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Once a Bum, Always a Dodger – My Life in Baseball From Brooklyn to Los Angeles by Don Drysdale with Bob Verdi (Hardcover, used)
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From the early days in Brooklyn to the champion Los Angeles Dodgers teams of the Sixties, Hall-of-Fame pitcher Don Drysdale’s memoir recalls the great moments and players of Dodgers history. First Edition. Copyright 1990. Hardcover.
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From the early days in Brooklyn to the champion Los Angeles Dodgers teams of the Sixties, Hall-of-Fame pitcher Don Drysdale’s memoir recalls the great moments and players of Dodgers history. First Edition. Copyright 1990. Hardcover.
This hardcover book is gently used with no noticeable marks or damage. Includes full-color dust jacket.
Product details
- Publisher : St. Martin’s Press
- Publication date : January 1, 1990
- Edition : First Edition
- Language : English
- Print length : 286 pages
- ISBN-10 : 0312039026
- ISBN-13 : 978-0312039028
- Item Weight : 1.35 pounds
- Dimensions : 9.72 x 6.65 x 1.02 inches
From Library Journal
Verdi, Chicago Tribune columnist and co-author of McMahon! (Warner, 1986) and Harry Caray’s Holy Cow ! (Random, 1989), has given Drysdale his own voice in this nostalgic look at Drysdale’s career with the Dodgers organization, and the nature of the changes in the game. Drysdale’s colorful anecdotes and opinions make for an informative, enjoyable book, as he describes his teammates (e.g., Gil Hodges, Pee Wee Reese, Duke Snyder), his bosses (Buzzie Bavasi, Walter Alston, Walter O’Malley), his style (including his “mean” nature in protecting the plate and his use of the spitball), and his broadcasting career. Drysdale clearly has a great love for the game the way it used to be: Brooklyn and the old Dodgers made a powerful impression on him, and will on the reader, too. This belongs in all baseball collections. Previewed in Prepub Alert, LJ 11/15/89.
– Robert Aken, Univ. of Kentucky Libs., Lexington
Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc.
– Robert Aken, Univ. of Kentucky Libs., Lexington
Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc.
