Throwing Bullets A Tale of Two Pitchers Chasing a Dream

Name: Throwing Bullets A Tale of Two Pitchers Chasing a Dream
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ISBN: 9781589793675

ISBN-10: 1589793676

ISBN-13: 9781589793675

Edition: 2006

Authors: Roy Rowan

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Long time journalist and baseball enthusiast, Roy Rowan, takes the reader inside the hearts and locker rooms of two of minor league baseball's hottest pitching prospects. Pitching for the same team and against each other, they are from to different worlds. Justin Olson was raised on baseball in America's heartland, while Francisco Liriano discovered his skills in the sandlots of the Dominican Republic. From the sweaty bus rides of the minors to the bright lights of the big show, Roy Rowan takes the reader through the small cities and resolute players who step onto America's baseball diamonds every summer, determined to preserve America's past-time. A story for anyone whose ever dreamed of…

Book details

List price: $22.95
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: Taylor Trade Publishing
Publication date: 6/8/2006
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 208
Size: 5.75" wide x 8.75" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 0.836
Language: English

Roy Rowan has been a correspondent and editor for Life, Time, and Fortune and has contributed to other major magazines. He is the author of numerous books and articles on business, foreign affairs, and politics, including The Intuitive Manager, The Four Days of Mayaguez, and Powerful People. He lives in Greenwich, Connecticut.




Justin versus Francisco



More Disney Than Doubleday



Legends to Build On



Call from Jim Rantz



A Star Is Lost



The "Middle-Innings Guy"



A Scout's Report



Two Bad Pitches



The Road to Rochester



They Call Him the "Zero Hero"



Appointment in Syracuse



Bad Day at Frontier Field



Good-bye Rock Cats



The Real McCoy



Rookie of the Year



"Welcome to the Big Leagues"


Epilogue


Acknowledgments


Index