A marvelous, funny, emotional and true account of the incredible career of baseball's greatest announcer.
From thoughts on old Busch Stadium to the recently retired, future Hall of Fame manager Tony La Russa, this is the definitive read for any and all Cardinals supporters.
Thanks to Ted Turner's vision of using the newly developed technology of satellites to transmit the signal of a low-power, low-rated, over-the-air UHF television station (Channel 17 in Atlanta), the Atlanta Braves were not only dubbed ...
A stirring tribute to Harry Kalas, the voice of the Philadelphia Phillies from 1971 until his sudden passing in 2009, this work captures the spirit of the man who became as synonymous with the city of Philadelphia as a Mike Schmidt home run ...
Cooperstown is a sleepy, onestoplight town that comes to life one week each July for the induction of a new class. There were no Cardinals in that original class, but there have been 17 players and mangers inducted into the Hall of Fame ...
Jack Buck, a fifteen-year-old from Northwest Florida, is an average-looking guy with brown eyes, little bulb of a nose, strong eyebrows, his face topped with wavy dark brown hair, worn kind of long.
This is the beginning of their story... "Bottom line...this is a great book and I'd like to share it with the Air Force's top leadership." General T. Michael Moseley, Chief of Staff of the Air Force. July 24, 2006.
Jack Buck. remembering while we are living in it the first loss is like shadows everywhere depending on who's doing the remembering the first love is not like that at all sometimes it means nothing now and sometimes it feels like ...
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He now has a successful, Emmy-winning career, but only after a lot of dues-paying, learning, and pretty damn entertaining mistakes that are recounted in this book. In his memoir, Joe takes us through his life on and off the field.
Buck quickly regained his composure, remembering what he was trying to accomplish. “Jack,” he spoke calmly, “you want me to be happy, don't you?” Iack nodded freely, “Of course.” “And I want to make sure you're comfortable with this ...