Sons of Baseball

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By the time I was old enough to realize my grandfather was Yogi Berra, he had been just "Grampa" for so long that it was hard to come to terms with his fame. These sweet stories from the sons of big-leaguers - including my own dad - about their "normal" childhoods brought back great memories of my own, and will warm the hearts of readers. -- Lindsay Berra, sports journalist A unique perspective on a really interesting mix of players, which gives this book a charm on many levels. -- Marty Appel, New York Yankees historian and author of Pinstripe Empire, Munson, and Casey Stengel Baseball passes through our generations. We treasure Kodachrome-tinged memories of playing catch in the backyard; fathers tossing with sons, putting off homework or dinner for a few more precious minutes. Time marches on, but those snapshots last forever. In Sons of Baseball, Mark Braff delivers remarkable stories of fathers and sons experiencing this wonderful sport at its highest levels. -- Bryan Hoch, Yankees reporter for MLB.com, author of The Baby Bombers and The Bronx Zoom Readers are saturated with baseball books detailing the exploits and quarrels of stars. This is a rare book about the sons of baseball stars and their relationship with, and what they learned from, their dads. Readers, like me, will be seduced from the first page, endlessly surprised by its tender tales. -- Ken Auletta, bestselling author and writer for the New Yorker magazine Baseball sustains its mystical allure by connecting generations. In Sons of Baseball, Mark Braff spotlights the men who understand this on the most personal level of all. Braff's compelling interviews give readers a seat at the dinner table with a big-league dad, with riveting insights into the pride, the privilege, and the pressure that comes with life as the son of a major league player. -- Tyler Kepner, bestselling author and national baseball columnist for the New York Times Baseball has been a source of bonding between fathers and sons for generations. In Sons of Baseball, Mark Braff takes us inside different types of father-son baseball relationships, some filled with fun, others with regrets, providing a look at some of the game's greatest players in a completely different light. -- Mark Feinsand, MLB.com Executive Reporter and author of The Franchise: New York Yankees I am always impressed with solid research. Mark Braff, author of Sons of Baseball: Growing Up with a Major League Dad, shows that hard work pays off. Even though he spent most of his career on the media relations side, "the dark side," as many reporters refer to media relations, he demonstrated skills any journalist would do well to duplicate. What happened to these children of baseball is a fascinating subject, and Braff covers the territory with ease. In each chapter, he provides a background on the fathers, then introduces the sons and incorporates the two... The book is an easy read and provides a glimpse of the experiences of sons who lived, loved, and were sometimes challenged and frustrated by their fathers' successes on the diamond. * NINE *