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Fathers and sons in baseball broadcasting : the Carays, Brennamans, Bucks and Kalases / Tony Silvia ; foreword by Chip Caray.
LIBRA GV742.4 .S55 2009
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Silvia, Tony.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Sportscasters--United States--Biography.
- Sportscasters.
- United States.
- Fathers and sons--United States--Biography.
- Fathers and sons.
- Fathers and sons--United States--Case studies.
- Baseball--United States--History.
- Baseball.
- History.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Case studies.
- Physical Description:
- vii, 206 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., [2009]
- Summary:
- "Illuminates how the father-son relationship thrives because of baseball, and, sometimes, in spite of it. Each bears a legendary name in baseball broadcasting--Caray, Brennaman, Buck and Kalas. All the sons relate how their fathers' names opened doors but raised expectations of performance, and how they learned from their fathers' (and grandfathers') triumphs and mistakes"--Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- 1 Fathers, Sons, and Baseball: An American Tradition 15
- 2 Marty and Thom Brennaman: Bleeding Cincinnati Red 35
- 3 Jack and Joe Buck: Passing the Cardinals Torch 60
- 4 Harry, Skip, Chip, and Josh Caray: Four Generations, One Town 89
- 5 Harry and Todd Kalas: It's Outa Here 131
- 6 Connections Across Generations 155.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780786438150
- 0786438150
- OCLC:
- 298304608
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