Sons of baseball growing up with a Major League dad ; foreword by Cal Ripken Jr.
"Sons of Baseball is full of personal stories from sons of major league baseball players who talk about what it was like growing up with a famous father. Along the way, we get a rare glimpse of the ballplayers themselves, not as pitchers, hitters, managers, and coaches, but as dads and granddads"--
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Lanham, Maryland :
Rowman & Littlefield,
[2023]
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| 100 | 1 | |a Braff, Mark, |d 1955- |e author. | |
| 245 | 1 | 0 | |a Sons of baseball : |b growing up with a Major League dad ; foreword by Cal Ripken Jr. / |c Mark Braff. |
| 264 | 1 | |a Lanham, Maryland : |b Rowman & Littlefield, |c [2023] | |
| 264 | 4 | |c Ã2023 | |
| 300 | |a xxi, 211 pages : |b photographs ; |c 23 cm | ||
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| 504 | |a Includes bibliographical references and index. | ||
| 505 | 0 | |a Foreword, by Cal Ripken Jr. -- Introduction -- Jerry Hairston & Jerry Hairston Jr. : following grandpa and dad into the family business -- Roger Maris & Kevin Maris : still teaching lessons from dad -- Larry Doby & Larry Doby Jr. : from baseball to Billy Joel -- John Wathan & Dusty Wathan : cup ball and stories from Buck O'Neil -- Henry Rodriguez & David Rodriguez : seeking dad's acceptance : "All I wanted was a Barbie" -- Mariano Rivera & Jafet Rivera : "Come on, Rivera, throw the cutter" -- Vada Pinson & Vada Pinson III : yearning for a father's love -- Yogi Berra & Larry Berra : fielding fungoes from Mickey Mantle -- Dave McNally & Jeff McNally : a national television debut at age seven -- Jack Aker & Matt Aker : if it's Tuesday, this must be Lynchburg -- Boog Powell & John W. Powell Jr. : stealing (and abandoning) the groundskeepers' cart -- Gil Hodges & Gil Hodges Jr. : embracing the legacy -- Tony Pena & Tony Pena Jr. : poking sleeping players with toothpicks -- Jim Bouton & Michael Bouton : riding upside down to Yankee Stadium -- Leo Cardenas & Leo Cardenas Jr. : "I should have made it" -- Bobby Richardson & Robby Richardson : getting past Frank Crosetti, baseball cop -- Mike Hargrove & Andy Hargrove : fishing off Bo Jackson's lap -- Ron Guidry & Brandon Guidry : handfuls of Bazooka and other stadium fun. | |
| 520 | |a "Sons of Baseball is full of personal stories from sons of major league baseball players who talk about what it was like growing up with a famous father. Along the way, we get a rare glimpse of the ballplayers themselves, not as pitchers, hitters, managers, and coaches, but as dads and granddads"-- |c Provided by publisher. | ||
| 650 | 0 | |a Baseball players |z United States |v Biography. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Baseball players |x Family relationships |z United States. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Fathers and sons |z United States |v Biography. | |
| 776 | 0 | 8 | |i Online version: |a Braff, Mark, 1955- |t Sons of baseball |d Lanham, MD : Rowman & Littlefield, [2023] |z 9781538176894 |w (DLC) 2022041139 |
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