"Spitting on Diamonds" is about the life, times
and career of spitball pitcher Bradley Hogg. Pitching for
the Braves, Cubs and Phillies between 1911-1919, as well as several minor
league teams (including the 1916
and 1917 Pacific Coast League Los Angeles Angels under Hall of Famer Frank
Chance), Bradley eventually played
with, for, or against 27 Hall of Famers during his nine year professional
career, ranging from teammate
and double-header rotation-mate Cy Young in 1911 to the Pirates Casey Stengel
in 1919. Bradley's story is
highlighted by the myriad coincidences, oddities and challenges met by professional
baseball players at the
turn of the century.
"Spitting on Diamonds" uses newspaper excerpts of the human condition
to show what it was like to be
alive, live, and play professional baseball in a changing America at the
turn of the century.
Written in a lively, tongue-in-cheek style, the book has enough statistics
to satisfy even the
hard-core fan, while bringing the times alive with a vivid portrait of an
America, and a game, that sadly
no longer exists.
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