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Slouching Toward Fargo: A Two-Year Saga Of Sinners And St. Paul Saints At The Bottom Of The Bush Leagues With Bill Murray, Darryl Strawberry, Dakota Sadie And Me
by
Neal Karlen
In "Slouching Toward Fargo," author Neal Karlen describes his two-year journey with the St. Paul Saints--the most audacious bushleague ballclub ever to plumb the bottom of the pro sports barrel. Coowned by comedian Bill Murray and run by Mike Veeck--son of the infamous sports promoter Bill Veeck--this motley collection of mutts, hopefuls, and has-beens has become a nationa...more
Paperback, 384 pages
Published
March 7th 2000
by Harper Paperbacks
(first published 1998)
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`Slouching Toward Fargo' could well turn the phrase "bush league" from a term of derision into a complement. Free lance writer Neal Karlen spent two years following the Saint Paul Saints, a team on the bottom rung of the bush leagues, and discovered a place where baseball is still fun; a place far enough away from the big corporate business that the major leagues have become that players and fans still remember what the game is all about. Here, outrageous stunts and promotions amuse enthusiastic...more
A wannabe gonzo journalist is assigned by Rolling Stone editor Jann Wenner to write a hatchet piece on Bill Murray, so he travels to St. Paul, the home of Murray's independent minor league baseball team. Our hero falls in love with the team, of course, which is co-owned by Mike "Son of Bill" Veeck who was the genius behind Disco Demolition night at Comiskey Park -- a publicity stunt that destroyed the field and resulted in one of the few forfeits in baseball history. In right field is Darryl Str...more
This is the hilarious account of the two years Neal Karlden spent with the St. Paul Saints, a minor-league team in St. Paul, MN co-owned by Bill Murray (yes, that Bill Murray) and Mike Veeck, son of former Chicago White Sox owner Bill Veeck. The book follows the team during the time that Darryl Strawberry played for them (mandated baseball rehabilitation after his third time through drug rehab) and it draws loose connections between the outsider status of Mike Veeck, Bill Murray's abdication fro...more
Great read about St. Paul Saints' baseball with detours along the way to the Surf Ballroom in Clear Lake, Iowa, and even Grand Forks following the 97 flood with a great cast of characters including Bill Murray, Eleanore Mondale and many, many more.
A great topic (minor league baseball and the personalities they attract) but I found the author's voice and continual insertion into the storytelling a bit off-putting. If this was a history rather than a memoir, it would be much more entertaining.
When a baseball season returns, go back to, "Slouching Toward Fargo…" This is a tickling, delightful book. Incidentally, it also has historical merit. It probably is the best thing written about minor league baseball.
I bought this off the bargain shelf at Borders and gave it to Lirette for his birthday one year, but I read it first; I don't remember much about it, but I do remember loving it.
Saint Paul Saints was and is more of a movement than a sports team. This the story of the minor league team that thrived just down the road from a major league stadium.
best baseball book ever!
Minor League baseball is not like major league baseball or any other kind of baseball. It is nothing but fun. This book chronicles two years in the life of the St. Paul, Minnesota Saints. It's full of wonderful vignettes and stories and unforgettable characters. If you've never been to a minor league baseball game, go to one. I promise you'll have fun and cheap fun.
This one yelled at me at McKay's the other day. It's my truck book--the one I'm keeping in my truck to read during lunch or traffic jams. It's pretty episodic so far, so it'll lend itself to being read over an extended amount of time...
A fun glimpse at a season of minor league baseball. Karlen gives us an in-depth look at the lives of the St. Paul Saints baseball team, including several big names such as Daryl Strawberry, Jack Morris, and J.D. Drew.
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