Center Field on Fire: An Umpire's Life with Pine tar Bats, Spitballs, and Corked Personalities

Phillips, Dave,Rains, Rob

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A fascinating personal account of the author's thirty-two-year career as a major league umpire offers an anecdotal history of some of the most outrageous antics and controversial personalities in baseball, both on and off the field.

About the Author: Rob Rains is the author of 20 books, including Mark McGwire: Home Run Hero, which made The New York Times best-seller list in 1998. He is also the coauthor of autobiographies of Jack Buck, Ozzie Smith, and Red Schoendienst. Rains lives in St. Louis with his wife, Sally, and sons B.J. and Mike.

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Title: Center Field on Fire: An Umpire's Life with ...
Publisher: Triumph Books
Publication Date: 2004
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