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Author: Mike Piazza ,
Lonnie Wheeler
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Imprint: Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing
Dimensions:
Width: 14.80cm
, Height: 2.80cm
, Length: 23.00cm
Weight: 0.471kg
ISBN: 9781439150238
ISBN 10: 1439150230
Pages: 384
Publication Date: 18 February 2014
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
"""Piazza applies the single-minded drive he showed at the plate to making the case for his legacy. . . . [He] is forthright and often quite funny. . . . Mets fans will find insights, if not solace, in Piazza's account of the team's woes."" -- Ada Calhoun * The New York Times Book Review * ""Mr. Piazza has had one of the stranger and more inspiring careers in baseball history. . . . [Long Shot] explain[s] how this non-prospect blossomed into a legendary hitter."" -- Tim Marchman * The Wall Street Journal * ""Beloved Mets catcher Mike Piazza comes out swinging in a new memoir—confronting rumors about being gay and taking steroids, detailing his romantic home runs and finally setting the score with his hated rival, Roger Clemens."" -- Michael Gartland and Cynthia R. Fagen * The New York Post *"
Beloved Mets catcher Mike Piazza comes out swinging in a new memoir confronting rumors about being gay and taking steroids, detailing his romantic home runs and finally setting the score with his hated rival, Roger Clemens. --Michael Gartland and Cynthia R. Fagen The New York Post
Piazza applies the single-minded drive he showed at the plate to making the case for his legacy. . . . [He] is forthright and often quite funny. . . . Mets fans will find insights, if not solace, in Piazza's account of the team's woes. -- Ada Calhoun * The New York Times Book Review * Mr. Piazza has had one of the stranger and more inspiring careers in baseball history. . . . [Long Shot] explain[s] how this non-prospect blossomed into a legendary hitter. -- Tim Marchman * The Wall Street Journal * Beloved Mets catcher Mike Piazza comes out swinging in a new memoir-confronting rumors about being gay and taking steroids, detailing his romantic home runs and finally setting the score with his hated rival, Roger Clemens. -- Michael Gartland and Cynthia R. Fagen * The New York Post *
Beloved Mets catcher Mike Piazza comes out swinging in a new memoir--confronting rumors about being gay and taking steroids, detailing his romantic home runs and finally setting the score with his hated rival, Roger Clemens. --Michael Gartland and Cynthia R. Fagen The New York Post
Author Information
Mike Piazza grew up in Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, and was chosen by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the sixty-second round of the 1988 Major League Baseball amateur draft. He was National League Rookie of the Year in 1993 and was a twelve-time All-Star selection. He holds the record for most home runs by a catcher (396) and held the record for highest batting average in a season by a catcher (.362) until it was recently broken. He lives with his family in Miami Beach, Florida. Lonnie Wheeler’s numerous books include collaborations on the autobiographies of Hank Aaron (I Had a Hammer), Bob Gibson (Stranger to the Game), Mike Piazza (Long Shot), a baseball dialogue between Gibson and Reggie Jackson (Sixty Feet, Six Inches), and reflections on a summer at Wrigley Field (Bleachers). The author of Intangiball: The Subtle Things That Win Baseball Games, he lives in New Richmond, Ohio.
