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"[It's] Montgomery's journalistic eye for distilling the humanity behind the unfulfilled athletic potential that makes this a real home run." - Booklist, Starred Review Stories of baseball idols and heroes are oft-repeated, but what about those players who everyone thought would be the next "great one" and have since disappeared from the sport? What happened after they failed to meet the weighty expectations placed on them? In Baseball's Great Expectations: Candid Stories of Ballplayers Who Didn't Live Up to the Hype, Patrick Montgomery brings out from the shadows nine of those players who were once poised for greatness. They include a player who received a then-record-breaking MLB Draft signing bonus, a left-handed pitcher who was ordained to be the next Sandy Koufax, the only catcher to go straight from high school to the major leagues during the MLB Draft Era, and more. Drawing from his extensive interviews with the players, family members, general managers, executives, scouts, and more, Montgomery shines a fresh light on these players and provides a candid perspective on the major leagues. Players reflect on their careers, what went wrong, how they feel about baseball now that their playing days are over, and, for many of them, how they have found new purpose in their lives. Baseball's Great Expectations reveals an often-overlooked side of professional baseball, of the struggles with injury, mental exhaustion, pressure, temptations, and sometimes just being in the wrong place at the wrong time. The path to baseball stardom is not as glamorous as it is sometimes made out to be, and this book reveals just how difficult the journey truly is. No se han encontrado descripciones de biblioteca. |
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Death or injuries are things that have sometimes sidelined "sure thing" stars but the other reasons are quite fascinating. Sometimes, it was just them being in the wrong place with a team that wasn't a good fit for them. Lots of other reasons.
The author certainly did his research, in many instances, speaking with the players themselves, as well as family members, people association with major league baseball such as general managers or scouts. Of particular interest is what happened to those players after their baseball careers, a sort of "where are they now" and how they feel about the game after everything that happened.
Baseball fans will love this one. Highly recommended!!
(I received a copy of this book from the publisher, via Net Galley, in exchange for a fair and honest review.) ( )