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Game used : my life in stitches with the Minnesota Twins / Dick Bremer ; with Jim Bruton ; [foreword by Bert Blyleven].

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Chicago, Illinois : Triumph Books, 2021Copyright date: ©2021Edition: First Triumph Books paperback editionDescription: xii, 291 pages : black and white illustrations ; 23 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781629378770
  • 1629378771
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Summary: "Dick Bremer's distinctive baritone has served as the soundtrack of Minnesota Twins baseball for over three decades. Millions of fans have enjoyed his observations, insight, and magical storytelling on television broadcasts. Now, in this striking memoir, the Minnesota native and lifelong Twins fan takes fans behind the mic, into the clubhouse, and beyond as only he can. Told through 108 unique anecdotes--one for each stitch in a baseball--Bremer weaves the tale of a lifetime, from childhood memories of the ballfield in small town Dumont, Minnesota, to his early radio days as 'The Duke in the Dark,' to champagne-soaked clubhouses in 1987 and 1991, and his encounters with Twins legends ranging from Calvin Griffith and Harmon Killebrew, to Kirby Puckett and Kent Hrbek, to Joe Mauer and Justin Morneau. This honest and engaging autobiography gives fans a rare seat alongside Bremer and his broadcast partners, including Killebrew, Bert Blyleven, Jack Morris, Jim Kaat, Tom Kelly, and other Twins legends."--Amazon website.
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Adult Book Adult Book Main Library Biography BREMER, D. B836 Checked out 06/13/2024 33111010514699
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

An unforgettable look at a lifetime of Twins baseball packed with Bremer's self-deprecating humor and passion for the game

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Dick Bremer's distinctive baritone has served as the soundtrack of Minnesota Twins baseball for over three decades. Millions of fans have enjoyed his observations, insight, and magical storytelling on television broadcasts. Now, in this striking memoir, the Minnesota native and lifelong Twins fan takes fans behind the mic, into the clubhouse, and beyond as only he can.



Told through 108 unique anecdotes--one for each stitch in a baseball--Bremer weaves the tale of a lifetime, from childhood memories of the ballfield in smalltown Dumont, Minnesota, to his early radio days as "The Duke in the Dark," to champagne-soaked clubhouses in 1987 and 1991, and his encounters with Twins legends ranging from Calvin Griffith and Harmon Killebrew, to Kirby Puckett and Kent Hrbek, to Joe Mauer and Justin Morneau.



This honest and engaging autobiography gives fans a rare seat alongside Bremer and his broadcast partners, including Killebrew, Bert Blyleven, Jack Morris, Jim Kaat, Tom Kelly, and other Twins legends.

"With a new epilogue"--Cover.

"Dick Bremer's distinctive baritone has served as the soundtrack of Minnesota Twins baseball for over three decades. Millions of fans have enjoyed his observations, insight, and magical storytelling on television broadcasts. Now, in this striking memoir, the Minnesota native and lifelong Twins fan takes fans behind the mic, into the clubhouse, and beyond as only he can. Told through 108 unique anecdotes--one for each stitch in a baseball--Bremer weaves the tale of a lifetime, from childhood memories of the ballfield in small town Dumont, Minnesota, to his early radio days as 'The Duke in the Dark,' to champagne-soaked clubhouses in 1987 and 1991, and his encounters with Twins legends ranging from Calvin Griffith and Harmon Killebrew, to Kirby Puckett and Kent Hrbek, to Joe Mauer and Justin Morneau. This honest and engaging autobiography gives fans a rare seat alongside Bremer and his broadcast partners, including Killebrew, Bert Blyleven, Jack Morris, Jim Kaat, Tom Kelly, and other Twins legends."--Amazon website.

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