A hard-throwing pitcher with seemingly limitless potential, Pat Jordan finds the promised land of the Majors receding due to his inconsistency and lack of control. His fall from grace takes him from his signing as a bonus baby for the Milwaukee Braves through the backwaters of minor league ball--McCook, Waycross, Davenport, Eau Claire, and Palatka. "Probably the best book imaginable about baseball's underpinnings".--THE BOSTON GLOBE.
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A hard-throwing pitcher with seemingly limitless potential, Pat Jordan finds the promised land of the Majors receding due to his inconsistency and lack of control. His fall from grace takes him from his signing as a bonus baby for the Milwaukee Braves through the backwaters of minor league ball--McCook, Waycross, Davenport, Eau Claire, and Palatka. "Probably the best book imaginable about baseball's underpinnings".--THE BOSTON GLOBE.
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Add this copy of A False Spring (a Ruminator Find) to cart. $4.21, very good condition, Sold by ThriftBooks-Dallas rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Dallas, TX, UNITED STATES, published 1998 by Ruminator Books.
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Very good. Book has been gently used and well cared for. Minimal signs of wear. May contain a name or small mark inside but overall clean with no major defects. Fully readable and in solid condition.
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Good. binding good. cover rub marks and scratches. some cover and page corners bent, creased, and wrinkled. no marks on text. 277 pages, 8" x 5 1/4", A Bison Book, In A False Spring, Pat Jordan traces the falling star of his once-promising pitching career, illuminating along the way his equally difficult personal struggles and quest for maturity. When the reader meets Jordan, he is a hard-throwing pitcher with seemingly limitless potential, one of the first bonus babies for the Milwaukee Braves organization. Jordan s sojourn through the lower levels of minor-league ball takes him through the small towns of America: McCook, Waycross, Davenport, Eau Claire, and Palatka. As the promised land of the majors recedes because of his inconsistency and lack of control, the young man who had previously known only glory and success is forced to face himself
Add this copy of A False Spring to cart. $7.00, very good condition, Sold by Pomfret Street Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Carlisle, PA, UNITED STATES, published 2005 by Bison Books.
Add this copy of A False Spring (Fireside Sports Classics) to cart. $8.91, good condition, Sold by ThriftBooks-Dallas rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Dallas, TX, UNITED STATES, published 1988 by Fireside.
