
I'm Keith Hernandez
A Memoir
فرمت کتاب
audiobook
تاریخ انتشار
2018
نویسنده
Keith Hernandezناشر
Hachette Book Groupشابک
9781478921806
کتاب های مرتبط
- اطلاعات
- نقد و بررسی
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نقد و بررسی

March 26, 2018
In the introduction to his entertaining memoir, two-time World Series Champion and five-time All-Star Keith Hernandez claims he didn’t want to write a “boring” baseball book. Mission accomplished, as the outspoken first baseman-turned-broadcaster covers the highlights from his impressive career trajectory, beginning with the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1970s and his game-by-game battle against Pete Rose for the 1979 batting crown and continuing with dalliances with prostitutes and cocaine. Hernandez, now 64, retired in 1990 after spending most of his career with the Cardinals and later the New York Mets, with one final season in Cleveland. He focuses almost entirely on his years in the Cardinals organization (they were “the most instructive,” he writes), while also discussing his opponents and his post-baseball career as a color analyst on Mets’ telecasts. Frustrated with how long today’s games are, the use of sabermetrics, and the impact of league expansion, Hernandez brings a witty veteran’s view to today’s game (“call me old fashioned,” he tells readers before stating an opinion). These observations, however, along with his bar-conversation writing style and self-deprecating humor, will appeal to baseball fans of any era.

Baseball fans love to hear what the life of a baseball player is really like. Keith Hernandez offers such a glimpse. His narration of his biography brings elements of sheer joy and authenticity to the listener. Hernandez pulls no punches in this bio, and, just as he learned to be a better baseball player, it is evident he has honed his skills as a narrator. His laughter at his humorous memories mixed with his tone of regret and sadness at his mistakes makes the gladiator on the ballfield more human than listeners might have imagined. This audiobook will rekindle a lifetime of baseball memories. T.D. � AudioFile 2018, Portland, Maine
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