The Cup of Coffee Club

11 Players and Their Brush with Baseball History

Jacob Kornhauser (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

212 Seiten

2022
Rowman & Littlefield (Verlag)
978-1-5381-7545-3 (ISBN)

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"This is one of the very best baseball books in years." Booklist, Starred Review • Most baseball players will never reach the major leagues—and for those that do, there are a select few that play in just one major league game. This book features the stories of 11 of those players and their struggles to reach the major leagues.

“This is one of the very best baseball books in years.” Booklist, Starred Review

Reaching the major leagues is a pipe dream for most young baseball players in America. Very few ever get to live it out. A select number of those players face the elation and frustration of getting to play in just one major league game.

The Cup of Coffee Club: 11 Players and Their Brush with Baseball History tells the unique stories of eleven of these players. It details their struggles to reach the major leagues, their one moment in the limelight, and their struggles to get back. They include a former Major League Baseball manager, the son of a Baseball Hall of Famer, and two different brothers of Hall of Famers. Exclusive interviews with each of the players provide insight into what that single seminal moment meant and how they dealt with the blow of never making another major league appearance again.

Spanning half a century of baseball, each player’s journey to Major League Baseball is distinct, as is each of their responses to having played in just a single game. The Cup of Coffee Club shares their unique perspectives, providing a better understanding of just how special each major league game can be.

Jacob Kornhauser is a sportswriter and former television producer. He has worked for ESPN, FOX Sports, and Bleacher Report.

Foreword

Acknowledgments

Introduction: The Invisible Battle

1: Charlie Lindstrom: September 28, 1958

2: Roe Skidmore: September 17, 1970

3: Larry Yount: September 15, 1971

4: Gary Martz: July 8, 1975

5: Rafael Montalvo: April 13, 1986

6: Jeff Banister: July 23, 1991

7: Stephen Larkin: September 27, 1998

8: Jon Ratliff: September 15, 2000

9: Ron Wright: April 14, 2002

10: Sam Marsonek: July 11, 2004

11: Matt Tupman: May 18, 2008

12: Other “Cup of Coffee” Stories

Closing Thoughts

Notes

Bibliography

Index

About the Author

Erscheinungsdatum	01.10.2022
Verlagsort	Lanham, MD
Sprache	englisch
Maße	154 x 224 mm
Gewicht	290 g
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport ► Ballsport
Themenwelt	Weitere Fachgebiete ► Sportwissenschaft
ISBN-10	1-5381-7545-2 / 1538175452
ISBN-13	978-1-5381-7545-3 / 9781538175453
Zustand	Neuware