Baseball's Best Kept Secret

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Summary: The Best Baseball Player NOT in the Hall of Fame
Review: Al Oliver is obviously misunderstood by the media. During his career, he was largely ignored by the media; perhaps this is inevitable as the man who played in between legends Roberto Clemente and Willie Stargell. Yet Oliver excelled in his career. Vada Pinson (with 14 more career hits than Oliver) is the only player with more career hits than Oliver who is NOT in the Cooperstown. In fact, he drew only 19 votes for induction in his first year of eligibility.

Al was the consummate team player; he was always upbeat and positive. Perhaps the media saw this as "too good to be true" and therefore, in their minds, it wasn't true. But the facts show that it is.

"Baseball's Best Kept Secret" is Al's story. He is a confident, proud man who cannot to this day comprehend just how little attention the media paid to him in spite of playing on a World Series winner in '71 and winning the batting title in '82. Read this book and then shake you head about how such a successful, positive team player can have a shadow unjustly thrust over him.

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Summary: One of Al's Pals
Review: As a life-long follower of the Texas Rangers, to this day, SCOOP is still my favorite player. In reading Oliver's "Secret" it genuinely angers me that those (baseball writers) who are "supposed" to be experts on the subject overlook not only Al Oliver but Thurman Munson as well, regarding the Hall of Fame.
When Al made his debut as a Ranger in '78 he immediately became one of the most popular at Arlington Stadium, and I for one am proud to have been one of "Al's Pals" in the left field bleacher seats. Thanks for the autograph & the (line-drive) memories SCOOP. # 0 in uniform, #1 in our hearts.

Rating:
Summary: One of Al's Pals
Review: As a life-long follower of the Texas Rangers, to this day, SCOOP is still my favorite player. In reading Oliver's "Secret" it genuinely angers me that those (baseball writers) who are "supposed" to be experts on the subject overlook not only Al Oliver but Thurman Munson as well, regarding the Hall of Fame.
When Al made his debut as a Ranger in '78 he immediately became one of the most popular at Arlington Stadium, and I for one am proud to have been one of "Al's Pals" in the left field bleacher seats. Thanks for the autograph & the (line-drive) memories SCOOP. # 0 in uniform, #1 in our hearts.

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Summary: "PENALIZED FOR THE LOVE OF THE GAME"
Review: IN TODAYS SOCIETY, IT IS TO EASY TO SIT BACK AND JUDGE A PERSON, WITHOUT GETTING TO KNOW THEM. DOES ANYONE REALLY KNOW THE REAL AL OLIVER? SPORTS WRITERS, AS WE KNOW THEM, ARE THE ONES WHO VOTE FOR ENTRANTS INTO THE HALL OF FAME....YOU CAN'T TELL ME THAT THERE ARE NOT BIASED OPINIONS OUT THERE, AM I BIASED BECAUSE AL OLIVER IS MY BROTHER-IN-LAW? NOT ON YOUR LIFE...HE WAS AND IS A LEGEND LONG BEFORE I CAME IN TO THE FAMILY...BASEBALL'S BEST KEPT SECRET TELLS LIFE IN BASEBALL THE WAY IT TRULY IS. HAD AL NOT BEEN MADE TO LEAVE THE GAME HE TRULY LOVED, HE COULD AND WOULD HAVE MADE THE HALL OF FAME, AND IF YOU DON'T WANT TO TAKE MY WORD FOR IT, LOOK AT HIS STATS, THEY SPEAK FOR THEMSELF. AL IS AN OUTSPOKEN MAN, WHO TALKED TO THE PRESS FREELY ABOUT HOW HE FELT HE SHOULD PLAY EVERY GAME, AND WHY NOT SPEAK UP, THAT'S WHAT HE WAS PAID TO DO, PLAY. IF YOU ARE A TRUE BASEBALL FAN, YOU NEED TO READ THIS BOOK. I PERSONALLY HAVE NOTHING TO GAIN BY DIRECTING YOU TO THIS BOOK, ONLY TO LET YOU HAVE AN INSIGHT ON HOW THE SYSTEM WORKS, AND IT WORKS FOR THOSE WHO CAN AND WILL PULL STRINGS FOR SOME OF THE FAVORITES. FACTS, THAT'S WHAT STATS ARE ALL ABOUT....SEE FOR YOURSELF....AL OLIVER SHOULD BE IN THE HALL OF FAME!