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The Bullpen Gospels

Major League Dreams of a Minor League Veteran

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From the humble heights of a Class-A pitcher's mound tothe deflating lows of sleeping on his gun-toting grandmother's air mattress,veteran reliever Dirk Hayhurst steps out of the bullpen to deliver the bestpitch of his career—a raw and unflinching account of his life in the minorleagues. Whether training tarantulas to protect his room from thievingemployees in a backwater hotel or absorbing the gentle mockery of somenot-quite-starstruck schoolchildren, Hayhurst reveals a side of baseball—andlife—rarely seen on television.

Upon its release, TheBullpen Gospels became a New York Times bestseller; and with comparisons toJim Boutons's Ball Four, The Bullpen Gospels is slated to be aclassic of the genre.

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    • Library Journal

      September 15, 2010

      Hayhurst's (www.dirkhayhurst.com) debut memoir recounts the author's experiences as a minor league pitcher working his way through the San Diego Padres organization. Mostly amusing and poignant but rarely hilarious or pithy, Bullpen Gospelsconveys through a series of anecdotes what it's like to be an earnest, self-effacing minor leaguer who wonders whether he's good enough for the majors. Actor Ray Porter's narration is engaging and lively; he expertly captures the vocal nuances of the wide variety of colorful characters in Hayhurst's tale, from no-nonsense coaches to a foul-mouthed grandmother. Recommended for adult baseball fans interested in digging into life in the minor leagues and learning what goes on behind the scenes when the cameras are off. [First published in April and now in its fifth printing, the Citadel Pr. pb was a New York Times best seller.--Ed.]--Douglas King, Univ. of South Carolina Lib., Columbia

      Copyright 2010 Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

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