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Aug
24
Smart, Wrong, and Lucky
Meet the Author: Jonathan Mayo
Golden Age Beer Company
337 E. 8th Avenue, Homestead, PA 15120 (map it)
Thursday, August 24, 2023 - 6:00pm

Join author Jonathan Mayo for a signing of his new book, Smart, Wrong, and Lucky, at Golden Age Beer Company in Homestead, PA.

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Smart, Wrong, and Lucky
Smart, Wrong, and Lucky ›
By Jonathan Mayo

Cloth

ISBN 9781629378985

Published Jul 2023

<p>In the plainest of terms, baseball scouts are tasked with seeing the future—a distant future, at that. Baseball’s long developmental arc leaves room for plenty of twists and turns on the way to The Show. Some prospects shoot like arrows toward their projected potential, while others fizzle out or chart an unexpected course.</p><p>Joey Votto was a lightly scouted high schooler out of Ontario, Canada. Charlie Blackmon was once coveted for his left arm more than his offensive potential. Mookie Betts “lost interest in the draft” as he went unselected round after round. Jacob deGrom refused to relinquish his role as a shortstop. Lorenzo Cain never even put on a baseball glove until high school—and then wore it on the wrong hand.</p><p><em>Smart, Wrong, and Lucky</em> explores how first impressions measure up to their aftermaths: the draft, years of progression, and for a talented few, major league success. MLB.com writer Jonathan Mayo profiles a diverse range of modern stars and looks at them through the eyes of those who noticed them first as prospects.</p><p><strong>Featuring exclusive interviews with scouts, players, coaches, and more, this fascinating collection of origin stories is an ode to baseball’s endless possibilities.</strong></p>