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Boots Poffenberger: Hurler, Hero, Hell-Raiser

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Description:Who is Boots Poffenberger? None other than "The Prince of Pilsner," "The Baron," "The One-Man Gas House Gang," among other colorful nicknames. Boots Poffenberger was a big league pitcher in the 1930's. He spent only parts of three seasons in the majors, but was unquestionably among the wildest figures of his era--one that included Dizzy Dean, Bobo Newsom, and Van Lingle Mungo. Boots had his own entire band to march to. He enraged management by playing by his own set of rules; he delighted sport writers with an endless stream of crazy missteps and one-liners; and he frustrated teammates who in the end always forgave him because of his warmth and genuine character. To the ballplayers and the many fans who adored him, it was all just "Boots being Boots." This carefully researched and affectionately written biography captures the essence of a true baseball original. Follow Boots’ rise and fall in the big leagues, where his fondness for beer earned him the nickname "The Prince of Pilsner." Enjoy his resurrection in the minor leagues, including a 29-win season that amazingly did not earn him a return to The Show, due to Boots' nonconformity. Read about him during World War II, and his perilous assignment as a Marine Corps pitcher based in Hawaii. Finally, get to know Boots in his later life, as a small town local hero, whose outsized personality and heart resonate with the locals still today. Boots’ story is one of a time gone by, an antidote to today’s game, of baseball and America before big money and big media became so dominant.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Boots Poffenberger: Hurler, Hero, Hell-Raiser. To get started finding Boots Poffenberger: Hurler, Hero, Hell-Raiser, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 250

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: Summer Game Books

Release: 2014

ISBN: 1938545451

Description: Who is Boots Poffenberger? None other than "The Prince of Pilsner," "The Baron," "The One-Man Gas House Gang," among other colorful nicknames. Boots Poffenberger was a big league pitcher in the 1930's. He spent only parts of three seasons in the majors, but was unquestionably among the wildest figures of his era--one that included Dizzy Dean, Bobo Newsom, and Van Lingle Mungo. Boots had his own entire band to march to. He enraged management by playing by his own set of rules; he delighted sport writers with an endless stream of crazy missteps and one-liners; and he frustrated teammates who in the end always forgave him because of his warmth and genuine character. To the ballplayers and the many fans who adored him, it was all just "Boots being Boots." This carefully researched and affectionately written biography captures the essence of a true baseball original. Follow Boots’ rise and fall in the big leagues, where his fondness for beer earned him the nickname "The Prince of Pilsner." Enjoy his resurrection in the minor leagues, including a 29-win season that amazingly did not earn him a return to The Show, due to Boots' nonconformity. Read about him during World War II, and his perilous assignment as a Marine Corps pitcher based in Hawaii. Finally, get to know Boots in his later life, as a small town local hero, whose outsized personality and heart resonate with the locals still today. Boots’ story is one of a time gone by, an antidote to today’s game, of baseball and America before big money and big media became so dominant.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Boots Poffenberger: Hurler, Hero, Hell-Raiser. To get started finding Boots Poffenberger: Hurler, Hero, Hell-Raiser, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.

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