false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255644365m/5997074.jpg 5997074 3 The definitive biography of Satchel Paige, an all-American story of struggle and triumph about the greatest pitcher to ever throw a baseball In his hometown streets of Mobile, Alabama, Satchel Paige fired rocks with enough power and precision to bring down a bird or a rival gang member. In the Negro Leagues he fine-tuned a pitch so fast that catchers complained it set their mitts on fire. After a young Joe DiMaggio managed a scratch single off of him, a Yankees scout wired his bosses, “DiMaggio all we hoped he’d be. Hit Satch one for four.” But racial discrimination kept the Yankees and every other big league team from signing Paige until he was forty-two—when he was voted Rookie of the Year. While many dismissed him as a Stepin Fetchit if not an Uncle Tom, this book makes clear that Paige was something else entirely—a quiet subversive, defying Uncle Tom and Jim Crow. He pitched so spectacularly that white writers and fans turned out to watch black baseball. He drew the spotlight first to himself, then to his all-black Kansas City Monarchs, and inevitably to the Monarchs’s rookie second baseman Jackie Robinson. In the process, Satchel, even more than Jackie, opened the door for African Americans to the national pastime and forever changed his sport and this nation. 6171454 30 6 2009 Satchel total:61|5:14|4:29|3:13|2:4|1:1| 61 234 181 25 4 2 false false Mon Aug 31 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 25 09:22:08 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 02 17:49:13 -0700 2009
The book probably could have been better organized and the sto...more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Jul 25 10:45:35 -0700 2009 Sat Jul 25 16:09:10 -0700 2009
This ably constructed book, authored by Larry Tye, traces Paige's bittersweet life from...more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat Sep 26 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 24 17:44:43 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 27 11:37:19 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun Jul 12 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Jun 28 07:51:38 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 12 17:59:12 -0700 2009
At times, the author is investigative repo...more...]]> 4 1 false false Thu Jul 30 11:27:07 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 30 11:27:07 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu Sep 10 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 29 17:40:54 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 29 17:44:51 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 24 12:41:23 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 09 09:30:32 -0700 2009 1 more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Sep 08 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 01 12:23:25 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 08 10:43:43 -0700 2009
This is a throughly researched, meticulous bio of Satchel Paige. Probably the closest to the truth that has ever been written by or about the man. An interesting, amazing life, of interest to even...more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Jun 26 07:19:24 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 06 11:31:08 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu Aug 13 14:39:54 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 13 14:41:03 -0700 2009
Anyway, initially I was disappointed by this book. When I...more...]]> 4 2 false false Mon Jan 12 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Dec 13 10:18:49 -0800 2008 Mon Jan 12 10:05:30 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Jul 10 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 10 12:57:15 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 10 13:01:06 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 31 11:37:52 -0700 2009 Sun Nov 22 15:56:27 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed Nov 04 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Oct 20 13:04:04 -0700 2009 Wed Nov 04 11:20:13 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Jun 24 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 23 08:15:06 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 23 08:19:06 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Fri Oct 09 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 10 13:00:38 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 10 13:02:23 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Mon Jun 15 05:06:55 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 15 05:09:30 -0700 2009 ft.com 061409: "This biography captures beautifully the man and the legend – baseball pitcher and character extraordinaire Leroy Robert 'Satchel' Paige."]]> 0 0 false false Mon Sep 07 18:00:52 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 07 18:01:54 -0700 2009 2 0 false false Mon Aug 17 14:51:53 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 21 23:06:31 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 17 14:51:53 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon Sep 21 09:05:47 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 21 09:06:31 -0700 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=5997074