Hey Kid!: A Tiger Batboy Remembers
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.67 (706 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 059541849X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 168 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-11-20 |
| Language | : | English |
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A reader said It left me wanting more!. This is a delightful, unpretentious little book that ended way too soon. Dillman's memoir covers his days when he had the job every boy of his time dreamed of holding: bat boy for a major league baseball team. He spent three years, 19It left me wanting more! A reader This is a delightful, unpretentious little book that ended way too soon. Dillman's memoir covers his days when he had the job every boy of his time dreamed of holding: bat boy for a major league baseball team. He spent three years, 1948-1950, as the Detroit Tigers' visiting team batboy, and his access to a cavalcade of major leaguers, both famous and obscure, allowed him to witness and overhear all kinds of stuff-- some of it hilarious, some of it weird, and much of it proof that ballplayers are regular guys, not super-human legends.Readers will enjoy Dillman's wa. 8-1950, as the Detroit Tigers' visiting team batboy, and his access to a cavalcade of major leaguers, both famous and obscure, allowed him to witness and overhear all kinds of stuff-- some of it hilarious, some of it weird, and much of it proof that ballplayers are regular guys, not super-human legends.Readers will enjoy Dillman's wa. Great book for baseball fans George W. Dervis Hey Kid was written for the true baseball fan. The author is a personal friend who witnessed first hand what goes on in a Major League locker room.. A delicious morsel--just like a ballpark frank One of the reasons Danny Dillman's book is so good is it's accessibility. I am not a sports fan, but I'm very interested stories that showcase personalities and histories; the book pleased me very much. My father, on the other hand, is a baseball fan and was heavily involved in playing the game as a young man; it pleased him very much. He loved the new insights he found into the minds and actions of his favorite players. Dillman brings to life a ballpark as it probably should be, a little profane, a little rough, and filled with the quirkiness of men who have foun
In these glorious years, Dillman discovers the complexities of an apparently simple game. Players had nicknames unheard of to fans and had their own language to describe events on the field. Already a dedicated Tigers fan, young Danny Dillman enters the contest, and to his delight he wins. From 1948 to 1950 he becomes clubhouse boy, ball boy, and batboy for visiting teams at Detroit's Briggs Stadium. He listens as Ted Williams explains how he became baseball's greatest hitter, witnesses the breaking of the color barrier with the emergence of black players, and sees the Casey Stengel era begin with the New York Yankees.With vivid detail, Dillman shares the often unknown events of major league baseball. Dillman provides insights into clubhouse life and offers vignettes of players, famous and lesser-known, from the forgotten age of baseball.. In the winter of 1948, the Detroit Tigers host an essay contest to find the
About the Author Danny Dillman spent forty-four years as a university professor and now is distinguished teaching professor emeritus at Northern Illinois University, DeKalb. He teaches Elderhostel courses about baseball and researches the game?s origins, especially in west Michigan.
He teaches Elderhostel courses about baseball and researches the game?s origins, especially in west Michigan. Danny Dillman spent forty-four years as a university professor and now is distinguished teaching professor emeritus at Northern Illinois University, DeKalb.