The Captain & Me: On and Off the Field with Thurman Munson
Downloads：6712
Type：Epub+TxT+PDF+Mobi
Create Date：2021-05-13 06:21:10
Update Date：2025-09-07
Status：finish
Author：Ron Blomberg
ISBN：1629378542
Environment：PC/Android/iPhone/iPad/Kindle
Reviews
Steve，
Excellent Great book about the team and the players I grew up with and Thurman Munson was my all time favorite
James Beemer，
THE CAPTAIN AND ME: ON AND OFF THE FIELD WITH THURMAN MUNSON is a MUST READ book for any Thurman Munson fan。 For any baseball fan， it is an intimate view of baseball and a great player told from the aspect of a close friend and teammate Ron Blomberg。 Co-author Dan Epstein - an astute baseball chronologist - intertwined his observations and research， enabling the reader to imagine oneself like a fly on the wall。Beginning with a beautiful Forward by Diana Munson， the human view of The Captain is f THE CAPTAIN AND ME: ON AND OFF THE FIELD WITH THURMAN MUNSON is a MUST READ book for any Thurman Munson fan。 For any baseball fan， it is an intimate view of baseball and a great player told from the aspect of a close friend and teammate Ron Blomberg。 Co-author Dan Epstein - an astute baseball chronologist - intertwined his observations and research， enabling the reader to imagine oneself like a fly on the wall。Beginning with a beautiful Forward by Diana Munson， the human view of The Captain is first unwrapped for what is to come in the following pages。 Some fans are already aware of this side of Thurman， but Ron's perspective adds incredible depth and nuance。Dan Epstein in his Introduction describes what it is like to see baseball greatness in a player for the first time。 This primes the historical perspectives to come。The table is set - literally - in Chapter 1， Deviled Eggs。 Smiles will begin to appear as the many flavors of each chapter seep into your mind。The book flows in a chronological lane， starting with their first spring training up until their last phone call two weeks before the fateful crash。 Besides the intimate view of Thurman the player and human being， Ron also provides his own struggle of wanting to play baseball so bad， but， being betrayed by injuries that sapped away his natural baseball gift。 Wish Yankee fans got to witness Ron's hitting prowess。I found myself dancing delightedly as Ron talks about Thurman's greatness at handling pitching staffs and calling the game。 Fan club members have heard me say Thurman made mediocre pitchers good， good pitchers great and great pitchers Hall-worthy。 Ron states just that and includes how pitchers responded。The other gem was Thurman mentoring Rick Dempsey and how it contributed to Rick's success。 Thurman's team first/pay it forward resonates on his leadership and his approach to catching。There are so many examples of Thurman's leadership and baseball exceptionalism。 The reader will easily gain a fresh perspective。The crash and funeral are handled with class and sensitivity。 I shared Ron's remorse regarding the inability to attend his best friend's funeral。As Ron concludes， Thurman Munson belongs in the Hall of Fame， as many agree。 Voters and former voters have voiced newfound perspective and are reevaluating。 Come December 2023， let's hope we hear "The Newest Member to the National Baseball Hall of Fame - Thurman Lee Munson。"James Beemer 。。。more
