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If you have ever added a few extra pounds, spent too much time on
the couch, damaged a relationship, alienated a coworker, or just
simply felt burnt out, you know, first hand, the angst, guilt, and
frustration of ill-health. There's often a gap between the life we
desire and the life we live. Pause Points is written to help us
bridge this very real gap. In it's pages, we discover Seven
Essentials of Health and Well-Being: Love the Ones You're With Fill
Your Mind with the Best Bring Out the Best in Others Eat Mindfully
Exercise Faithfully Find Peace and Relaxation Connect with the
Creator With these Essentials in mind, Dr. Harker introduces us to
Pause Points-an experiential process designed to help us find the
closeness, peace, and satisfaction we desire. Through a series of
exercises, we learn to slow our pace, reflect, dream, plan,
connect, and experience a new positive trajectory in life. Join the
growing revolution of those who desire to flourish. Refusing to
settle, they seek the very best, striving to get the most out of
each day.
In this collection of anecdotes from the announcers of pro
football, the Voices reminisce about a time before television, when
the NFL was just making its floundering start and college ball held
all the attraction. With the spread of television broadcasting, the
Voices gain faces and the NFL gains an audience. Recall with the
broadcasters the excitement of pivotal moments, the glory of the
victors, and the great men who coached those champions. With their
love of the work and lots of lighthearted memories about everything
from the Heidi game to the glory of Green Bay to the birth of
"Monday Night Football," these men and women bring football to
life.
Voices of the Game Curt Smith is "...the voice of authority on
baseball broadcasting." -USA Today #1 New Release in Photography,
Baseball Statistics, Photo Essays, and Photojournalism In this
second in a series of Baseball Hall of Fame books, celebrate the
larger-than-life role played by radio and TV baseball announcers in
enhancing the pleasure of our national pastime. Commemorate the
100th anniversary of baseball broadcasting. The first baseball game
ever broadcast on radio was on August 5, 1921 by Harold Wampler
Arlin, a part-time baseball announcer on Pittsburgh's KDKA,
America's first commercially licensed radio station. The Pirates
defeated the Phillies 8-5. An insider's view of baseball. Now you
can own Memories from the Microphone and experience baseball from
author Curt Smith. He has spent much of his life covering baseball
radio and TV, and previously authored baseball books including the
classic Voices of The Game. Relive baseball's storied past through
the eyes of famed baseball announcers. Organized chronologically,
Memories from the Microphone charts the history of baseball
broadcasting. Enjoy celebrated stories and personalities that have
shaped the game-from Mel Allen to Harry Caray, Vin Scully to Joe
Morgan, Ernie Harwell to Red Barber. Also discover: Images from the
Baseball Hall of Fame's matchless archive Anecdotes and quotes from
Curt Smith's original research Interviews with broadcast greats
Little-known stories, such as Ronald Reagan calling games for WHO
Des Moines in the 1930s Accounts of diversity in baseball
broadcasting, including the TV coverage of Joe Morgan and earlier
Hispanic pioneers Buck Canel and Rafael (Felo) Ramirez A special
section devoted to the Ford C. Frick Award and inductees since its
inception in 1978 Also take a nostalgic trip down baseball's memory
lane with other Baseball Hall of Fame books: Picturing America's
Pastime, So You Think You Know Baseball, and Baseball Memories and
Dreams.
Since radio's debut in the 1920s and television's in the '30s, the
baseball announcer has become entertainer, observer, and extended
member of the family. In "A Talk in the Park: Nine Decades of
Baseball Tales from the Broadcast Booth", many of the pastime's
most popular and famous announcers-the Voices-tell their favourite
stories in their own distinctive words. It is riveting oral
history. Herein is the largest total of active and retired
broadcasters featured in any sports book: 116. Its radio and TV
tales include every major-league team and such networks as ESPN,
Fox, TBS, and the new MLB channel, and capture the Voices
commenting on ballparks, managers, the characters of the game,
umpires, special teams, interleague play, improvements to the
game-and on one another, including the beloved Ernie Harwell, who
died in 2010 and to whom the book is dedicated. Here are Bob Wolff,
airing the longest-ever wild pitch, Howie Rose, using the 1969 Mets
to pass a high school exam, and Charley Steiner, telling why George
Steinbrenner"hired" Jason Giambi. Denny Matthews recalls George
Scott's faux uniform number 6-4-3. Ken Harrelson defends his
one-handed catch: "With bad hands like mine, one hand was better
than two." Eduardo Ortega announces for his mother, who is deaf.
