9/30/12

We got to Play Baseball by Gregg Olson, Ocean Palmer

★★★★
  
Genre:   Memoir
Subject: Baseball stories
Setting:  Major Leagues
Main Characters:  Gregg Olson, other players
Series:  no
Dates Read:  September 28 - September 30
Number of pages: 248
Off the Shelf (pre-2012)? Source?:  yes, NetGalley for review
Category for 12 in 12 challenge: Lunch


This is a collection of stories from numerous major league players.  It is filled with tales of pranks and practical jokes (i.e. Jell-O-man, straight jackets, goats and mules, and water pistols) to remembrances of special games, events (i.e. 2131, earthquake series).  For a true baseball fan, this is a must read, full of laughter and amusements as well as background info on the contributors.  Great for any baseball fan!

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