Pitching in the majors
September 11th, 2008 Liz C. - Alicia Ashman
In John Feinstein’s Living on the Black: Two Pitchers, Two Teams, One Season to Remember, Feinstein once again shows why he is such a good sportswriter. He allows the sport and the people involved to tell their story without intruding his own personality while still allowing his own viewpoints to emerge.
2007 was an up and down year for pitchers Tom Glavine with the New York Mets and Mike Mussina with the New York Yankees. Given apparently unlimited access by both pitchers and their teams, Feinstein gives the reader a complete look at what it is like to pitch in the majors: whether you are striving to win your 300th game or having to adjust and become a different kind of pitcher than you have been your whole career.
With the season winding down this may be just what you need to keep you going until the playoffs.
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1. Citizen Reader | September 16th, 2008 at 6:33 am
I always meant to read this and then forgot! Thanks for the reminder. I’ll read it instead of watching the Brewers throw away their chance at the playoffs, which is too depressing for words. Typical Brewers, but still sad.
2. Liz C | September 16th, 2008 at 2:09 pm
Sad about the Brewers but 2007 was the year the Mets really did a meltdown. Plus you are talking to a longtime Braves fan who has watched that team have a disasterous year altogether.
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