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  • Catchers (Baseball) -- United States -- Biography.
     
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  • Baseball players.
     
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    The tao of the backup catcher : playing baseball for the love of the game / Tim Brown, with Erik Kratz.
    by Brown, Tim, 1962- author.
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    New York : Twelve, 2023.
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  • Kratz, Erik, 1980-
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  • Catchers (Baseball) -- United States -- Biography.
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  • Baseball players.
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    9781538726556 (hardcover) :
    1538726556 (hardcover)
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    vii, 289 pages ; 24 cm
    Edition: 
    First edition.
    Contents: 
    Introduction. The end of the roads -- C2 -- Ode to shower shoe -- Today's child, tomorrow's catcher -- Big hopes, small miracles -- Backfield knuckleballs and online trolls -- Ursa minor leagues -- Standing room only at rain-delay theater -- Don't shoot the backup catcher -- Where Johnny Bench's gold gloves came from -- Echoes of velcro -- The ghost of Wayne Lydon -- Nobody cares about batting average, says the guy who doesn't hit for a living -- Whispering at pitchers -- The code breakers -- The promised land -- The top step -- Mi hijo -- Going home. Acknowledgments.
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    "This fascinating book chronicles the unsung men of baseball who serve the job, the hardships they face, and their love for a game that would not always love them back--told partly through the experiences of an MLB veteran"--
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    LocationCollectionCall No.StatusDue Date 
    Hawaii State LibraryArt, Music & Recreation796.35709 Kratz BrChecked out07/05/2024Add Copy to MyList
    Hilo Public LibraryAdult Nonfiction796.35709 Kratz BrChecked In Add Copy to MyList


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