The never-before-published memoir of Waite Hoyt, Hall of Fame pitcher for the New York Yankees in their first dynasty decade, longtime Cincinnati Reds broadcaster after his playing career, and vaudeville star, funeral director, oil painter, and alcoholic.
The never-before-published memoir of Waite Hoyt, Hall of Fame pitcher for the New York Yankees in their first dynasty decade, longtime Cincinnati Reds broadcaster after his playing career, and vaudeville star, funeral director, oil painter, and alcoholic.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Waite Hoyt (1899–1984) pitched twenty-one seasons in the Major Leagues, most notably with the Yankees’ first dynasty, leading them to three World Series championships in the 1920s. He played for a total of seven clubs before retiring in 1938. Hoyt became a popular broadcaster for the Cincinnati Reds and was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1969. Tim Manners is a writer, communications consultant, and baseball fan. Bob Costas was a broadcaster for NBC Sports television for four decades and now does play-by-play and commentary work for MLB, MLB Network, and CNN.
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Foreword by Bob Costas Preface by Tim Manners Prologue: Brick by Brick Part 1 1. The Family Web 2. There Goes Our Boy 3. Odyssey of Oddities 4. In the Bag 5. Great Big Fellas 6. When Schoolboys Cry 7. The Joy Clubs 8. Miss Scoville’s Advice 9. A Bath in Badness Part 2 10. Industrial Strength 11. Red Sox Hop 12. Me and the Babe 13. Turn of the Twenties 14. Art of Baseball 15. Young and a Yankee 16. The Merry Mortician 17. The Roaring Yankees 18. Little Big Hug Part 3 19. Skating with Lou 20. Dear Ellen 21. The Unartful Dodger 22. Radio Days 23. The Last Drink 24. Then and Now Epilogue: Christopher’s Question Acknowledgments
Foreword by Bob Costas Preface by Tim Manners Prologue: Brick by Brick Part 1 1. The Family Web 2. There Goes Our Boy 3. Odyssey of Oddities 4. In the Bag 5. Great Big Fellas 6. When Schoolboys Cry 7. The Joy Clubs 8. Miss Scoville’s Advice 9. A Bath in Badness Part 2 10. Industrial Strength 11. Red Sox Hop 12. Me and the Babe 13. Turn of the Twenties 14. Art of Baseball 15. Young and a Yankee 16. The Merry Mortician 17. The Roaring Yankees 18. Little Big Hug Part 3 19. Skating with Lou 20. Dear Ellen 21. The Unartful Dodger 22. Radio Days 23. The Last Drink 24. Then and Now Epilogue: Christopher’s Question Acknowledgments
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