Overview
From John Smoltz - one of the best Major League pitchers of the last 25 years, lead baseball analyst of Fox Sports, and all-around stellar guy - comes Starting and Closing, a powerful memoir illustrating what he loves about playing baseball, the strength of his faith, and the changes baseball needs to become great again. As a seven-year-old kid pitching a ball against a brick wall, John Smoltz decided to be a professional baseball player when he grew up. And from that simple decision until his last season on the mound in the major leagues, it was his faith, work ethic, and love for the game that propelled him through challenges that would have ruined other athletes. Starting and Closing chronicles the final season in a legendary career that included fourteen years in one of the most dominant rotations in baseball, a Cy Young Award, and a World Series title—all while battling and overcoming ""career-ending"" injuries. Recounting a season that tested his perseverance and deepened his faith, Smoltz flashes back to watershed moments in the skeptic-defying journey from being one of the best starting pitchers of all time, to closer, to starter again. What emerges is an inspirational story from a man who believed not just in himself but in God's plan for him—and one more year.
Full Product Details
Author: John Smoltz ,
Don Yaeger
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Imprint: Avon Books
Dimensions:
Width: 13.50cm
, Height: 1.90cm
, Length: 20.30cm
Weight: 0.231kg
ISBN: 9780062120564
ISBN 10: 0062120565
Pages: 304
Publication Date: 11 August 2023
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: To order
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Reviews
When Smoltz talks about baseball, the book comes alive . . . it all has the ring of authenticity and wisdom. --Kirkus Reviews
When Smoltz talks about baseball, the book comes alive . . . it all has the ring of authenticity and wisdom. --Kirkus Reviews When Smoltz talks about baseball, the book comes alive . . . it all has the ring of authenticity and wisdom. --Kirkus Reviews
Author Information
John Smoltz is a former Major League Baseball pitcher and active sportscaster. He is best known for his prolific career of more than two decades with the Atlanta Braves, during which he garnered eight All-Star selections and received the Cy Young Award in 1996. He is currently the chairman of King's Ridge Christian School in Atlanta and is a scratch golfer. (Tiger Woods has said that Smoltz is the best golfer outside of the PGA tour.) He lives in Atlanta with his family.
