Upon its release The Bullpen Gospels was a direct hit to the New York Times bestseller list. With comparisons to Jim Boutons’s Ball Four, The Bullpen Gospels is slated to be a classic of the genre.
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By P. Cumming
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I finished this book within 2 days (and one of those days I worked).....I loved the honesty and the story of an ordinary man's struggles in life with the backdrop of my favourite sport, baseball. One page I'd be laughing & the next I'd be reading through tears. I learned a lot about life in the minor leagues, even more about Dirk himself, but surprisingly I learned a lot about myself and how I look at things in life. A really great read. (And just to show the span of appeal, I'd like to mention that I'm a 50+ female.
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By BH24
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Hayhurst's intimate view of minor league baseball is beautifully written and provides readers with edge of their seat in game excitement that makes you feel as though you were there for the games and are re-living the experience. He intertwined comedic "relief" with pertinent life advice so seamlessly that it makes this one of the best books I've ever had the pleasure to read. I'm really looking forward to reading his next books.
By Conrad
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No expectations going into this read, I love baseball and figured the reviews were great. No brainier good baseball book right? Baseball was great in the read, but the struggle and life lessons trumped everything else. You gotta love a surprise like that! Empathy is an author's binding agent and I was crazy glued to this one.
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A True Picture of Baseball
In his tell-all best seller, The Bullpen Gospels, Dirk Hayhurst provides an unexpurgated account of minor league baseball and the colorful characters who endure it. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Barry Francis
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Couldn't Put It Down..Well Done
One of the problems with many books on sports personalities is that they focus far too much on meaningless statistics, game results, useless information that can be checked in... Read more
Published on Jan 21 2011 by Lawrence Wood
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Really entertaining!
I read this book over the august long weekend and had no problems finishing. I am not much of a reader but picked a book on sports since everyone else on the beach would be reading... Read more
Published on Aug 3 2010 by Ian M
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Thoughts from the Bullpen
I found this book the opposite of many I have read. I enjoyed his thoughts on life more than his interactions with other players. Some stories went on too long. Read more
Published on July 7 2010 by Harris Macklin
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Good summertime read
Interesting review of the underbelly of minor league baseball. This book is an easy summertime read that is good for even the casual baseball fan.
Published on Jun 14 2010 by JC11
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Real life minor league ups and downs
I recommend this book to everyone interested in baseball and not educated about life in the high minors. Read more
Published on May 31 2010 by Marc Ranger
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Baseball from the other side.
Hayhurst is a gifted writer first. His writing clearly demonstrates that he is observant, introspective, and sensitive; he also happens to be a baseball player. Read more
Published on May 9 2010 by R. J. Richmond
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Bullpen Gospels
I read the Bullpen Gospels for an insiders prospective on professional baseball. I got exactly what I payed for but also much more. It turns out this is just a great book. Read more
Published on May 4 2010 by Mitchell Macleod
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Simply a masterpiece!
This book may appear to be about baseball, and (since at times baseball frames it so thoroughly) it can and will thrill the ball fan, it is more fundamentally about life, identity,... Read more
Published on April 11 2010 by Derek Maisonville
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Beyond the numbers, beneath the magic
It's a numbers game, Dirk Hayhurst's agent tells him as the minor league veteran braces for reassignment down to single-A ball. Read more
Published on April 7 2010 by Bruce Lord
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