On city streets and suburban sandlots, millions of boys have played the nation's game. Growing Up Baseball recounts the stories of those few whose childhood dreams of playing in the big leagues came true.
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Frommer, with the help of his son, does his usual excellent job, whether the topic is New York City baseball, Joe Jackson, or photographic compilations. (Purebaseball.Com )
This is a book for baseball junkies. It's readable and light. (Valley News )
What This Book Is: A collection of charming vignettes about growing up as a baseball fan and/or a baseball player. Some of your favorite baseball personalities relating how they managed to grasp a small slice of the American dream. Easily read and comprehended pieces of times gone by, and some fairly recent memories related so comfortably that you can almost see the sucession of men in your own living room, taking their turns in your easy chair and telling their own stories. (Boy Of, Summer's Books Website )
This is a book for baseball junkies. It's readable and light. (Valley News )
What This Book Is: A collection of charming vignettes about growing up as a baseball fan and/or a baseball player. Some of your favorite baseball personalities relating how they managed to grasp a small slice of the American dream. Easily read and comprehended pieces of times gone by, and some fairly recent memories related so comfortably that you can almost see the sucession of men in your own living room, taking their turns in your easy chair and telling their own stories. (Boy Of, Summer's Books Website )
About the Author
Harvey Frommer is a noted sports author who has been honored by the New York State Legislature and cited in the Congressional Record. His books include the classics New York City Baseball: 1947-1957 and Shoeless Joe and Ragtime Baseball. The author of nearly 40 books, Frommer has taught courses in sports and culture at Dartmouth College, Wesleyan University and NYU. Frederic J. Frommer, who received his master's degree from Columbia University's School of Journalism, is a Congressional correspondent for The Associated Press based in Washington, D.C. He has written for The Washington Post, and Knight Ridder.
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GREAT STORIES, EXCITING READING/ SPEAKING OF SPORTS,
By Marv Rothenstein (, Harrison,NY) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Growing Up Baseball: An Oral History (Hardcover)
From the very prolific writer Harvey Frommer and his son Frderic comes 241 pages of exciting reading. This story of how some 67 major league players got started captures the heart of the artichoke of how players feel. The book is great reading, one that you can pick up at any time - filled with great stories of the growing of years,told in an oral history format by such as Dom DiMaggio, Jim Palmer, Nolan Ryan, Keith Hernandez,Bob Feller and lesser known but no less eloquent types. Very enjoyable!!
2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
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REVIEW FROM BASEBALLOLOGY.COM, BY AMY COHEN,
By A Customer
This review is from: Growing Up Baseball: An Oral History (Hardcover)
The title and premise intrigued me. A series of mini-bios told in the first person by men who had actually made it to the "Big Leagues." I was looking for an answer, into my own psyche perhaps as to why the game is so compelling. Why do I stay up late for Opening Day and to watch every possible minute of the World Series? Why is Opening Day for my home team so important that I consider it a national holiday and have not missed an opening day game most of my adult life, even traveling over 300 miles to be there?Why are celebrities like Tim Robbins, Susan Sarandon, Kevin Costner and Billy Crystal so obviously obsessed with the game? Even presidents are drawn to the game. Our current president owned a team. Bill Clinton is said to be "bonkers about baseball." It is not just America that is taken with the game. The Japanese passion is well documented as well as Cuba and the Dominican Republic. I thought if I could hear in their own words what brought many major leaguers to the game I could find a commonality and understand why I am so gripped by the game. In Growing Up Baseball players from the past and present - ones who had a fleeting time in the major leagues to ones who are icons - discuss their intimate childhood memories of the game. Players who grew up with and without TV and/or in areas where there was no access to major or minor league teams and areas where cities have several major league teams all have the same passion for the game. Chuck Stevens - Played three years for the St. Louis Browns. Grew up occasionally hearing games on the radio and reading ticker tape reports of World Series games. But spent 23 years in the Browns organization. Scott Brosius - NY Yankees third baseman, knew he wanted to be a major leaguer from age three, but never saw a major league game until he was drafted by the Oakland A's at 22-years old. Jose Cardenal - Native of Cuba whose whole family's life was devoted to baseball. His father played, his older brother played for the Army League, his cousin is Bert "Campy" Campaneris and his sister was the only female official scorer in Cuba. Signed by the Giants but couldn't get very much playing time due to the existing outfield of Mays, McCovey and the Alou brothers, was later traded and played 18 years in the majors. The stories recount tales of parents who encouraged, parents who discouraged. Idols who became mentors. Boys who became men. While Growing Up Baseball was not able to give me insight into my own obsession it does give intimate details and takes a peak into the childhood of major leaguers who we love so much and always wanted to be.
2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
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This review is from: Growing Up Baseball: An Oral History (Hardcover)
On city streets and suburban sandlots, millions of boys have played the nation's game. Growing Up Baseball recounts the stories of those few whose childhood dreams of playing in the big leagues came true.Noted oral historian Harvey Frommer joins his son Frederic in collecting interviews and published commentary together with photographs to create the first thorough oral history of the "growing up" years of baseball's greatest heroes. Readers will discover new experiences in the words of those who lived them, including: In addition, Growing Up Baseball features interviews with singular figures such as Bobby Thomson, Don Larsen, Red Murff, Keith Hernandez, Mel Parnell, and Ralph Kiner, and is framed with inspiring commentary by coaches, relatives, teachers, friends, rivals, and scouts. Growing Up Baseball contains a rich and varied montage of memories from players and fans across generations and cultures. Compelling, informative, and overflowing with a deep and abiding love of America's Pastime, it will delight and inspire anyone who's ever treasured a well-worn glove or thrilled to the crack of a bat.
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