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Perfect eloquence : an appreciation of Vin Scully / by Hoffarth, Tom,1961-Editor(DLC)n 2007058512; Rapoport, Ron,Writer of forewordContributornullauthor of introduction, etc.(DLC)nr 96025232;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 231-236).Machine generated contents note: List of Illustrations -- Foreword by Ron Rapoport -- Preface -- A Vin Scully Timeline: 1927-2022 -- First Inning. "The Shelf Where I Live": Mastering the Craft -- Bob Costas, David J. Halberstam, Andy Rosenberg, Jeff Proctor, Tom Villante -- Second Inning. "I'm With Them": Family and Faith -- Ann Meyers Drysdale, Steve Garvey, Kevin O'Malley, Brian Golden, Fr. Willy Raymond, Tim Klosterman, Lisa Nehus Saxon, Dale Marini, Pablo Kay -- Third Inning. "That's the Story, Morning Glory": The Voice of a Storyteller -- Joe Davis, Chris Erskine, Ross Porter, Ben Platt, Dan Durbin, T. J. Simers -- Fourth Inning. "I'm The Last Person Who Should Ever Complain": Humility and Sincerity -- Orel Hershiser, Eric Karros, Derrick Hall, Boyd Robertson, Tim Mead, John Olguin, Jill Painter Lopez -- Fifth Inning. "Be Quiet and Eat Your Cookie": Building Connections -- Peter O'Malley, Al Michaels, Jessica Mendoza, Kevin Fagan, Sammy Roth, Joe Saltzman, Emma Amaya -- Sixth Inning. "It Was Trust Well Placed": Kindness and Friendship -- Jaime Jarrin, Fred Claire, Ned Colletti, Bruce Froemming, Bob Miller, Dennis Gilbert, Steve Dilbeck, Brent Shyer, Doug Mann -- Seventh Inning. "God Bless Us in Our Effort, God Bless America": History and Patriotism -- Josh Rawitch, Gil Hodges Jr., Joe Buck, Michael Green, Paul Haddad, Will Leitch, Bud Selig -- Eighth Inning. "I'm Not Hollywood": Celebrity and Fame -- Patt Morrison, Bryan Cranston, Harry Shearer, Bill Dwyre, J. P. Hoornstra, Dennis McCarthy -- Ninth Inning. "The Tao of Vin": Inspiration and Influence -- Ken Levine, Matt Vasgersian, Tom Leykis, Jim Hill, John Ireland, Ken Korach, Brian Wheeler, Mike Parker, Josh Suchon, Paul Vercammen, Jon Weisman -- Epilogue -- Acknowledgments -- Notes on Sources -- Contributors ."When Vin Scully passed away in 2022, the city of Los Angeles lost its soundtrack. If you were able to deliver a eulogy for him, what might it be? What impact did he have on you? What do you carry forward from his legacy? Sixty-seven essayists-one representing each season of his career calling games for the Los Angeles Dodgers, from 1950 through 2016-reflect on the ways his professional and private life influenced them. The contributions include a range of stories and remembrances from those who knew and followed him. The consensus of the contributions is that Scully's actions spoke louder than his well-recognized words. This collection includes fellow broadcasters as well as historians, players, journalists, celebrities, and others connected to the game of baseball, with each piece introduced by sports journalist Tom Hoffarth. Readers can consider Scully's life through common themes: his sincerity, his humility, his professionalism, his passion for his faith, his devotion to his family, his insistence on remembering and giving context to important moments in the history of not just the game but the world in general, all wrapped up in a gift for weaving storytelling with accurate reporting, fellowship with performance art, humor, and connection. "--When Vin Scully passed away in 2022, the city of Los Angeles lost its soundtrack. If you were able to deliver a eulogy for him, what might it be? What impact did he have on you? What do you carry forward from his legacy? Sixty-seven essayists--one representing each season of his career calling games for the Los Angeles Dodgers, from 1950 through 2016--reflect on the ways his professional and private life influenced them. The contributions include a range of stories and remembrances from those who knew and followed him. The consensus of the contributions is that Scully's actions spoke louder than his well-recognized words. This collection includes fellow broadcasters as well as historians, players, journalists, celebrities, and others connected to the game of baseball, with each piece introduced by sports journalist Tom Hoffarth. Readers can consider Scully's life through common themes: his sincerity, his humility, his professionalism, his passion for his faith, his devotion to his family, his insistence on remembering and giving context to important moments in the history of not just the game but the world in general, all wrapped up in a gift for weaving storytelling with accurate reporting, fellowship with performance art, humor, and connection.
Subjects: Scully, Vin, 1927-2022.; Los Angeles Dodgers (Baseball team); National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum; Baseball announcers; Sportswriters;
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The story of America's classic ballparks [videorecording]/ by Media Process Group, Inc.(CARDINAL)221986; Questar Video.;
This video is a tribute to America's classic ballparks. Included are rare, major league film segments, period photos and insightful comments by players and announcers, sharing their innermost feelings about the parks, the game and the fans. Relive stories of Comiskey Park, Chicago; Tiger Stadium, Detroit; Wrigley Field, Chicago; and Fenway Park, Boston.Ages 12-Adults.VHS format.
Subjects: Baseball fields.; Baseball; Stadiums;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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A month of Sundays [videorecording] / by Steiger, Rod.; DeLaurentiis, Suzanne.; Kirkland, Sally.; Paré, Michael.; Steiger, Rod,1925-2002.; PorchLight Entertainment (Firm); Questar Home Video (Firm);
Rod Steiger, Sally Kirkland, Michael Pare, Sally Struthers, Dee Wallace Stone.Charlie McCabe, a small town baseball announcer who rebels against being placed in a retirement home following a mild stroke. To fulfill the promise he made to his late wife, he embarks on a cross-country odyssey to find his estranged son. His beloved granddaughter Biddy insists on accompanying him on the journey of a lifetime, as family secrets are revealed, and old wounds healed.DVD.
