A Pirate for life
By: Steve Blass with Erik Sherman
Contributors: Sherman, Erik
Publisher: Triumph Books
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Chicago, Ill
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781600787065
Subjects: Baseball players; TRAVEL / United States / Northeast / Middle Atlantic (NJ, NY, PA); BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Sports; Pittsburgh Pirates (Baseball team); Sportscasters; Biography; SPORTS & RECREATION / Baseball / General
Description: "Exploring a pitching career that began with a complete-game victory over Hall of Famer Don Drysdale in 1964 and ended when he could no longer control his pitches, this book details the life of Pittsburgh Pirates great, Steve Blass. This insider's view of the humorous and bizarre journey of a World Series champion pitcher turned color commentator will delight Pirates and baseball fans alike. Recounting his first years in the Major Leagues and his battle with the baffling condition that would ultimately bear his own name, Steve Blass tells the story of his life on and off the field with a poignant, dazzling wit and shares the life of a baseball player who had the prime of his career cut short"--