Glove Stories: The Collected Baseball Writings of Dave Kindred - Hardcover

Kindred, Dave

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0892046856 ISBN 13: 9780892046850

Publisher: Sporting News, 2002

Synopsis

The Sporting News' award-winning columnist Dave Kindred compiles his favorite columns on baseball from his 10-year career at the magazineGlove Stories is a collection from the heart and mind of The Sporting News's columnist Dave Kindred. It's his thoughts on the game of baseball in the 10 years he's written for The Sporting News. From the World Series to the non-World Series; from Opening Days to All-Star Games. From taking his mom to a ballgame, to just hanging with Tony Gwynn and Stan Musial."Kindred's youthful passion for the game has ripened into a mature appreciation of its history and craftsmanship. These essays, his love letters to the game, are delightful."--George Will, political analyst and baseball fan"Dave Kindred loves baseball and Dave Kindred knows baseball. His book Glove Stories is as good as it gets for a baseball fan. If you care about the game, you'll love this book. It's a winner."--Skip Caray, Atlanta Braves announcer"Dave Kindred has always had a wonderful way with words. Now, with Glove Stories, he also has a way with our hearts. What a glorious love story is Kindred and baseball."--Frank Deford, author

About this title

About the Author:

Dave Kindred has been a columnist for 32 years, writing sports, politics and news in Louisville, Washington, and Atlanta. He has been a columnist for The Sporting News since 1991. Kindred is the recipient of the 1991 "Red Smith Award" chosen by the Associated Press Sports Editors Association for lifetime achievement in sports journalism, and the 1997 "National Sportswriter of The Year" award chosen by the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association. Kindred is currently president of the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association.

About this edition

• Publisher: Sporting News
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0892046856
• ISBN 13: 9780892046850
• Binding: Hardcover