Pat Hughes remembers when Harry Caray called a game with a tea bag
dangling from his ear. Voices hail Lou Piniella: dressed,
undressed, volatile, and loveable. Columnist Christine Brennan says
of author Curt Smith:"No one knows baseball broadcasters as well as
he does." In particular, "A Talk in the Park" addresses trends of
the past two decades-the rise of Hispanic and other minority
announcers, interleague play, ex-jocks' warp-speed climb, whiz-bang
technology, 24/7 coverage, and the evolution of broadcasting, from
radio to network television to cable. Told by baseball's leading
broadcast historian, endorsed by the National Baseball Hall of Fame
and the National Radio Hall of Fame, and starring announcers who
reach millions, A Talk in the Park brilliantly relates what
baseball was, is, and is likely to become.
The Presidents and the Pastime draws on Curt Smith's extensive
background as a former White House presidential speechwriter to
chronicle the historic relationship between baseball, the "most
American" sport, and the U.S. presidency. Smith, who USA TODAY
calls "America's voice of authority on baseball broadcasting,"
starts before America's birth, when would-be presidents played
baseball antecedents. He charts how baseball cemented its
reputation as America's pastime in the nineteenth century, such
presidents as Lincoln and Johnson playing town ball or giving
employees time off to watch. Smith tracks every U.S. president from
Theodore Roosevelt to Donald Trump, each chapter filled with
anecdotes: Wilson buoyed by baseball after suffering disability; a
heroic FDR saving baseball in World War II; Carter, taught the game
by his mother, Lillian; Reagan, airing baseball on radio that he
never saw-by "re-creation." George H. W. Bush, for whom Smith
wrote, explains, "Baseball has everything." Smith, having
interviewed a majority of presidents since Richard Nixon, shares
personal stories on each. Throughout, The Presidents and the
Pastime provides a riveting narrative of how America's leaders have
treated baseball. From Taft as the first president to throw the
"first pitch" on Opening Day in 1910 to Obama's "Go Sox!" scrawled
in the guest register at the National Baseball Hall of Fame in
2014, our presidents have deemed it the quintessentially American
sport, enriching both their office and the nation.
The Green Monster. The Triangle. Pesky’s Pole. They are but a few
of the defining features of Fenway Park, home base for legions of
devoted Red Sox fans. Now, a hundred years after Fenway first
opened its gates, Mercy! tells the park’s history through Red Sox
radio and TV announcers recalling and commemorating the American
institution. Mercy! is three history books in one, covering Fenway,
the Red Sox, and their Voices on the air. Announcers have become as
much a part of Red Sox lore as the park has. Fred Hoey was the
team’s first radio announcer. Successor Jim Britt called its
first live TV broadcast. Curt Gowdy denoted respectability,
courtesy, and pluck. Ken Coleman played his voice like a violin.
Ned Martin’s signature exclamation gives Mercy! its title. He
called one legendary game after another, including Carlton Fisk
waving fair his World Series–tying home run in 1975. Other
well-known Voices include Bob Murphy, Jim Woods, Jon Miller, Ken
Harrelson, Dick Stockton, Sean McDonough, and Joe Castiglione. In
2004, when the Sox finally won their first World Series since 1918,
Castiglione asked the Nation, “Can you believe it?” Many
can’t, even now. Baseball historian Curt Smith’s interviews
with many of these beloved broadcasting personalities provide the
backbone for this unique celebration of “America’s Most Beloved
Ballpark.”
