On his way to publishing FALSE SPRING, one of the greatest baseball books ever written, Pat Jordan assembled this unique collection of character studies. The profiles are honest and insightful in a way only Pat Jordan can be. From the brilliance of Tom Seaver, who willed himself to greatness, to the indifference of Sam McDowell, who should have had Seaver's numbers; from a confident Bruce Kison, who is followed from the minors to a world series triumph; to the legendary Steve Dalkowski, who threw so fast Ted Williams refused to bat against him, yet never got a whiff of big league air.
The result is a fascinating look into the hearts and minds of winners and losers, dreamers and doers, from the low minor leagues to the world series. What goes on between the lines is determined to a great degree by what is inside of each ballplayers.
The result is a fascinating look into the hearts and minds of winners and losers, dreamers and doers, from the low minor leagues to the world series. What goes on between the lines is determined to a great degree by what is inside of each ballplayers.
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