Roger Maris: Baseball's Reluctant Hero

图书标准信息

• 作者 Danny Peary 著
• 出版社 Simon & Schuster
• 出版时间 2011-05
• ISBN 9781416589297
• 定价 138.70元
• 装帧 平装
• 开本 其他
• 纸张 其他
• 页数 430页
• 正文语种 英语

【内容简介】

ThedefinitivebiographyofthebaseballlegendwhobrokeBabeRuth’ssingle-seasonhome-runrecord—thenaturalway—andwithstoodafirestormofmediacriticismtobecomeoneofhisera’spreeminentplayers.
ROGERMARISmaybethegreatestballplayernoonereallyknows.In1961,thesoft-spokenmanfromthefrozenplainsofNorthDakotaenjoyedoneofthemostamazingseasonsinbaseballhistory,whenheoutsluggedhisteammateMickeyMantletobecomethegame’snaturalhome-runking.ItwasMantlehimselfwhosaid,"Rogerwasasgoodamanandasgoodaballplayerasthereeverwas."YetMariswasvilifiedbyfansandthepressandhasneverreceivedhisduefrombiographers—untilnow.
TomClavinandDannyPearytracethedramaticarcofMaris’slife,fromhisboyhoodinFargothroughhisearlyprocareerintheClevelandIndiansfarmprogram,tohisWorldSerieschampionshipyearsinNewYorkandbeyond.Atthecenteristheexcitingstoryofthe1961seasonandtheordealMarisenduredasanoutsiderinYankeepinstripes,unlovedbyfanswhocomparedhimunfavorablytotheirheroesRuthandMantle,relentlesslyattackedbyanaggressivepresscorpswhofoundhimcoldandinaccessible,andtreatedmiserablybytheorganization.AfterthetremendouschallengeofbreakingRuth’srecordwasbehindhim,MarisultimatelyregainedhisloveofbaseballasamemberoftheworldchampionSt.LouisCardinals.Andovertime,hegainedredemptionintheeyesoftheYankeefaithful.
Withresearchdrawnfrommorethan130interviewswithMaris’steammates,opponents,family,andfriends,aswellas16pagesofphotos,someofwhichhaveneverbeforebeenseen,thistimelyandpoignantbiographyshedslightonaniconicfigurefrombaseball’sgoldenera—andestablishestheimportanceofhisroleinthegame’shistory.

【作者简介】

TomClavinistheauthororco-authorofelevenbooks,andcurrentlyassociateeditorofTheMedicalHeraldandTheSpiritualHerald,twonationalmonthlypublicationswithacombinedcirculationof100,000.Forfourteenyearshecoveredsports,business,andentertainmentforTheNewYorkTimes,Newsday,GoodHousekeeping,Child,Cosmopolitan,FamilyCircle,Parade,Reader'sDigest,Woman'sDay,Golf,Men'sJournalandotherpublications.Tomwasalsoeditor-in-chiefofTheIndependentweeklynewspaperchainfortenyears.HelivesinEastHampton,NewYork.

DannyPearyisasportsandpopculturehistorianwhohaspublishedtwentybooks.Hismovie,television,music,andsportsarticlesandinterviewshaveappearedinsuchpublicationsasFilmInk,Movieline,SatelliteDirect,OnDirectTV,TVGuide,TVGuide-Canada,Cosmopolitan,TheNewYorkTimes,TheDailyNews,TheBostonGlobe,SportsCollectorsDigest,TheSohoNews,ThePhiladelphiaBulletin,FilmsinFocus,FilmsandFilming,Slant,L.A.Panorama,MemoriesandDreams,TheEastHamptonIndependent,andCountryWeekly.HeistheNewYorkcorrespondentfortheAustralianmagazineFilmInkandacontributingeditorforbrink.comHelivesinNewYorkCityandSagHarbor,NewYork.