Bibliograph

The Baseball Whisperer, a small-town coach who shaped Big League dreams, Michael Tackett

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Label

The Baseball Whisperer, a small-town coach who shaped Big League dreams, Michael Tackett

Language

eng

resource.biographical

individual biography

Illustrations

platesillustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The Baseball Whisperer

Oclc number

926050437

Responsibility statement

Michael Tackett

Sub title

a small-town coach who shaped Big League dreams

Summary

"Traces the ... story of Merl Eberly and his Clarinda A's baseball team, which he tended over the course of five decades, transforming them from a town team to a collegiate summer league powerhouse. Along with Ozzie Smith, future manager Bud Black, and star player Von Hayes, Merl developed scores of major league players (six of which are currently playing). In the process, Merl taught them to be men, insisting on hard work, integrity, and responsibility"--Dust jacket flap

Table Of Contents

Foreword -- Changed lives -- A place to grow -- "Come out or get out" -- Where the work ethic still works -- Baseball family -- National champions -- Merl's rules -- "No bright lights" -- Opportunity -- Stepping off the field -- Keeping -- Renewal -- Blue goose -- Heading home -- Afterword

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