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Chargement... Wild Pitchpar Mike Lupica
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Inscrivez-vous à LibraryThing pour découvrir si vous aimerez ce livre Actuellement, il n'y a pas de discussions au sujet de ce livre. The book wild pitch is a book about charlie who was a super star pitcher up until he tore his arm. He spends a lot of his time at bars drinking and he is starting to throw his life away. I did not like this book because in the first 30 pages or so in the book it was dull and boring. I like sports books very much but this one I did not seem to enjoy reading. All that was talked about was how charlie needs to get his act toghther. This is why I doped this book early on. ( ) Mike Lupica's book, Wild Pitch, is the story of a man in his mid 40's named Charlie Stoddard. Charlie was a pitcher who in his youth was almost destined make the Hall of Fame. After long days of success, Charlie Stoddard suffers an injury and glides along for the next decade or so, not wanting to give up the life that allows him to remain a youngster for a few more years. Along the way he finds comfort in an exceptional amount of wine, women, and song. His ex-wife always complained that it was "always about Charlie." Lately, though, Stoddard has become a member of the "didn't you used to be somebody" club, making appearances at sports memorabilia shows and living off previous accomplishments. One morning after, when he wakes up next to one of his assignations and finds himself barely able to stand up straight, he is sent to Chang, a mysterious and cynical fitness guru who, through the voodoo he works so well, manages to undo the damage resulting from the scar tissue left by earlier surgeries. In fact, Chang's intense regimen works so well that Stoddard decides he might just be able to make a return to the big leagues. The road back is slow and cautious, but it inevitably leads to the Boston Red Sox, managed by Ted Hartnett, Stoddard's ex-catcher and best friend. Of course, by mid-season their large lead is quickly dwindling, and the Sox are in a battle for the pennant with their arch rivals, the New York Yankees. So guess who steps in to become the hero? Wild Pitch falls back on numerous sports cliches and ethnic stereotypes: the athletes are, for the most part, portrayed as alcoholic and other inappropriate activities. Stoddard's new catcher, Pooty Shaw, is an African American who juggles women like so many billiard balls. In fact, most minorities speak in dialects and are depicted in ways that some might find offensive. I found this book very interesting considering I am a very big sports girl. The plot in this book twisted over and over continuously making me want to turn the page. Although this novel was 352 pages, it felt like a quick read. I would definitely recommend this book to anyone who enjoys sports, and any other book written by Mike Lupica. He is a fantastic author and uses incredible detail. aucune critique | ajouter une critique
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