"My day-to-day existence," writes Kathleen Lockwood, "rested on the ability of my husband to throw a tiny leather ball over ninety-five miles an hour past a large wooden bat." If that sounds like hyperbole, consider this: In the 12 years that followed their wedding in 1970, Kathleen and major leaguer Skip would move 35 times. The couple and their growing family endured three player strikes, a handful of trades and trade rumors, and the steady threat of a career-ending arm injury. Kathleen built lifelong friendships with other players' wives, managed their homes and cared for their children, and shared in the cycle of triumph and defeat that is life in the major leagues.
Rezensionen / Stimmen
"a book that deserves a broad readership"-whiterhinoreport.blogspot.com; "A marvelously well written and entertaining book that provides an insight into the trials and tribulations of a Major League Player's wife. It is an intimate perspective of family life as they endure the agony and ecstasy of a players baseball career and the love of a wife that remains steadfast throughout it all. For the true Baseball fan this is absolutely a must read."-Lou Gorman, executive consultant, Boston Red Sox, and author of High and Inside: My Life in the Front Offices of Baseball; "a story that proves marriage can last...a wife's perspective of what it's like to live the life of major league baseball"-Brandy Cruz, The Daily Union.
Sprache
Verlagsort
Zielgruppe
Interest Age: From 18 years
Produkt-Hinweis
Illustrationen
14 photos, notes, bibliography, index
Maße
Höhe: 229 mm
Breite: 152 mm
Dicke: 14 mm
Gewicht
ISBN-13
978-0-7864-4560-8 (9780786445608)
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Schweitzer Klassifikation
Kathleen Lockwood married Skip Lockwood shortly after graduating from Regis College. Five children, six teams, and thirty-eight years later, the couple lives in New Hampshire.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction: Opening Day
1. Return to Pooh Corner
2. Take Me Out to the Ballgame
3. Life Is a Ballgame
4. California Dreaming
5. Here, There and Everywhere
6. I Love New York
7. Didn't We Almost Have It All?
8. Please Come to Boston
9. Welcome to the Real World
Epilogue: Seasons in the Sun
Index
