Stuff
Product Details
Washington Square Press, May 2002
Trade Paperback, 272 pages
ISBN-10: 0671035320
ISBN-13: 9780671035327
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Chapter 1
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It's a classic American rite of passage.
It's Little League® baseball...and coaching his son's team gave one father a profound and hilarious perspective on the suburban field of dreams.
Managing his son's wildly unpredictable Little League through two nail-biting seasons and a dramatic playoff showdown, Greg Mitchell (who once played baseball with Bruce Springsteen) learned as much about baseball as he did about today's kids, about parenting -- and about adult involvement in a game played by and meant for kids. With humor and wisdom, Mitchell captures a colorful cast of characters, outrageous anecdotes, and the pleasures and pitfalls faced by players and their coaches. Commenting on timely issues -- the phenomenon of "Little League rage" and the role of youth sports in our electronic age -- Mitchell scores with a memorable protrait of a father-son experience like no other.
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Chapter 1The Dallas Morning News Fabulous....Some of the most profound comments on the game offered by an American writer....Any Little League coach or parent should read it to get a handle on the status of our national pastime on today's micromanaged, manicured sandlots.
The Indianapolis Star [Mitchell] shows the highs and lows of the sport played at almost its purest level.
The Nation, September 9, 2011
...had coached his son for several years, and wrote about Jon and his boy in my recent book, Joy in Mudville. In fact, I was coaching his son, on my “fall ball” team, and his dad was one of my assistants. Only much later, when I learned the ...
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