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Sparky and me : my friendship with Sparky Anderson and the lessons he shared about baseball and life
- Title
- Sparky and me : my friendship with Sparky Anderson and the lessons he shared about baseball and life / Dan Ewald.
- Author
- Ewald, Dan.
- Publication
- New York : Thomas Dunne Books, 2012.
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| Text | Use in library | GV865.A48 E89 2012 | Off-site |
Details
- Description
- xv, 334 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color); 22 cm
- Summary
- "Few sports figures, regardless of their of their position, have generated as much good will as Sparky Anderson. The legendary manager for the Cincinati Reds and the Detriot Tigers met author Dan Ewald in 1979 and thus was born a lifelong friendship not likely ever to be seen again in baseball. Along the way, Dan never took for granted the front row seat he had to watch one of history's most memorable managers' absolute mastery of baseball's intricacies. But the most important things Sparky taught Dan were the "unwritten rules" of life, which he practiced meticulously. Sparky had a gift for taking something as inane as the infield fly rule and turning it into a lecture explaining how to lead a more meaningful life. In this memoir, Dan shares with readers Sparky's spirit through his friend's wisdom and stories only the two of them shared"--
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- Autobiography
- Autobiographies.
- Biographies.
- Note
- Includes index.
- Contents
- Sunday: A time to share : "Daniel, my boy" ; Armed with words ; The old man ; "Got ya" ; "I'm Wayne Gretsky" ; Who's he? ; Maybe one did ; A piano? ; Shopping with Sparky ; 82 balls ; "The plug puller" ; Sparky's school ; "I can't talk?" ; God is watching ; Spring training memories ; Kindred spirits ; Special walks ; A beautiful day -- Monday: Talkin' baseball : Something to smile about ; From the players' lips ; He had potential ; Half-cup ; No future in it ; Sacred sanctuary ; No weeds wanted ; A uniform is a uniform ; "Close the door" ; No flagpole, please ; "Ah so" ; Now immortal ; A good reunion ; Casey and Sparky ; One love ; And there was Lefty -- Tuesday: Some serious stuff : Three legends ; The equalizer ; Ego ; "Nothin' to do with it" ; Lesson learned ; The stories live -- Nine days later : "He's gone" ; A promise kept -- Two weeks later : Special tributes ; "I'm Sparky Anderson" ; For the kids ; Number 11 forever Sparky's.
- ISBN
- 9781250000262
- 1250000262
- 9781429941440
- 1429941448
- 9781250031273
- 1250031273
- LCCN
- 2012009738
- OCLC
- ocn759913931
- 759913931
- SCSB-1644266
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library