The Oldest Rookie: Big-League Dreams from a Small-Town Guy
by Jim Morris, Joel Engel
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Author: Jim Morris, Joel EngelEdition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2001-04-01
ISBN: 0316591564
Number of pages: 288
Publisher: Little, Brown and Company
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- ISBN13: 9780316591560
- Condition: New
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Book Reviews of The Oldest Rookie: Big-League Dreams from a Small-Town Guy
Book Review: A good book, but could've been better
Summary: 3 Stars
I have to agree with the first reviewer. I also could not wait to read this book, but it takes too long to get into his playing career. Although reading about Morris' upbringing was somewhat interesting, I thought it went too far into psychoanalysis about why his family was dyfunctional and why his own marriage was on the rocks. The reason why people were interested in his story was because it just seemed too unreal for it to be true. As the first reviewer says, it picked up once he started describing his journey back into the world of professional baseball, but I just wish that he had talked more about what it was like to play in the major leagues when all the odds were stacked against him. It was a bit strange that Morris retires again in during the 2000 season and that's how the book ends, but then he came back for the 2001 season and spring training with the Dodgers. I was disappointed that it ended so abruptly when he was actually planning to play again in the 2001 season. It's just my guess, but they must've been in a rush to put this book out to coincide with the start of the baseball season because it could've been much better had they put some more time into it.
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