Out of My League - Softcover

Plimpton, George

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1592280145 ISBN 13: 9781592280148

Publisher: Globe Pequot Press, 2003

Synopsis

A timeless, hilarious account of an amateur's ordeal in professional baseball.

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Review:

"Beautifully observed and incredibly conceived, this account of a self-imposed ordeal has the chilling quality of a true nightmare. It is the dark side of the moon of Walter Mitty."-Ernest Hemingway ""Out of My League" copes with the problem of the imaginary nightmare of walking every batter and the glittering triumph (the shutout) of striking them out, one after the other."-Marianne Moore ""Out of My League copes with the problem of the imaginary nightmare of walking every batter and the glittering triumph (the shutout) of striking them out, one after the other."-Marianne Moore

From the Back Cover:

A classic of sport, and the first of George Plimpton's remarkable forays into participatory journalism, Out of My League chronicles with wit, charm, and grace what happens when a self-professed amateur wonders how he would fare on a baseball mound in a major league game.
On an ordinary afternoon in the third-baseline seats of Yankee Stadium, Plimpton hits on what seems an inspired idea - to get on the mound and pitch a few innings to the All-Stars of the American and National Leagues. What begins as a fun-filled stunt, for the "average man" to pitch in the Big Leagues, comes to a nearly humiliating end. This honest and hilarious tale features Mickey Mantle, Billy Martin, Willie Mays, Ernie Banks, Whitey Ford, Ralph Houk, Richie Ashburn, and other baseball greats. What happens when America's favorite sports dilettante tries his arm against the likes of Hall-of-Fame baseball players recalls the dreams of diamond heroics of every man who still has the noble heart of youth beating in him and the fears of anyone who has taken a lump or two from life.

About this edition

• Publisher: Globe Pequot Press
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 1592280145
• ISBN 13: 9781592280148
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 150