Subjects: Feature films.; Families; Family; Feature films.; Old age;
For private home use only.
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Why I love baseball [large print] / by King, Larry,1933-2021.(CARDINAL)527152;
Larry King is a true-blue baseball fanatic. Going to his first game as a kid in 1940s New York was the start of a lifelong love affair. This heartfelt valentine to Americas game evokes a simpler time in our country's history: complete with the smells of popcorn, beer and hot-dogs; the sight of the green, closely-mowed infield; the dark brown dirt paths; the crisp white uniforms; the sound of the excited voices of announcers; the crack of the bat; and the roar of the crowd. Baseball, he discovered, is its own unique universe.
Subjects: Large print books.; Sound recordings.; Baseball; Baseball;
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Curveball / by Wallace, Rich.(CARDINAL)353086;
Seventh-grade baseball player Eddie Ventura listens to the sports announcer's voice in his head and gets into trouble when he writes a series of articles for the school paper.750LAccelerated Reader ARAccelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Fiction.; Baseball stories.; Journalism;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Get up, Baby! : my seven decades with the St. Louis Cardinals / by Shannon, Mike,1939-2023,author.(CARDINAL)894672; Hummel, Rick,author.(CARDINAL)605029;
"This book is an autobiography of former St. Louis Cardinals player Mike Shannon who went on to announce Cardinals games for 50 years"--Foreword / by Bob Costas -- Introduction / by Rick Hummel -- A Second Rally from Death -- Stan the Man -- Baseball or Football -- Hitting Home Runs in the World Series -- Broadcasting -- Hall of Fame Managers -- America's Guest and the Modern Game -- My All-Time Teams -- My Restaurants -- The Final Inning.
Subjects: Autobiographies.; Shannon, Mike, 1939-2023.; St. Louis Cardinals (Baseball team); Baseball players; Sportscasters; Radio broadcasting of sports;
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WLT, a radio romance / by Keillor, Garrison.(CARDINAL)160181;
In the spring of 1926, the Soderbjerg brothers, Ray and Roy, plunge into radio and launch station WLT (With Lettuce and Tomato) to rescue their failing restaurant and become the Sandwich Kings of South Minneapolis. For the next quarter century, the "Friendly Neighbor" station produces a dazzling array of shows and stars, including Leo LaValley, Dad Benson, Wingo Beals, Slim Graves and Little Buddy, chain-smoking child star Marjery Moore, and blind baseball announcer Buck Steller. Francis With, a shy young man from North Dakota, entranced by radio, gets into WLT through his uncle Art and quickly becomes the Soderbjerg's right hand. Soon Francis is a budding announcer adored by Lily Dale, the crippled nightingale of WLT kept hidden from her fans, whose firing contributes to the downfall of the station. And then comes television [Publisher description]
Subjects: Humorous fiction.; Fiction.; Radio stations; Brothers;
Available copies: 13 / Total copies: 13
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Jeter unfiltered / by Jeter, Derek,1974-author.(CARDINAL)339487; Anderson, Chris,1970-photographer.(CARDINAL)707387; Bozza, Anthony,author.(CARDINAL)656228;
Spring training -- Announcing my final season -- The fans -- Opening day -- Practice, practice, practice -- Family first -- The team -- The postseason -- A banner year, 2009 -- 3,000 -- The big 4-0 -- Perennial all-star -- Re2pect -- Team of rivals -- Looking ahead -- Thank you, New York.A "collection of never-before-published images taken over the course of Derek's final season. Fans will have unprecedented access to The Captain, as the famously private baseball legend takes us behind the scenes inside his home, the stadium, the gym, at his Turn 2 Foundation events, fortieth birthday party, and more as he looks back with candor and gratitude on his baseball career"--Amazon.com.
Subjects: Autobiographies.; Portraits.; Jeter, Derek, 1974-; Jeter, Derek, 1974-; Baseball players;
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Strike three you're dead. by Berk, Josh.(CARDINAL)495315;
Lenny Norbeck is a die-hard baseball lover. Unfortunately, he's no player himself (according to him, he's "the worst there ever was.") But he'd make a heck of an announcer. He gets a lot of practice sitting with his best friends, Mike and Other Mike, watching Phillies games from their lawn couch?a sweet outdoor TV arrangement Mike's dad hooked them up with. Being a real announcer is his dream, and he gets his chance to prove himself when he enters an "Armchair Announcer" contest and wins. The prize: he gets to be the broadcaster, live, for one inning at a real Phillies game. The game goes very wrong, though. Before Lenny gets to do his inning, a young, promising pitcher fresh out of the minors literally drops dead on the mound. The official verdict is that he died of a heart attack, but Lenny has a hunch there's something more going on. So he and the Mikes set out to investigate. The suspects are many, and though the trio barks up the wrong tree a few times, they are always right on the heels of the real killer.HL590LAccelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Baseball stories.; Philadelphia Phillies (Baseball team); Murder; Best friends; Friendship; Baseball stories.; Friendships.;
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One shot at forever : a small town, an unlikely coach, and a magical baseball season / by Ballard, Chris,1973-;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 235-254).In 1971, a small-town high school baseball team from rural Illinois playing with hand-me-down uniforms and peace signs on their hats defied convention and the odds. Led by an English teacher with no coaching experience, the Macon Ironmen emerged from a field of 370 teams to become the smallest school in Illinois history to make the state final, a distinction that still stands. There, sporting long hair, and warming up to Jesus Christ Superstar, the Ironmen would play a dramatic game against a Chicago powerhouse that would change their lives forever.1000LAccelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Baseball; High school athletes;
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