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Summary: Baseball at its best!!
Review: First of all, I read several baseball books each year. This is clearly one of the best in a long time. I worked for several years as one of the groundkeepers at Thurman Munson Stadium in Canton, Ohio, one of the cities visited by the author and Max during the summer of 2000. All those Maxisms that he comes up with and all of the stories are true! We would drink beer with the umpires after the game and Max is a true gem. When he and Jim Schaly, his umpiring cohort, get together---watch out! You never heard such stories. Anyways, the author does a wonderful job of capturing the essence of Max McCleary and the simplicity and beauty of a magical summer in the Frontier League. Yes, the Frontier League is a hidden jem! I just wish Canton still had a team! Well worth the money. Buy it.
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Summary: Welcome to the Bush League!!
Review: I loved this book because I love the game of baseball. This book captures the essence of the low minors and the people and personalities and places and ballparks that make the minors such an appealing place to watch the game. I am already planning a summer roadtrip to Chillicothe and Richmond and the rest of the Frontier League. Great read!
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Summary: Great Look at Independent Baseball
Review: I work as an umpire in the Frontier League and work with Max McLeary and Jim Schaly. As you can see Max is a very complicated guy. This league is his life, not only during the season, but year round. When his umpiring days are over he would like to work within the league in some capacity. The stories in this book are true. Last year Max and I worked a series in Evansville, Indiana and before the game I found a white cane with a red tip (a blind persons cane) sitting in the locker room. Max decided that it would be funny to put on some dark sun glasses, turn his cap backwards and come out to ground rules using the cane. The place went nuts!Last but not least, Mike writes a great book but there is one error that I must correct. Max's eye is plastic and if you're ever on the road with him make sure you don't get up in the middle of the night and drink from the water cup by the sink. That's the one with his eye in it.
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Summary: IT'S NOT GLASS, IT'S PLASTIC
Review: I work as an umpire in the Frontier League and work with Max McLeary and Jim Schaly. As you can see Max is a very complicated guy. This league is his life, not only during the season, but year round. When his umpiring days are over he would like to work within the league in some capacity. The stories in this book are true. Last year Max and I worked a series in Evansville, Indiana and before the game I found a white cane with a red tip (a blind persons cane) sitting in the locker room. Max decided that it would be funny to put on some dark sun glasses, turn his cap backwards and come out to ground rules using the cane. The place went nuts! Last but not least, Mike writes a great book but there is one error that I must correct. Max's eye is plastic and if you're ever on the road with him make sure you don't get up in the middle of the night and drink from the water cup by the sink. That's the one with his eye in it.
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Summary: Great Look at Independent Baseball
Review: Mike Shannon does a great job of getting behind the scenes of the life of an umpire in the independent Frontier League. As a resident of a town that had a team in the FL for 8 years (1995-2002), it was an especially interesting read. What really surprised me was that the featured subject, umpire Max McLeary, was born and raised here in Johnstown. A fine book for those who love the minor leagues!
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Summary: Baseball at its best!!
Review: Mike Shannon has captured what the loyal fans of the Frontier League love and hate about their league. A most enjoyable read. If you are not lucky enough to know some of the places and people that Mike details in this book, you will certainly think about wanting to locate the nearest game. A must read for every fan of baseball, just be prepared to want to go out and buy season tickets to the nearest FL team.
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Summary: Baseball captured at it finest
Review: Mike Shannon has captured what the loyal fans of the Frontier League love and hate about their league. A most enjoyable read. If you are not lucky enough to know some of the places and people that Mike details in this book, you will certainly think about wanting to locate the nearest game. A must read for every fan of baseball, just be prepared to want to go out and buy season tickets to the nearest FL team.
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Summary: Baseball Is A Game
Review: Someone once wrote that major league baseball is a business, but minor league baseball is still a game. For those of us who love baseball, but have soured on major league baseball, Mike Shannon's book hits it on the nose. His romp through the Frontier League is an entertaining and informative narrative on the players and people involved in the lower minor leagues. They truly love the game of baseball and you will love this book!
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Summary: Baseball at its best
Review: This book was a great read. I think Shannon could descibe a turd and it would be exciting. He has a very unique style of writing that made me want to read the next page and the next and the next...... I think it was a good idea to tell about the Frontier League using Max the umpire to spice it up. I really have a good feel for the Frontier League and I can't wait to start my FL summer tour. This book is for anyone one who is a true fan of baseball.
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Summary: Baseball at its best
Review: This book was a great read. I think Shannon could descibe a turd and it would be exciting. He has a very unique style of writing that made me want to read the next page and the next and the next...... I think it was a good idea to tell about the Frontier League using Max the umpire to spice it up. I really have a good feel for the Frontier League and I can't wait to start my FL summer tour. This book is for anyone one who is a true fan of baseball.
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