Sandy Koufax: A Lefty's Legacy
by Jane Leavy
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Author: Jane LeavyEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2003-09-02
ISBN: 0060933291
Number of pages: 336
Publisher: Harper Perennial
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Book Review: "Now Pitching for Los Angeles..."
Summary: 4 Stars
Jane Leavy's biography of Sandy Koufax is like that box of baseball cards in your garage, attic or basement that you have held on to for the last 25 years - something to be treasured. Although Koufax pitched in era far different from today's world of major league baseball, his brillant career sparkles throughout the pages of Leavy's writing. This is a well researched effort that rekindles the memories of a talented, classy, ball player who wore Dodger Blue, refused to pitch on the Jewish holy days, pitched 4 no-hitters, including the perfect game in 1965, staged a salary holdout with teammate Don Drysdale, retired at 30 and kept a private life that was important to him.Baseball is just a game. Sometimes there are players who epitomize the purity of the game; players who master their position; players who are so good that everyone has at least heard of them. Everyone has heard of Sandy Koufax; some know he was a Dodger; some know he was a lefty; some know he was a Jew; some know he threw a perfect game. With Leavy's book, you will get to know just how good a player Koufax was; and you get to know about Koufax's life - a lot more than you could get by reading the back of his baseball card you keep in your box in the garage.
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