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9780802119889

Nobody's Perfect Two Men, One Call, and a Game for Baseball History

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  • ISBN13:

    9780802119889

  • ISBN10:

    0802119883

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2011-06-02
  • Publisher: Atlantic Monthly Press
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Summary

This book is a quick read. The text is 242 pages long and I read it in two sittings. The chapters rotate between the careers of both Detroit Tigers' pitcher Armando Galarraga and umpire Jim Joyce. The majority of the book tells us about the careers of both individuals as one reaches the major leagues after being shuffled from one organization to another while the umpire reaches the point of nearly giving up on his dream to reach the major leagues. However, a change in the supervisor of American League umpires from Dick Butler to Marty Springstead convinced Jim Joyce to continue. Joyce relates a story of a game he was umpiring in the minor leagues regarding a lesson he has taught others to follow in whatever line of work they may be in namely to give your best effort as if the boss is always watching you. That philosophy brought him to the major leagues.

Author Biography

Armando Galarraga is a pitcher for the Arizona Diamondbacks. He finished third in balloting for American League Rookie of the Year in 2008. Jim Joyce has been an umpire in the major leagues for more than twenty years. Daniel Paisner is a New York Times best-selling writer and collaborator on dozens of books, including On the Line with tennis great Serena Williams. He is also the author of The Ball: Mark McGwire’s 70th Home Run Ball and the Marketing of the American Dream.

Table of Contents

Setup
Prologue
My Blessingsp. 9
Tossing, Turningp. 14
Caracasp. 25
Toledop. 45
Pregame
Rinocerontep. 67
Heading Homep. 75
Tommyjohnp. 85
Fly-Away Armsp. 108
Game
Like A Video Gamep. 127
Business as Usualp. 150
Up and Downp. 159
Catch/No-Catchp. 179
The Call
I Can Only Smilep. 197
Explosionp. 205
Postgame
Big Bellyp. 225
Safe At Homep. 233
Appendix
Box Scorep. 245
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