for Time, Life and Fortune for thirty-five years. He is the author of seven books, including the critically acclaimed Chasing the Dragon: A Veteran Journalist's Firsthand Account of the 1946-1949 Chinese Revolution and First Dogs: American Presidents and Their Best Friends, which was made into a documentary that aired on the Discovery Channel. He lives in Greenwich, Connecticut.

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Éditeur
Taylor Trade Publishing
Date d'édition
2006
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1589793676
ISBN 13 
9781589793675
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
208
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Personne responsable
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