"A rare baseball book: a candid, insightful account of life in the minors by a man who refuses to give up on his dream. "The 26th Man" belongs in the same league as Jim Bouton's "Ball Four" and Jim Brosnan's "The Long Season"." - Mike Sowell, author of "The Pitch That Killed". "A poignant, bittersweet journey through a minor league season...A joyful journey as the indomitable spirit and perseverance of Fireovid involve the reader in his fight against the baseball system. You ache for Fireovid the family man as the game pulls him away from the important times with his young family, but you root for Fireovid the pitcher as he tries one last time to capture his dream." - Miles Wolff, publisher, "Baseball America". "Perhaps the best recent glimpse of baseball's inner life can be found in this ...poignant journal of the Indianapolis Indians' 1990 season by a career minor-league pitcher still dreaming of one more cup of coffee in the big leagues." - Walter Shapiro, "Time". Steve Fireovid has written an afterword for this Bison Books edition. He is now a stockbroker living in Bryan, Ohio. Mark Winegardner is the author of "Elvis Presley Boulevard: From Sea to Shining Sea, Almost".
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Steve Fireovid has written an afterword for this Bison Books edition. He is now a stockbroker living in Bryan, Ohio. Mark Winegardner is the author of Elvis Presley Boulevard: From Sea to Shining Sea, Almost.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
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A clear picture of life in minor league baseball,
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This review is from: The 26th Man: One Minor League Pitcher's Pursuit of a Dream (Paperback)
The author like many young stars in high school and college, started with great promise and expectations. But though he stood out in the minors, he never really got a chance at the major league level. This diary of his last year in baseball tells what day to day life as a minor league pitcher was like, and demonstrates that the system is sometimes as blinded by images, by prejudged expectations, as the rest of us. Fireovid was a better pitcher than several who were elevated, but "They were a prospect, I was a suspect."I'm not really a baseball fan, but I very much enjoyed this frank picture of the life of a mature, thoughtful man making one last try for his childhood dream.
9 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
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a great true story - i never knew what went on until now,
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This review is from: The 26th Man: One Minor League Pitcher's Pursuit of a Dream (Paperback)
even though my dad wrote this book, i never knew what all went on. i think it's enjoyable to read, and very unbiased. i'm glad i read it, and it's fun to see my name in it.
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the 26th man tells a first rate tale,
By John "J-Cokes" (Illinois) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The 26th Man: One Minor League Pitcher's Pursuit of a Dream (Paperback)
Steve Fireovid played parts of 6 seasons in the major leagues. I guess the best way to describe him was that he was viewed as good enough to almost make the team, aka the 26th man. This baseball diary explores the process of actually making a baseball team. The roster spots don't always go to the best players. Money, contracts and connections often affect the decisions of baseball executives.Fireovid reveals the inner workings of baseball and his struggle to make it in the majors. Despite the letdowns, he never comes across as bitter, just factual. In a world full of autobiographies of almost every star, this unheralded book, by the self-described 26th man, accomplishes what most of the others don't. This book reaches out and grabs the reader. You care about him and about others like him. This is not a tale of failure. This is the story of a true success, Steve Fireovid.
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