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Title: Stolen Season: A Journey Through America and Baseball's Minor Leagues by David Lamb ISBN: 0-394-57608-X Publisher: Random House Inc Pub. Date: 01 March, 1991 Format: Hardcover List Price(USD): $20.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 5 (8 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: A kind of minor league baseball 'Travels with charley'
Comment: As I read this book, I was reminded a bit of Steinbeck's old book, "Travels with Charley." In both books, the reader is treated to a commentary of "life on the road." However, in this case it's following the author as he travels across country in his RV to watch numerous minor league baseball games. How many of us as baseball fans secretly wish we could do just that? How many of us however actually have the time and more importantly the finances to do this?
While the book is dated, it still is well worth a read. The author describes the dreams of numerous minor league ballplayers to make it to "the Show," but points out only one out of every fourteen actually makes it to the big leagues. And not only is this book about their stories, but the stories of numerous minor league towns, and the people the author encounters. He also gets to meet and talk with several of his boyhood idols, players from the 1957 Milwaukee Braves. Some of the stories of these people are sad, some hilarious, but all of them are quite entertaining. I've recommended this book to a friend with a son who aspires to be a "big leaguer" someday, because it entails some of the hardships involved in getting there. This book is a travelogue of places where time has seemingly stood still and the players are gods, even if they are only minor leaguers pursuiing a dream.
Rating: 5
Summary: Outstanding book
Comment: David Lamb's summer through the minor leagues is one of the most outstanding baseball books I've ever read. He writes like a storyteller and really makes the reader care about every team and player he writes about. These players, particularly in the low minors, really play baseball for the love of the game and the chance they might make it big one day. Lamb also takes the time to make the local color of the towns he visited come alive. With all the problems of Major League Baseball now, this book will remind you why you care about baseball.
Rating: 5
Summary: A Tremendous Journey
Comment: Stolen Season is a very enjoyable read that chronicles a Summer of writer David Lamb's life. Badly needing a break from his job as a foreign journalist, Lamb decides to fulfill a life long dream of driving accross the country visiting as many minor league baseball parks as he can. Although baseball games are the intended stops, his encounters with the people around the country are just as important, making this an enjoyable read whether you are a baseball fan or not. This book has inspired me to make an effort to visit more minor league parks where the game is still just a game. Make it a point to check this book out.
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Title: Wild and Outside: How a Renegade Minor League Revived the Spirit of Baseball in America's Heartland by Stefan Fatsis ISBN: 0802774970 Publisher: Walker & Company Pub. Date: 01 April, 1996 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
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Title: Minor Players, Major Dreams by Brett H. Mandel ISBN: 080328232X Publisher: Bison Pub. Date: 01 July, 1997 List Price(USD): $18.95 |
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Title: Vietnam, Now: A Reporter Returns by David Lamb ISBN: 1586481835 Publisher: PublicAffairs Pub. Date: 01 July, 2003 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
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Title: Walter Johnson: Baseball's Big Train by Henry W. Thomas ISBN: 0803294336 Publisher: University of Nebraska Press Pub. Date: 01 February, 1998 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: Slouching Toward Fargo: : A Two-Year Saga Of Sinners And St. Paul Saints At The Bottom Of The Bush Leagues With Bill Murray, Darryl Strawberry, Dakota Sadie And Me by Neal Karlen ISBN: 038079215X Publisher: Perennial Pub. Date: 01 March, 2000 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
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