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Bezig met laden... Connie Mack, grand old man of baseball,door Frederick G. Lieb
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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. A nice overview of the life and times of the great A's manager Connie Mack! I am a huge Oakland A's fan, so this was fun to read! From the founding of the club, to the publishing of this book (1944), we get an in depth look at the team, the game, and the man. We also get a glimpse of history, as Mack's story begins during the Civil War, he plays through the Spanish American War, and he manages during World War I and II. Baseball history too - the founding of the American League, the baseball wars, and the first All-Star game! There are also tidbits of trivia, like how the Pirates got their name, and brief glimpses of other baseball greats during that era. Though at times the author seemed like to much of a "homer" in his viewpoints, this book kept my interest and taught me a thing or two! I'm glad I found it! ( ) A nice overview of the life and times of the great A's manager Connie Mack! I am a huge Oakland A's fan, so this was fun to read! From the founding of the club, to the publishing of this book (1944), we get an in depth look at the team, the game, and the man. We also get a glimpse of history, as Mack's story begins during the Civil War, he plays through the Spanish American War, and he manages during World War I and II. Baseball history too - the founding of the American League, the baseball wars, and the first All-Star game! There are also tidbits of trivia, like how the Pirates got their name, and brief glimpses of other baseball greats during that era. Though at times the author seemed like to much of a "homer" in his viewpoints, this book kept my interest and taught me a thing or two! I'm glad I found it! I have read that this is actually the volume for the Athletics in the "Putnam's Pennant Series", but that it was changed over to be a quasi-biography of Mack, at that time synonomous with the team, because the team was so poor at that time that nobody would buy the book. Indeed, except for a certain amount of detail about Mack's playing career and considerable direct quotation from him, the book is formatted exactly as the other team histories. One aspect of the book which I liked is that the interview excerpts humanize Mack as a man with a sense of humor and the irony of the human condition, in contrast to the dour sourpuss we tend to see him as today. geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
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Fred Lieb's biography of Connie Mack was originally published in 1945 as part of the celebrated series published by G. P. Putnam. Known for their lively prose and engaging narratives, these Putnam books have become prized collectibles among baseball readers and historians. Cornelius McGillicuddy Sr., better known as Connie Mack, was a professional baseball player, manager, and team owner. He was a catcher for the Washington Nationals, Buffalo Bisons, and Pittsburgh Pirates. His last three seasons as a player-manager were with the Pittsburgh Pirates, after which he devoted his time exclu- sively to managing. The longest-serving manager in Major League Baseball, Mack holds records for the most wins, losses, and games managed. He managed the Pittsburgh Pirates for five years (1894-1899) and then managed the Philadelphia Athletics for the club's first fifty seasons before retiring following the 1950 season. In addition to his managing duties, he was part-owner of the Athletics from 1901 to 1936 and sole owner until 1954. Among his achievements, Mack was the first manager to win the World Series three times (1910, 1911, and 1913) and is the only manager to have won consecutive Series on two separate occasions (1910 and 1911 and 1929 and 1930). His five Series titles remain the third most by any manager. However, constant financial struggles forced repeated building of the Athletics' roster, and Mack's teams also finished last seventeen times. Connie Mack was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1937. Connie Mack: Grand Old Man of Baseball is filled with intimate glimpses of Mack and of the players he managed over the years. Mack and his teams always gave Athletics fans a great show--and readers can relive the excitement in this facsimile reprint of Frederick G. Lieb's classic biography. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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