In 1941 Europe was being ravaged by war and by the end of the year,
after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, the United States of
America went to war as well. It was a troubled time when young men
willingly volunteered to serve their country and possibly die for
the sake of freedom. Michael Jeffries, like so many others, joined
the military knowing he'd have to go to war. He graduated from high
school in Bloomington, Minnesota, experienced frustration when
trying to find a job, and in December, shortly after Pearl Harbor,
volunteered for duty in the Army. Throughout his senior year in
high school Michael had been obsessed with Theresa Williams, one of
the prettiest and most popular girls in his class, but she
preferred Danny McCullough, who was physically smaller than Michael
and certainly not as good looking. Michael desperately wanted
Theresa's attention, if for no other reason than to recognize his
valiant act of volunteering for military duty. When he saw her with
her father the day before Christmas, he finally found the courage
to ask her for a date, but she turned him down, intending to spend
the holiday with Danny. Quite frankly, he couldn't handle
rejection. On Christmas Day he made the mistake of having too much
to drink, waiting for Theresa and Danny to leave the movie theater,
and then following them to a secluded area outside of town. What
happened on that cold, wind-blown hill overlooking the Twin Cities
was a serious incident destined to haunt him for the rest of his
life.
Eagle Song is a story of Christopher, Isa, and Raptor, golden
eagles whose experiences may provide insights into our own.
"Christopher," literally "Christ within," is a free-spirited
transliteration from ancient Greek, Chrysos meaning "golden." He is
a pilgrim who knows there must be more to life than eating and
sleeping. After meeting his teacher and spiritual companion Isa, an
abbreviation of the biblical prophet's name, "Isaiah," he awakens
to a spiritual dimension beyond the boundaries of his physical
life. Raptor, who is held in captivity, represents another
dimension, which is yet to awaken in all of us. Guided by a
mysterious harmonic sound, Eagle Song takes us on a journey from
mundane to spectacular.
If you have ever added a few extra pounds, spent too much time on
the couch, damaged a relationship, alienated a coworker, or just
simply felt burnt out, you know, first hand, the angst, guilt, and
frustration of ill-health. There's often a gap between the life we
desire and the life we live. Pause Points is written to help us
bridge this very real gap. In it's pages, we discover Seven
Essentials of Health and Well-Being: Love the Ones You're With Fill
Your Mind with the Best Bring Out the Best in Others Eat Mindfully
Exercise Faithfully Find Peace and Relaxation Connect with the
Creator With these Essentials in mind, Dr. Harker introduces us to
Pause Points-an experiential process designed to help us find the
closeness, peace, and satisfaction we desire. Through a series of
exercises, we learn to slow our pace, reflect, dream, plan,
connect, and experience a new positive trajectory in life. Join the
growing revolution of those who desire to flourish. Refusing to
settle, they seek the very best, striving to get the most out of
each day.
In 1950, Vin Scully broadcast his first major league baseball game
for the then-Brooklyn Dodgers. Nearly sixty years later he still
invites a listener to "pull up a chair," completing a record
fifty-ninth consecutive year of play-by-play. Recruited and
mentored by the legendary Red Barber, the New York-born Scully
moved with the Dodgers to Los Angeles in early 1958. His instantly
recognizable voice has described players from Duke Snider to Orel
Hershiser to Manny Ramirez, with hundreds in between. At one time
or another, Scully has aired NBC Television's Game of the Week,
twelve All-Star Games, eighteen no-hitters, twenty-five World
Series, and network football, golf, and tennis. He has made every
sportscasting Hall of Fame; received a Lifetime Emmy Achievement
award and a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame; and been voted"most
memorable [L.A. Dodgers] franchise personality." In 2000, the
American Sportscasters Association named Scully the Sportscaster of
the 20th Century. The first biography of Vin Scully is long
overdue. Curt Smith-to USA Today,"The voice of authority on
baseball broadcasting"-is the ideal man to write it. Scully opens
each broadcast by wishing listeners, "A very pleasant good
afternoon." Pull Up a Chair will provide a reader with the same.
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