A Pitcher's Story Innings with David Cone |
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| Author:
| Angell, Roger |
| ISBN: | 978-0-446-52768-2 |
| Publication Date: | May 2001 |
| Publisher: | Grand Central Publishing
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $24.95USD $24.45 |
Book Description:
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"Twice a twenty-game winner, voted the Cy Young Award as best pitcher in his league, one of sixteen men in history to pitch a perfect game, the holder of five World Series rings and a place among the elite pitchers of the nineties, David Cone has been renowned for his pale-faced hostility on the mound and as a poised, highly intelligent spokesman for baseball itself. Cone and Roger Angell have known each other for years, and their conversations and shared emotions as Cone encounters...
More Description"Twice a twenty-game winner, voted the Cy Young Award as best pitcher in his league, one of sixteen men in history to pitch a perfect game, the holder of five World Series rings and a place among the elite pitchers of the nineties, David Cone has been renowned for his pale-faced hostility on the mound and as a poised, highly intelligent spokesman for baseball itself. Cone and Roger Angell have known each other for years, and their conversations and shared emotions as Cone encounters his most difficult season - a battle against the tilted odds of age and injury and luck - keep coming back to the central challenge for a professional: Go out there and be great for us again today."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved