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Pedro / Pedro Martinez and 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.

Record details

  • ISBN: 0544279336
  • ISBN: 9780544279339
  • Physical Description: xiii, 317 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
  • Publisher: New York : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2015.

Content descriptions

Formatted Contents Note:
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.
Target Audience Note:
1050L Lexile
Subject:
Martínez, Pedro, 1971-
Baseball players > Dominican Republic > Biography.
Baseball players > United States > Biography.
Pitchers (Baseball) > United States > Biography.
Genre:
Autobiographies.

Available copies

  • 7 of 7 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Onslow County Public Library.

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  • 0 current holds with 7 total copies.
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Sneads Ferry Branch Library BIO MARTINEZ (Text) 36015001199088 Adult Biography Available -