Bibliograph

Pedro, Pedro Martinez with Michael Silverman

Type

Label

Pedro, Pedro Martinez with Michael Silverman

Language

eng

resource.biographical

autobiography

Illustrations

platesillustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Pedro

Oclc number

885225351

Responsibility statement

Pedro Martinez with Michael Silverman

Summary

From the 8-time All Star and 3-time Cy Young Award-winning pitcher, a bold, no-holds-barred memoir of his career, from his hardscrabble upbringing in the Dominican Republic to becoming one of the greatest pitchers of all time

Table Of Contents

1971-1989. More than a game ; Heart of a lion -- 1990-1993. Dodgertown blues ; Sweet home Montana ; King of the jungle ; "It's Ramon's little brother" ; Off the bus ; Fragile: handle with care -- 1993-1997. Je ne parle pas français ; Far north of the border ; Señor plunk ; Click ; Dan, you made a bad trade -- 1998-2001. Well, I love that dirty water ; Command performance ; "Petey's in the house" ; Art and craft ; Alpha male ; The beginning of the end -- 2002-2004. An ugly chapter ; Body of work ; A little cranky, that's all ; Blame game ; "If you sneak into my house, I will shoot you" ; "Who's your daddy?" ; Top of the world -- Since 2004. "Take that computer and stick it..." ; Fresh start for an old goat ; Fading to black ; Last pitch

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