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Where Nobody Knows Your Name
John Feinstein
Life In the Minor Leagues of Baseball
Doubleday
March 2014
On Sale: February 25, 2014
384 pages
ISBN: 0385535937
EAN: 9780385535939
Kindle: B00F8F7MJO
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Non-Fiction Biography
From the acclaimed #1 bestselling author . . . a riveting
journey through the world of minor-league baseball "No one grows up playing baseball pretending that they're
pitching or hitting in Triple-A." —Chris Schwinden,
Triple-A pitcher "If you don't like it here, do a better job." —Ron
Johnson, Triple-A manager John Feinstein gave readers an unprecedented view of the PGA
Tour in A Good Walk Spoiled. He opened the door to an
NCAA basketball locker room in his explosive bestseller A
Season on the Brink. Now, turning his eye to our
national pastime, sports journalist John Feinstein explores
the colorful and mysterious world of minor-league
baseball—a gateway through which all major-league
players pass in their careers . . . hoping never to return. Baseball's minor leagues are a paradox. For some players,
the minors are a glorious launching pad toward years of fame
and fortune; for others, a crash-landing pad when injury or
poor play forces a big leaguer back to a life of obscure
ballparks and cramped buses instead of Fenway Park and plush
charter planes. Focusing exclusively on the Triple-A level,
one step beneath Major League Baseball, Feinstein introduces
readers to nine unique men: three pitchers, three position
players, two managers, and an umpire. Through their
compelling stories, Feinstein pulls back the veil on a
league that is chock-full of gifted baseball players,
managers, and umpires who are all one moment away from
getting called up—or back—to the majors. The stories are hard to believe: a first-round draft pick
and pitching ace who rocketed to major-league success before
finding himself suddenly out of the game, hatching a
presumptuous plan to get one more shot at the mound; a home
run–hitting former World Series hero who lived the dream,
then bounced among six teams before facing the prospects of
an unceremonious end to his career; a big-league All-Star
who, in the span of five months, went from being completely
out of baseball to becoming a star in the ALDS, then signing
a $10 million contract; and a well-liked designated hitter
who toiled for eighteen seasons in the minors—a record
he never wanted to set—before facing his final, highly
emotional chance for a call-up to the big leagues. From Raleigh to Pawtucket, from Lehigh Valley to
Indianapolis and beyond, Where Nobody Knows Your Name
gives readers an intimate look at a baseball world not
normally seen by the fans. John Feinstein gets to the heart
of the human stories in a uniquely compelling way, crafting
a masterful book that stands alongside his very best works.
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