Sep 24, 2012

Book Teaser: One Last Strike by Tony La Russa

"Injuries are part of the game, an adversity you have to get accustomed to overcoming because one way or another they factor into every season." (p. 52)
One Last Strike: Fifty Years in Baseball, Ten and a Half Game Back, and One Final Championship Season by Tony La Russa
Release date: September 25, 2012; William Morrow hardcover
Genre: sports memoir

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6 comments:

  1. fredamansSeptember 25, 2012 at 12:02 AM

    I used to love baseball but stopped watching. I have no real reason either... weird how things just change.

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  2. AnonymousSeptember 25, 2012 at 9:12 AM

    Seems like a very poignant statement.

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  3. ZibileeSeptember 25, 2012 at 1:52 PM

    I'm not into sports at all, so this memoir didn't catch my attention, but I know some others would probably love it. I did like that quote though!

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  4. The BookwormSeptember 25, 2012 at 5:14 PM

    thats true.

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  5. kayerjSeptember 25, 2012 at 7:07 PM

    I always wonder why they take the risks--I guess its for love of the game. kaye—the road goes ever ever on

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  6. ElizabethSeptember 26, 2012 at 9:01 AM

    I am not a sporty girl. :)

    Enjoy!!

    Here is my teaser from MURDER TAKES TIME by Giacomo Giammatteo. It was GOOD...just finished it yesterday.

    http://silversolara.blogspot.com/2012/09/teaser-tuesday-925.html

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