Wild Pitches

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Wild Pitches:

Rumblings, Grumblings, and Reflections on the Game I Love

By Jayson Stark

Foreword by Tim Kurkjian

Contact: Bill Ames, Triumph Books, 312.676.4256, b.ames@triumphbooks.com

As one of America’s most respected baseball writers and journalists, Jayson Stark has been fascinated by our national pastime throughout his life. By the time he was in middle school, he had fallen in love with the game and dreamed of making it his life’s work—not as a player, but as a sportswriter. After more than three decades of covering baseball and the people who make it great, it has never felt like work to Stark.  He brings together the best of his writings into one fine collection in his new book Wild Pitches: Rumblings, Grumblings, and Reflections on the Game I Love.

After 21 years of following the ups and downs of the Phillies for the Philadelphia Inquirer — including the team’s first World Series triumph in 1980—Stark moved to ESPN in 2000. There he has cemented his place as one of the game’s most admired and influential voices; as his ESPN colleague points out, Jayson is the writer other baseball writers go to for perspective and guidance. From lighthearted pieces on the home run derby to “big picture” features on the future of the game, he has become a master of the form and includes these sports journalism gems in Wild Pitches:

• Why Baseball’s History Matters
• The Best Records in Baseball (Now that Barry Bonds Has Ruines the Home Run Records)
• The Greatest World Series Game Ever
• Pondering the Pete Rose Induction That Wasn’t
• A Tribute to Harry Kalas
• Strange But True Feats of the Millennium

At times poignant, at times whimsical and laugh-out-loud funny, Wild Pitches gathers the best of Jayson’s writing from the new millennium. The result is a unique and unforgettable collection sure to entertain and enlighten any baseball fan willing to think outside the box.

About the Author:

Jayson Stark has been a senior baseball writer for ESPN.com since 2000. His regular contributions include the newsy “Rumblings and Grumblings” column and his tilted look inside baseball’s numbers and quirks, the “Useless Information Department.” He was twice named Pennsylvania’s Sportswriter of the Year by the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association. His previous books include Worth the Wait: Tales of the Phillies 2008 Championship Season and The Stark Truth: The Most Overrated and Underrated Players in Baseball History. He lives in suburban Philadelphia with his wife, Lisa.

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