The Long Season
by Jim Brosnan
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Widower Jack Harris has resisted the dating scene ever since the shooting of his wife Molly by a fifteen-year-old boy three years ago. An early morning run along the Hudson River changes that when he spots a woman in last night?s party dress, barefoot, enjoying a champagne picnic alone, reading his favorite novel. Everything about her reminds him of what he used to have with Molly. Eager to help Jack find love again, his best friend posts a message on a popular website after he mentions the show more encounter. Days later, that same beautiful stranger responds and invites Jack to meet her in person at the waterfront. That's when Jack's world falls apart. show lessTags
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Fun baseball book. I can see why it was considered edgy when it came out in 1960, long before Jim Bouton's Ball Four. Lots of amusing stories and anecdotes, but almost nothing on baseball strategy or tactics. I think one gets a good sense of what major league baseball life was like in the late 1950s and early 1960s.
The first book that takes the reader into the locker room. First book to be irreverent and down-to-earth. Groundbreaking book. Can even read it now and enjoy it..
Great baseball book about so so Cardinal fellow from 1960 I think...?
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James Patrick Brosnan was born in Cincinnati, Ohio on October 24, 1929. He signed a contract with the Chicago Cubs before his 17th birthday, but did not reach the big leagues until 1954. Between 1951 and 1953, his career was interrupted by stateside service in the Army. During his career, he was a pitcher for several baseball teams including the show more St. Louis Cardinals, the Cincinnati Reds, and the Chicago White Sox. He kept a diary of his experience as a pitcher during his first nine years in the major leagues. The diary was published as The Long Season in 1960. In 1961, he was a relief pitcher for the Reds team that won the National League pennant. His second book, Pennant Race, was an account of that season. After his retirement from baseball, he wrote sports books for children and wrote articles for several publications including The Times. He died from an infection he developed while recovering from a stroke on June 29, 2014 at the age of 84. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- Sports and Leisure, Nonfiction, Biography & Memoir
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- 796.357 — Arts & recreation Recreation, sports, and performing arts Athletic and outdoor sports and games Ball sports Ball and stick sports Baseball
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- GV865 .B75 .A3 — Geography, Anthropology and Recreation Recreation. Leisure Recreation. Leisure Sports Ball games: Baseball, football, golf, etc.
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