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Slouching Toward Fargo: A Two-Year Saga of Sinners and St. Paul Saints at the Bottom of the Bush Leagues with Bill Murray, Darryl Strawberry,

Slouching Toward Fargo: A Two-Year Saga of Sinners and St. Paul Saints at the Bottom of the Bush Leagues with Bill Murray, Darryl Strawberry, - Paperback

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Availability:In StockContributor:Neal Karlen, Mike Veeck (Foreword by)Publish date:2014-09-01Pages:384
Language:EnglishPublisher:Minnesota Historical Society PressISBN-13:9780873519519ISBN-10:873519515UPC:9780873519519Book Category:Sports & RecreationBook Subcategory:BaseballBook Topic:HistorySize:8.53 x 5.49 x 1.09 inchesWeight:1.0803Product ID:SCCGMJ85JM
In his classic account of two years with the most audacious bush league ballclub ever to plumb the bottom of the pro sports barrel, Neal Karlen presents a dizzying collection of characters: co-owners comedian Bill Murray and sports impresario Mike Veeck; baseball's formerly winningest pitcher Jack Morris; outfielder Darryl Strawberry, on his way back to the majors; the back-rubbing Sister Rosalind; baseball's first woman player Ila Borders; frantic fans, a ball-carrying pig, a blind sportscaster, and a host of others. They all prove the credo of the Saints: Fun is Good.

"Hilarious, insightful, touching, informative, Neal Karlen's baseball account delivers a world of vivid characters and ironic redemptions. Karlen is simply one of the best, most sophisticated, and literate practitioners of journalism we have. He goes out and gets the full story, while turning himself into a wonderfully self-mocking, truthful, and likable narrator. I loved every page of this book." --Phillip Lopate, author, essayist, and film critic

"Two things make it great: characters and story line. The tale is rendered in hilarious fashion, mixing plenty of baseball with plenty of laughs." --Rocky Mountain News

"A fun-is-good book . . . [with] enough oddballs to make Alice's Adventures in Wonderland seem like a straightforward account of a schoolgirl's visit to a theme park." --Sports Illustrated

"The funkiest team in baseball." --The New York Times
Language:EnglishPublisher:Minnesota Historical Society PressISBN-13:9780873519519ISBN-10:873519515UPC:9780873519519Book Category:Sports & RecreationBook Subcategory:BaseballBook Topic:HistorySize:8.53 x 5.49 x 1.09 inchesWeight:1.0803Product ID:SCCGMJ85JM
Veeck, Mike: - Mike Veeck, president of the St. Paul Saints while this two-year saga unfolded, is part owner of the Saints and the author of _Fun is Good: How to Create Joy and Passion in Your Workplace and Career_.
Publisher: Minnesota Historical Society Press

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