Clippings: All of the Other Cool Stuff That Didn't Fit Into The First Book - Softcover

Linker, Andrew

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1492301434 ISBN 13: 9781492301431

Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2013

Synopsis

The 2012 book One Patch of Grass by award-winning Andrew Linker took a peek into the lives of the Hall of Famers, all-stars, no-stars, wanna-bes and never-weres who since 1890 have summered on a baseball field in the middle of Pennsylvania’s Susquehanna River. That book was filled with in-depth stories trumpeting the careers of Hall of Famers from the past in Oscar Charleston and of the future in Vladimir Guerrero, while also chronicling the lives of those whose careers in the game were derailed by racism, politics and injuries. Clippings isn’t like that. Mostly because this is a book devoid of stories. Clippings is a companion piece for One Patch of Grass, a chance to augment Harrisburg’s free-flowing baseball history presented in that book with a plethora of quotes, notes, milestone dates and some anecdotes -- nearly 1,300 in all -- that could not be squeezed into the first book. Basically, it’s a slice of cold pizza in the morning and, really, who doesn’t like a slice of cold pizza in the morning?

About this title

About the Author

Andrew Linker is an award-winning sports writer who has spent more than 30 years working for newspapers and magazines up and down the Susquehanna River. Most of that time has been spent covering the Harrisburg Senators since their return to City Island in 1987. He and his wife Michelle and their daughter Annie live in Palmyra, Pa. – exactly 19.8 miles from home plate on City Island. His first book, One Patch of Grass, was published in May 2012.

Edition details

• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Publication date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1492301434
• ISBN 13: 9781492301431
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 228