|
Showing 1 - 4 of
4 matches in All Departments
"The remarkable story of Bryce Harper's unforgettable ride from
Morse Stadium to the top of the baseball draft" (Jayson Stark,
ESPN.com) updated from the hardcover edition ("The Last Natural)
"to include his Rookie of the Year season Before he famously became
a Major League All-Star as a teenager, Harper already had dominated
high school competition like Mickey Mantle on the playground and
appeared on the cover of "Sports Illustrated," which dubbed him the
"most exciting prodigy since LeBron James." Seeking greater tests
as a hitter, the precocious star got his GED after his sophomore
year and enrolled at the College of Southern Nevada, where he would
face future pro pitchers in a difficult wooden-bat league.
Sportswriter Rob Miech was "embedded" with the team--in the dugout
and locker room and on team buses and in motel rooms--to provide a
warts-and-all account of a boy among men playing like a man among
boys. Amid fascinating personal stories including the dynamics
between a veteran coach and Harper's overprotective father, the
jealousies of teammates and opponents, and the sudden descent of
press armies on a tiny college field, the author chronicles a
season-long experiment that culminates in Harper leading the
Coyotes to the Junior College World Series and signing a $9.9
million contract negotiated by notorious agent Scott Boras.
Sporting a fresh cover and a bonus chapter that covers Harper's
award-winning rookie season with the Washington Nationals, this
expanded edition of "Phenom" (originally published as "The Last
Natural") gives fans an all-access pass to baseball's newest rising
star.
|
You may like...
Loot
Nadine Gordimer
Paperback
(2)
R383
R318
Discovery Miles 3 180
Loot
Nadine Gordimer
Paperback
(2)
R383
R318
Discovery Miles 3 180
|
Email address subscribed successfully.
A activation email has been sent to you.
Please click the link in that email to activate your subscription.