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After six years in the minors, pitcher Dirk Hayhurst hopes 2008 is the year he breaks into the big leagues. But every time Dirk looks up, the bases are loaded with challenges—a wedding balancing on a blind hope, a family in chaos, and paychecks that beg Dirk to ask, "How long can I afford to keep doing this?"
Then it finally happens—Dirk gets called up to the Majors, to play for the San Diego Padres. A dream comes true when he takes the mound against the San Francisco Giants, kicking off forty insane days and nights in the Bigs.
Like the classic games of baseball's history, Out of My League entertains from the first pitch to the last out, capturing the gritty realities of playing on the big stage, the comedy and camaraderie in the dugouts and locker rooms, and the hard-fought, personal journeys that drive our love of America's favorite pastime.
"A rare gem of a baseball book."—Tom Verducci, Sports Illustrated
"Observant, insightful, human, and hilarious."—Bob Costas
"A fun read . . . This book shows why baseball is so often used as a metaphor for life."—Keith Olbermann
"Entertaining and engaging . . . reminiscent of Jim Bouton's Ball Four."—Booklist
"The book is a terrific read. If you loved Bullpen Gospels (I'd have a hard time believing you are a baseball fan if you didn't) you will love Out of My League too."—Bluebird Banter
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Release date
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Kindle Book
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OverDrive Read
- ISBN: 9780806536668
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EPUB ebook
- ISBN: 9780806536668
- File size: 2967 KB
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Languages
- English
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Reviews
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January 23, 2012
Journeyman pitcher Hayhurst (The Bullpen Gospels) reflects on the eventful year following the end of his Double A season in 2007 in which he meets his future wife, is assigned to a Triple A team, is called up to the big leagues, and marries his girlfriend. It was a “make-or-break year” for him after graduating from college and spending six years in the minor leagues. Hayhurst ponders his life’s direction repeatedly in attempting to merge a family life that he “hadn’t enjoyed . . . for the last several years” with his newfound love, and his passion for baseball. The juxtaposition of his baseball life with his dysfunctional family life offers an unflattering, but perhaps unintentional, comparison of the two. Although initially marred by gushy conversations with his girlfriend, and juvenile locker room antics, his soul-baring narrative reveals baseball as a “lottery ticket job with few winners and lots of losers” that “keeps you hooked through hope, and strung out on chances” in what may be as much catharsis as reflection.
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