Ken Kaiser (1945–2017)
Autore di Planet of the Umps: A Baseball Life from Behind the Plate
Sull'Autore
Kenneth John Kaiser Jr. was born in Rochester, New York on July 26, 1945. He attended Al Somers's umpiring school. He got a job in the Florida Rookie League, which began his 13 years working in the minor leagues. He moved up to the American League in 1977. He lost his job in 1999 when he and more mostra altro than 50 other umpires submitted letters of resignation as part of a strategy conceived by their union leader to force Major League Baseball to negotiate a better labor agreement. His was one of the 22 resignations accepted. His autobiography, Planet of the Umps: A Baseball Life from Behind the Plate written with David Fisher, was published in 2003. He died from congestive heart failure on August 8, 2017 at the age of 72. (Bowker Author Biography) mostra meno
Opere di Ken Kaiser
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Informazioni generali
- Nome legale
- Kaiser, Kenneth John Jr.
- Data di nascita
- 1945-07-26
- Data di morte
- 2017-08-08
- Sesso
- male
- Nazionalità
- USA
- Luogo di nascita
- Rochester, New York, USA
- Luogo di morte
- Rochester, New York, USA
- Attività lavorative
- umpire
memoirist
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Planet of the Umps: A Baseball Life from Behind the… di Ken Kaiser
Some good lines, lots of snark and a different view of baseball. Lots of anecdotes - in fact all of it is basically anecdotes, and more than a bit unbelievable. It's an OK read, but I wouldn't trust it as a reference on the history of the game.
½Being the memoirs of a much-travelled umpire, with a heavy emphasis on one-liners. It is genuine and a fun, quick read.
Once I started thinking of this book as a transcription of a guy in a bar BSing about his life, I really enjoyed it. Don't look for facts or deep insight, just enjoy the tall tales Ken tells.
Statistiche
- Opere
- 1
- Utenti
- 54
- Popolarità
- #299,230
- Voto
- 3.1
- Recensioni
- 3
- ISBN
- 3