Sons of baseball : growing up with a Major League dad / Mark Braff ; foreword by Cal Ripken Jr.
"Sons of Baseball is full of personal stories from sons of major league baseball players who talk about what it was like growing up with a famous father. Along the way, we get a rare glimpse of the ballplayers themselves, not as pitchers, hitters, managers, and coaches, but as dads and granddads"-- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781538176887
- ISBN: 1538176882
- Physical Description: xxi, 211 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
- Publisher: Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield, [2023]
Content descriptions
General Note: | "Foreword by Cal Ripken Jr." -- from cover. |
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Introduction -- Jerry Hairston & Jerry Hairston Jr. : following grandpa and dad into the family business -- Roger Maris & Kevin Maris : still teaching lessons from dad -- Larry Doby & Larry Doby Jr. : from baseball to Billy Joel -- John Wathan & Dusty Wathan : cup ball and stories from Buck O'Neil -- Henry Rodriguez & David Rodriguez : seeking dad's acceptance : "All I wanted was a Barbie" -- Mariano Rivera & Jafet Rivera : "Come on, Rivera, throw the cutter" -- Vada Pinson & Vada Pinson III : yearning for a father's love -- Yogi Berra & Larry Berra : fielding fungoes from Mickey Mantle -- Dave McNally & Jeff McNally : a national television debut at age seven -- Jack Aker & Matt Aker : if it's Tuesday, this must be Lynchburg -- Boog Powell & John W. Powell Jr. : stealing (and abandoning) the groundskeepers' cart -- Gil Hodges & Gil Hodges Jr. : embracing the legacy -- Tony Pena & Tony Pena Jr. : poking sleeping players with toothpicks -- Jim Bouton & Michael Bouton : riding upside down to Yankee Stadium -- Leo Cardenas & Leo Cardenas Jr. : "I should have made it" -- Bobby Richardson & Robby Richardson : getting past Frank Crosetti, baseball cop -- Mike Hargrove & Andy Hargrove : fishing off Bo Jackson's lap -- Ron Guidry & Brandon Guidry : handfuls of Bazooka and other stadium fun. |
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Subject: | Baseball players > United States > Biography. Baseball players > Family relationships > United States. Fathers and sons > United States > Biography. |
Genre: | Biographies. |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Adams County Library System.
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Carroll Valley Library | 796.357 BRAFF (Text)
Endowment:
Conway S. Williams Named Endowment, 2023
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