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Mark McGwire: Home Run Hero
EN USISBN: 0312201621 bzw. 9780312201623, in Englisch, St. Martin's Press, gebraucht.
Lieferung aus: Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika, Lagernd.
baseball,biographies,sports and outdoors, It's only natural in 1998's season of the slugger, with the focus on the race to break 61, that baseball's most prolific contemporary power hitter would be reduced to size with a quickie bio. The thing about McGwire is that he's soooo big--and not just in physical stature--that he can't be reduced, especially when his biographer produces what is essentially fans' notes. Rains may have written nothing more than a routine biography, outlining McGwire's growth from Little Leaguer--he naturally hit a homer his first time at bat--to eventual major-league stardom, but his subject is anything but routine. The McGwire that Rains portrays is thoughtful and engaging--a man who, despite his outsized talent, grips priorities as well as a bat. Rains recounts how, on the last day of McGwire's monumental first season with Oakland, with the rookie record of 49 dingers already on the books, his wife went into labor. Instead of staying and going for 50, McGwire immediately flew back to California to take his place beside her. He can always get 50 another time. McGwire approaches the hallowed home-run record with his trademark poise and perspective. He's only worried about one aspect of chasing the record: even if he fails to break Maris's mark, he will have accomplished something no one, not even Ruth, has done before: hitting 50 home runs in three consecutive seasons. "Is that failure," McGwire asks circumspectly. "Are people going to write that I failed?" Probably. But as Rains observ.
baseball,biographies,sports and outdoors, It's only natural in 1998's season of the slugger, with the focus on the race to break 61, that baseball's most prolific contemporary power hitter would be reduced to size with a quickie bio. The thing about McGwire is that he's soooo big--and not just in physical stature--that he can't be reduced, especially when his biographer produces what is essentially fans' notes. Rains may have written nothing more than a routine biography, outlining McGwire's growth from Little Leaguer--he naturally hit a homer his first time at bat--to eventual major-league stardom, but his subject is anything but routine. The McGwire that Rains portrays is thoughtful and engaging--a man who, despite his outsized talent, grips priorities as well as a bat. Rains recounts how, on the last day of McGwire's monumental first season with Oakland, with the rookie record of 49 dingers already on the books, his wife went into labor. Instead of staying and going for 50, McGwire immediately flew back to California to take his place beside her. He can always get 50 another time. McGwire approaches the hallowed home-run record with his trademark poise and perspective. He's only worried about one aspect of chasing the record: even if he fails to break Maris's mark, he will have accomplished something no one, not even Ruth, has done before: hitting 50 home runs in three consecutive seasons. "Is that failure," McGwire asks circumspectly. "Are people going to write that I failed?" Probably. But as Rains observ.
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Mark McGwire: Home Run Hero (1998)
EN HC USISBN: 9780312201623 bzw. 0312201621, in Englisch, St. Martin's Press, gebundenes Buch, gebraucht.
Lieferung aus: Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika, Versandkosten nach: USA.
Von Händler/Antiquariat, Act 2 Books.
Gordonsville, Virginia, U.S.A.: St. Martin's Press. Hardcover. 0312201621 . This is an EX-LIBRARY Edition. Book & Dust Jacket show minor library wear. A good, clean, tight copy. Excellent Reader's Copy. Typical library markings etc. Library issued mylar cover over original DJ. . Very Good. 1998.
Von Händler/Antiquariat, Act 2 Books.
Gordonsville, Virginia, U.S.A.: St. Martin's Press. Hardcover. 0312201621 . This is an EX-LIBRARY Edition. Book & Dust Jacket show minor library wear. A good, clean, tight copy. Excellent Reader's Copy. Typical library markings etc. Library issued mylar cover over original DJ. . Very Good. 1998.
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Mark McGwire: Home Run Hero (1998)
EN US FEISBN: 9780312201623 bzw. 0312201621, in Englisch, St. Martin's Press, gebraucht, Erstausgabe.
Von Händler/Antiquariat, Better World Books Ltd [53572034], Dunfermline, United Kingdom.
Ships from the UK. Former Library book. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside.
Ships from the UK. Former Library book. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside.
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Mark McGwire: Home Run Hero (1998)
EN HC US FEISBN: 9780312201623 bzw. 0312201621, in Englisch, St Martin's Press, Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika, gebundenes Buch, gebraucht, Erstausgabe.
Von Händler/Antiquariat, BookHolders [884251], gambrills, MD, U.S.A.
[ No Hassle 30 Day Returns ][ Ships Daily ] [ Underlining/Highlighting: NONE ] [ Writing: NONE ] [ Edition: first ] Publisher: St. Martin's Press Pub Date: 8/15/1998 Binding: Hardcover Pages: 240 first edition.
[ No Hassle 30 Day Returns ][ Ships Daily ] [ Underlining/Highlighting: NONE ] [ Writing: NONE ] [ Edition: first ] Publisher: St. Martin's Press Pub Date: 8/15/1998 Binding: Hardcover Pages: 240 first edition.
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