Fathers and Sons in Baseball Broadcasting: The Carays, Brennamans, Bucks and Kalases
- ISBN-10
- 0786438150
- ISBN-13
- 9780786438150
- Category
- Sports & Recreation
- Pages
- 214
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2009-07-01
- Publisher
- McFarland
- Author
- Tony Silvia
Description
"Illuminates how the father-son relationship thrives because of baseball, and, sometimes, in spite of it. Each bears a legendary name in baseball broadcasting--Caray, Brennaman, Buck and Kalas. All the sons relate how their fathers' names opened doors but
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