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Synopsis
The record-breaking Baltimore shortstop provides an insider's look at professional baseball in a candid memoir that describes his youth, all-star career with the Orioles, what is good--and bad--about baseball today, and dedication to his family and the cause of literacy. 300,000 first printing. $200,000 ad/promo. Tour.
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About the Author
Mike Bryan has written or collaborated on many books, including Cal Ripken’s bestselling autobiographyThe Only Way I Know, Uneasy Rider, and The Afterword, a novel.
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Ripken enthralled the nation when he broke the seemingly untouchable baseball record for consecutive games played set by the legendary Lou Gehrig. The graciousness he displayed before and after breaking the record was so unusual in an era of spoiled athletes that even nonbaseball fans became Cal Ripken fans. So expect considerable demand for this superior sports autobiography. Virtually born with a bat in his hand, Ripken followed his dad, Cal Senior, into the Baltimore Oriole organization. It's easy to see where the Ripken kids got their work ethic. Toiling in the minors, Cal Senior worked in the off-season to support his family, and his wife chipped in by typing his player evaluation forms. Cal Junior chronicles his moves through the minor leagues and into the majors in great detail, always pointing out what he learned at each step of the journey and who taught it to him. There are some great baseball anecdotes--especially involving fiery Oriole skipper Earl Weaver--and plenty of the behind-the-scenes detail that baseball fans love. There's a little bitterness, too. Cal Senior was the Oriole manager for a time but was fired in a fashion that didn't sit well with Junior. When Cal Junior credits his family for his success, it's not a cliche. He means it, and on these pages, he makes us understand why. Excellent baseball fare. Wes Lukowsky
This autobiography of all-star shortstop Ripken is infused with family values.
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Hardback. Condition: Good. There aren't many Americans who didn't feel a lump in their throat watching Cal Ripken, Jr. take a historic jog around the bases on the evening of September 6, 1995--the night he smashed Lou Gehrig's record number of 2,130 consecutively played games. But, as the hardest working man in baseball will tell you, he was just doing his job. And now he tells you just how he does it, why he does it, and how it makes him feel. With the candor and grace that have endeared him to fans everywhere, Cal Ripken, Jr. tells the story of his journey to the major leagues: of his early childhood and life with a baseball manager for a father; his stint in the minors, working his way up from the Rookie Leagues to Triple-A; and finally to the permanent call from Baltimore where he began the drive to an All-Star career. Cal talks with warmth of his mentors and teammates, and with honesty of the Orioles' roller-coaster ride from the pennant to a lamentable 0-21 start in the eighties. He reveals his innermost thoughts on the game, and leads us through his strategies at the plate and on the field. Best of all, Cal reveals what makes him tick: his commitment to the game, to his family, to his career, and to the team. In this rich and rewarding memoir, we find out why he's credited with putting the great back into America's greatest game: it's the only way he knows. Seller Inventory # 00085376241
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