Jim O'Brien (1) (1942–)
Auteur de Maz and the '60 Bucs: When Pittsburgh and Its Pirates Went All the Way
Pour les autres auteurs qui s'appellent Jim O'Brien, voyez la page de désambigüisation.
Œuvres de Jim O'Brien
Remember Roberto: Clemente Recalled By Teammates, Family, Friends and Fans (All-Star Edition of Pittsbugh Proud Series) (1994) 16 exemplaires
Doing It Right: The Steelers of Three Rivers and Four Super Bowls (Pittsburgh Proud Sports Book Series, 1) (1991) 13 exemplaires
Immaculate Reflections: Sports Insights from a Pittsburgh Viewpoint (Pittsburgh Proud series) (2012) 3 exemplaires
ABA All-Stars 1 exemplaire
Étiqueté
Partage des connaissances
- Nom canonique
- O'Brien, Jim
- Date de naissance
- 1942
- Sexe
- male
- Nationalité
- USA
- Lieux de résidence
- Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Upper St Clair, Pennsylvania, USA
Membres
Critiques
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Statistiques
- Œuvres
- 27
- Membres
- 161
- Popularité
- #131,051
- Évaluation
- 4.2
- Critiques
- 1
- ISBN
- 55
O'Brien interviews not only members of that 1960 Pittsburgh Pirates team but members of the Yankees team as well. I am not really much of a baseball fan, but the book drew me in in a personal way and became a very enjoyable team portrait. The interviews are well conducted and the people are well represented.
The author shows that Mazeroski should not only be known for that ninth inning home run, but for his overall skill as a ball player. That one home run has overshadowed his other accomplishments to the point that many feel it has kept him out of the Hall of Fame for too long, since membership into that select body requires more than a one time performance. In 2001, eight years after this book was published, Bill Mazeroski was finally inducted. Maz certainly deserved to take his place next to the other baseball immortals that have worn the Pirates uniform, including Honus Wagner, Casey Stengel (yes he played for Pittsburgh, "You could look it up!") and Roberto Clemente.
Everyone interviewed described Mazeroski as a modest man, not boastful of his performance. Jim O'Brien continues this theme by devoting the book to the entire team, not just one person. One theme that comes through in the interviews with the players, old timers by todays standards, is they played the game because they enjoyed the game, they enjoyed their fellow players and even respected their opponents. Yes, they enjoyed the money they made, but it was truly about the game, not the money for these players.
Even if someone else manages to hit a home run in the bottom of the ninth of the seventh game of the World Series to bring the lead and the win back to their team, history cannot repeat the spirit or the players of that 1960 Pittsburgh Pirates team.… (plus d'informations)