The Curse of Rocky Colavito

2007-04 Biography & Autobiography

Author : Terry Pluto
Release : 2007-04
Genre : Biography & Autobiography
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 355/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis The Curse of Rocky Colavito by : Terry Pluto

Download or read book The Curse of Rocky Colavito written by Terry Pluto. This book was released on 2007-04. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ever since the ill-fated trade of Rocky Colavito to Detroit in 1960, Indians fans have watched their team stumble through an extraordinary array of misdeeds, misfortunes, and outright tragedies. This series of funny, fond, and irreverent vignettes captures the frustration, anger--and undying optimism--of baseball's worst team. Photos.

Rocky Colavito

2019-06-10 Biography & Autobiography

Author : Mark Sommer
Release : 2019-06-10
Genre : Biography & Autobiography
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Book Rating : 977/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis Rocky Colavito by : Mark Sommer

Download or read book Rocky Colavito written by Mark Sommer. This book was released on 2019-06-10. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Iconic ballplayer Rocky Colavito captivated fans during the 1950s and 1960s with his movie-star looks, boyish enthusiasm, powerful bat and cannon-like arm. This biography of "the Rock"--the first in more than half a century--recounts his origins in an Italian immigrant family, his close friendships with Herb Score and Roger Maris, and his rise through the minors to become one of the Cleveland Indians' most beloved players--who retired with the third most home runs by a right-handed AL batter. The author also examines the controversial trade that sent Colavito, the AL's 1959 home run champion, to the Detroit Tigers for batting champion Harvey Kuenn. Colavito's departure was a crushing blow to Indians fans and the team's subsequent 34-year slump was dubbed "the Curse of Colavito."

Loose Balls

2011-07-19 Sports & Recreation

Author : Terry Pluto
Release : 2011-07-19
Genre : Sports & Recreation
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Book Rating : 522/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book Loose Balls written by Terry Pluto. This book was released on 2011-07-19. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What do Julius Erving, Larry Brown, Moses Malone, Bob Costas, the Indiana Pacers, the San Antonio Spurs and the Slam Dunk Contest have in common? They all got their professional starts in the American Basketball Association. What do Julius Erving, Larry Brown, Moses Malone, Bob Costas, the Indiana Pacers, the San Antonio Spurs and the Slam Dunk Contest have in common? They all got their professional starts in the American Basketball Association. The NBA may have won the financial battle, but the ABA won the artistic war. With its stress on wide-open individual play, the adoption of the 3-point shot and pressing defense, and the encouragement of flashy moves and flying dunks, today's NBA is still—decades later —just the ABA without the red, white and blue ball. Loose Balls is, after all these years, the definitive and most widely respected history of the ABA. It's a wild ride through some of the wackiest, funniest, strangest times ever to hit pro sports—told entirely through the (often incredible) words of those who played, wrote and connived their way through the league's nine seasons.

Joe Tait: It's Been a Real Ball

2012-05 Biography & Autobiography

Author : Terry Pluto
Release : 2012-05
Genre : Biography & Autobiography
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 940/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book Joe Tait: It's Been a Real Ball written by Terry Pluto. This book was released on 2012-05. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Joe Tait is like a family friend to three generations of Cleveland sports fans. This book celebrates his Hall-of-Fame broadcasting career with stories from Joe and dozens of fans, media colleagues, and players. He was "the Voice of the Cleveland Cavaliers." But to fans, Joe was also "one of us." Cavs basketball, Indians baseball, or Mount Union football, he made the game come alive, and wasn't afraid to speak his mind¿even when it might get him in trouble with the coach or the owner. He inspired a generation of young broadcasters, and phrases he invented became part of the common language of Northeast Ohio sports.These stories will make you feel like you're sharing a personal play-by-play recap with one of the best announcers in all of sports.

False Start

2004 History

Author : Terry Pluto
Release : 2004
Genre : History
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 884/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book False Start written by Terry Pluto. This book was released on 2004. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Terry Pluto, one of Cleveland's top sportswriters, takes a hard look at the first 5 years of the new Cleveland Browns franchise and doesn't like what he sees. This book chronicles the backroom deals, big-money power plays, poor decisions, and plain bad luck that have dogged the venerable franchise since Art Modell skipped town in 1995. Legions of loyal fans stand by, waiting for a return to past glory. How much longer must they wait? Pluto sifts through the clues from the last five seasons and looks for answers.

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