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On the heels of one of the strongest baseball seasons ever, Atlanta Braves World Series MVP and Cy Young award winning pitcher Tom Glavine delivers an insiders' view of baseball's enduring magic and mystique. ... Read more

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Tom's a Genius
Tom Glavine is not only a Hall of Fame pitcher but also a Hall of Fame author. This book was great and Tom knows the game better than anyone. Read the book. Go Tommy! ... Read more

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In a city that had almost given up on the idea of a world championship, pitcher Tom Glavine turned dreams into reality when he pitched one of the greatest games in World Series History. The 1-0 victory over the Cleveland Indians in game six of the 1995 World Series clinched Atlanta's first world championship and made Glavine a hero.

In None But the Braves, Glavine tells the story that led up to this moment of glory, giving readers an insight into what it takes to build a championship team. As the winningest pitcher in baseball in the last five years, he also describes what makes an exceptional pitching staff. He offers an in-depth look at many of the personalities on the team, including Greg Maddux, his fellow pitcher and four-time Cy Young award-winner; former teammate Deion Sanders; and, of course, owner Ted Turner. He also tells his own story from growing up in a working-class family, pushing himself to succeed and his decision to turn down a chance to play pro hockey, opting for baseball instead.

Fans of the Braves, and of baseball, will love Glavine's book. It is filled with all the drama and inspiration that make the game America's passion.

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Great Book
This is a very interesting book in the fact that Mr. Glavine gives us a look at the tragic 1994 strike. I had not realized how much he himself had put into bringing things around and how he was not a fan favorite afterwards. Tom is a part of the greatest pitching staffs of all time(the Braves of the '90s) and now he is coming home. Great Forward by the greatest pitcher of all time Gregg Maddux. Not on my top ten list of all time great baseball books but definitely worth a read.

Glavine's gabbin'
As a fan of the Atlanta Braves, I jumped at the chance to get a bit more background on one of the most dominating bullpens of our times.This bullpen brought us over five Cy Young awards and a string of divisional championships.

My first thought was that this would be about the Braves.Since this was not quite the case, I felt it would an autobiography about Tom Glavine.Well, both of these are partly true, because the text is more of a series of reflections on his life and baseball.Unfortunately, these reflections don't appear to be in any particular order, which can be confusing for the readers.

We learn about the seasons of the Braves going to the World Series and the one time they won.We read about the strike year and hear it from the point of view of Glavine who was a spokesman for the players union.Glavine shares his brief time in the minor leagues as well as his being drafted to play professional hockey.There are even some stories about famous Atlanta Braves and other players, like when he was supposed to retaliate for a hit batsman, but had a bit of inner turmoil because he would have to plunk Dale Murphy.

Although the book could have gone through another edit, it does have some gems for baseball fans.

Tom Glavine best lefthander in the NL
This book was very insightfull.It not only told of Tom's life growing uptorn between hockey and baseball but it told of the wonderful seasons hehas shared with "America's team".I loved the way it talkedabout his relationships with Greg Maddux and introduced you to the otherpeople on the team.In my opinion there is no other man in baseball thatis as polite and caring as Tom Glavine.He never used a foul word ortalked demeaning about any of the players or opponents.He is a true heroto the sport of baseball.

My review of None but the braves:A pitcher,a team,a champion
I think that Tom Glavine did a wonderful job of writing this book. He explains his experiences throughout life in a way that is easy for anyone to understand. I enjoy seeing the photographs. His picture with hisdaughter Amber is adorable.

For Glavine Fans- That's about it
I must reveal I'm a life long Braves fan.I've rooted for and respected Tommy Glavine since his rookie season pitching for 7,000 people at Fulton County stadium.I enjoyed this book just as I have enjoyed watchingGlavine's career.

However, the book doesn't reveal much insight into theBraves or the game of baseball-just Tommy Glavine. It reads like a bookrushed to print in order to capitalize on the 1995 World Series MVPship ofGlavine; while the marketability of Glavine was high. Its a standardbaseball auto/biography.The 3 stars isn't to belittle this book: its anaverage book getting an average rating. ... Read more

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Title: Tom Glavine's success: built on hard work and determination: veteran pitcher is the seventh winningest left-hander in baseball history and with continued health, hopes to reach 300 career victories.
Author: John McMurray
Publication: Baseball Digest (Magazine/Journal)
Date: October 1, 2005
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Volume: 64Issue: 8Page: 48(4)

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This digital document is an article from The Sporting News, published by Thomson Gale on June 9, 2006. The length of the article is 1812 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Apple smacks: mets third baseman David Wright works hard and hits hard--a combination New Yorkers won't be able to resist.(MLB)(Cover story)
Author: Marty Noble
Publication: The Sporting News (Magazine/Journal)
Date: June 9, 2006
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Volume: 230Issue: 23Page: 14(4)

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Pitchers are the heart of baseball, and John Feinstein tells the story of the game today through one season and two great pitchers working in the crucible of the New York media market. Tom Glavine and Mike Mussina have seen it all in the Major Leagues and both entered 2007 in search of individual milestones and one more shot at The World Series-Glavine with the Mets, Mussina five miles away with the Yankees.The two veterans experience very different seasons--one on a team dealing with the pressure to get to a World Series for the first time in seven years, the other with a team expected to be there every year. Taking the reader through contract negotiations, spring training, the ups of wins and losses, and the people in their lives-family, managers, pitching coaches, agents, catchers, other pitchers--John Feinstein provides a true insider's look at the pressure cooker of sports at the highest level. ... Read more

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not recieved
It has been over a month since I ordered this book and still have not recieved it.

