Umpire Strikes Back [Mass Market Paperback]

Ron Luciano (Author)

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback
• Publisher: Bantam (September 1, 1984)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0553248464
• ISBN-13: 978-0553248463
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 4.5 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #881,824 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Umpire Book, June 16, 2003

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Randy Given (Manchester, CT USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Umpire Strikes Back (Hardcover)

This is a great book about umpiring. A lot of it is irreverent, but that is Luciano -- respectful, but humorous. The book is easy to read and broken into sections that make for easy reading a couple pages at a time (ahem, for reading in the family "library"). There is a lot more here than just umpiring. You get the inside scoop on players, managers and some owners. Interesting reading that is a little off the beaten path.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars HILARIOUS, November 10, 2001

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This review is from: Umpire Strikes Back (Mass Market Paperback)

THIS IS ONE OF THE FUNNIEST BOOKS I HAVE READ. MR. LUCIANO IS HILARIOUS IN HIS RETELLING OF MANY ENCOUNTERS WITH EARL WEAVER, BILLY MARTIN, AND MANY OTHERS. JUST READ THIS BOOK AND IT WILL HELP BREIGHTEN UP YOUR DAY WITH HIS WIT AND HUMOR. VERY VERY RECOMMENDED.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great book for baseball fans..., March 28, 2000

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Eric Kelley (York, PA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Umpire Strikes Back (Mass Market Paperback)

Being an umpire myself, I truly enjoyed reading how one mancould turn his job into something he really enjoyed. I saw Ron Lucianoump several times when I was a kid and didn't totally understand his antics on the field. In his book, he details his career as the umpire everyone loved to watch; everyone except Earl Weaver. You will love hearing how he ejected Earl even before the first pitch of the game and how Earl literally "stole" second base. You will enjoy hearing how he played third for one player as he umped the game and how rookies would beg him not to "shoot" them out at firstbase. This book is full of stories from one of the men who helped make baseball America's most entertaining past-time.