 | | | | | | The Heart of the Game | 
Stock Photo | | Item Specifics - Nonfiction Books | | | Author: | Paul Hemphill | | Category: | Biography & Memoir | | | Publisher: | Simon & Schuster | | | Sports | | | ISBN-10: | 0684811723 | | | | | | ISBN-13: | 9780684811727 | | Condition: | Used | | | Format: | Hardcover | | | | | | Publication Year: | 1996 | | | | | | Special Attributes: | 1st Edition, Signed | | | | | | |
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| Synopsis | A look at the year in the life of a minor league baseball player. This book profiles Marty Malloy of the Durham Bulls, who in 1993--when the game was at its nadir amidst the greed of team owners and the surliness of players--was enthusiastic and driven, inspiring Hemphill to write "here came Huck Finn to play some ball." Hemphill details Malloy's 1994 year with the Bulls, and his growth from naive, impatient boy to future leader of the team.
| | Size | | Length: | 284 pages | | Height: | 8.8 in. | | Width: | 6.0 in. | | Thickness: | 1.2 in. | | Weight: | 16.0 oz. |
| | Publisher's Note | Follows a year in the life of minor league baseball player Marty Malloy, an undersized but competitive infielder whose love for the game, eagerness to learn, and indifference to money distinguishes him from his major league counterparts.
| | Industry reviews | "Picking the brains of various coaches he meets along the way, Hemphill, a journalist and author, presents a lucid primer on baseball fundamentals that sportswriters, many of whom treat their subject as if it were quantum mechanics, would do well to emulate."
Los Angeles Times Book Review - David Seideman (03/31/1996)
"Marty Malloy's baseball future is still uncertain. If he never makes it to the show, here's hoping he takes some satisfaction in knowing that Paul Hemphill has made him a stand-in for all of us who have always wondered what the life would have been like."
New York Times Book Review - Allen Barra (05/05/1996)
"...[T]he young man's passionate dedication to the essence of baseball remains refreshing in contrast to what was happening elsewhere. By the end of 'The Heart of the Game', relations between the players and the owners have brought the major league season to an end and the owners are looking at minor leaguers as possible replacements."
New York Times - Christopher Lehmann-Haupt (04/18/1996)
"Hemphill effectively portrays life in the minor leagues: the daily routines of batting practice, taking infield, shagging flies; the interminable bus trips, the fast-food joints, the late-night beer and pizza, the dreary budget motels....Hemphill manages to engagingly show the ups and downs and the attendant anxieties of a young man in pursuit of a dream."
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