Comeback

by Dave Dravecky with Tim Stafford

• ISBN13: 9780310528814
• ISBN10: 031052881X
• Edition: Reprint
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1992-10-01
• Publisher: Zondervan

Summary

The moment was electric and unforgettable. Less than one year after cancer surgery on Dave Dravecky's pitching arm, the San Francisco Giants pitcher came back to take the mound once again. And won. Five days later, he won again . . . but tragically broke his arm. Then he broke his arm again during an on-field celebration after the Giant's won the National League Championship. In Comeback, Dravecky recounts his exciting career, from the minors to winter ball, to the majors and the earthquake-halted 1989 World Series. Dravecky has met heartbreak at every turn with determination and faith. A rallying symbol for cancer patients and anyone facing hardship, Dravecky talks about the faith that has helped him through the ordeals that ended his career and threatened his life. Millions of TV fans witnessed Dave Dravecky's unforgettable comeback. Millions more will embrace his monumental story.

Author Biography

Dave Dravecky, former all-star pitcher for the San Francisco Giants, is also the author of When You Can't Come Back and The Worth of a Man. He is a speaker and the founder of Outreach of Hope Ministries Tim Stafford is an award-winning author, senior writer for Christianity Today magazine, a contributing editor for Campus Life

Table of Contents

Chronology of Events	p. 11
Foreword	p. 15
Acknowledgments	p. 17
Prologue	p. 19
Between the Lines	p. 21
In Preparation	p. 31
Good Dreams	p. 41
Sore Shoulder	p. 45
Field of Dreams	p. 53
Preparing for the Worst, Hoping for the Best	p. 59
In Barranquilla and Amarillo	p. 67
Making It to the Big Leagues	p. 79
Diagnosis	p. 93
Under the Knife	p. 101
The Aftermath	p. 109
In the Dungeon	p. 117
Comeback?	p. 125
Hitting the Wall	p. 137
Air It Out	p. 149
Up Through the Minor Leagues	p. 159
Pack Your Bags	p. 169
August 10	p. 173
The Pitch	p. 189
Changing My Focus	p. 199
A Second Comeback?	p. 209
The Playoffs	p. 217
Earthquake	p. 231
The Tumor Is Back	p. 237
Was It Worth It?	p. 245
Postcript	p. 251
Afterword	p. 253
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