Season to Remember - Audio Version to forget
I listen to a lot of audio books on my trips to and from work and generally enjoy most of them.I esp. like how the audio "performance" can greatly enhance the book.And that, in a nutshell, is what's wrong with this book.

But to begin with, this story, itself, is not a strong one.There is little drama, too much background (2/3's of the book talk about seasons past for both pitchers) and not a lot of inside detail about the "season to remember," especially in Mussina's case. OK, you get a little insight into Joe Torre, almost none into the Mets management, some into Will Nieves, Paul LoDuca and precious little about the other players.Lasting Milledge does gets blasted by Glavine, as do a couple of umpires.But that's it for "tell all." Mussina doesn't even go that far.

And teh author goes off on tangents into backgrounds of other players that have nothing to do with the Season to Remember, and may have only briefly crossed Mussina's or Glavine's path.It's almost like filler. It is filler.

You get the picture.The worst of this book is the audio recording.The narrator doesn't know baseball and apparently no one who knew baseball was involved in the making of it.He pronounces many, many names of player incorrectly, mostly hispanic players names, but not all. Steve "Trays-skell) This is terrifically aggravating to a real baseball fan and its hard to believe that a narrator, recording engineer, a tape editor, and proofers could simply miss all the names. Obviously, Glavine, Mussina or even the author never listened to it. That,in itself, says a lot about it.

If not mispronouncing, the narrator makes some major gaffs such as introducing Milledge, an outfielder, as a "pitcher who can hit, run, throw, and cover the outfield." Quite a pitcher indeed. No one picked this up?

And if not gaffing, the narrator voices the book like he is reading to a 5 year old.

I could go on and on.I would have quit listening to this book early on but 2007 was a unique year for the Mets and Yanks and I continued onward just because of that. I think this might have been a good story because the author has turned out some decent books, but I think he didn't get a lot to work with from either of the two players, esp Mussina.

Should stick to golf
Feinstein should definitely stick to golf.His baseball knowledge is so limited (He describes Derek Lowe as "the Dodgers' veteran lefty.") that he is unqualified to write anything about the game, let alone about the nuances of pitching in the majors.Descriptions are dull.One would be better off going back to that season and looking at the box scores for every game Mussina and Glavine pitched.I continue to be amazed that this man gets access to some great stars.He must have a great ability to suck up to these people.

Right on the Money
The book came in timely fashion and in great shape. And at a great price. Right on as advertised!

A year in the life
Of all sports, there are none that have as many great books as baseball.Books like Ball Four, Summer of '49 and The Boys of Summer are just a sampling of the many books about baseball.Why is this the case?In part, it's because of baseball's long history and its huge cast of colorful characters.Also, the action in baseball is relatively easy to describe and follow; a play-by-play narrative of a baseball game is much simpler to grasp than that of a basketball game.

These reasons help make John Feinstein's Living on the Black is a good book, though it also not one of the classics.It is a book about a single season, 2007, in the life of two major league pitchers, Tom Glavine and Mike Mussina.Although both are veteran pitchers with Hall of Fame potential, in many ways, they're opposites.Mussina is a right-hander, Glavine a southpaw.Mussina went to college, Glavine went pro out of high school.Mussina spent his entire career in the American League, while Glavine was only in the National League.

The first hundred or so pages (of500+ pages) of Living on the Black describe the lives and careers of the pair up to 2007.At that point things slow down and we follow the two through spring training and then the regular season.For Glavine, the season would be personally successful - he would get his 300th win - but also disappointing:his Mets would have one of the most famous collapses in baseball history at the end of the year.Mussina's personal success would be more moderate (he'd get win 250), but his Yankees would at least make the postseason, however briefly.

Although only discussed briefly, for both pitchers, there'd only be one more year in their careers after 2007.Mussina would retire at the top of his game with his only 20 win season; Glavine would fade away with injuries and be released by the Braves in 2009.

Feinstein's book is good reading, as he gives the reader a look inside the lives of two baseball players that is both in-depth and entertaining.Unfortunately, he is also careless in places, making errors that any baseball fan (the most likely reader of this text) would catch.For example, he incorrectly states that the Rockies (instead of the Diamondbacks) were an expansion team in 1998.This carelessness diminishes the book a little, but overall, this will be a nice read for fans of the game. ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from Winnipeg Free Press, published by Thomson Gale on August 7, 2007. The length of the article is 755 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Is Glavine set to be the final member?(Sports)
Author: Gale Reference Team
Publication: Winnipeg Free Press (Magazine/Journal)
Date: August 7, 2007
Publisher: Thomson Gale
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