Why read The Bullpen Gospels?

Book cover of The Bullpen Gospels: Major League Dreams of a Minor League Veteran

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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.

From the humble heights of a Class-A pitcher's mound to the deflating lows of…

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1 author picked The Bullpen Gospels as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

Dan Largent

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Keith Olberman said that The Bullpen Gospels, "Might be one of the best baseball books written in forty years."

I would like to go a step further and say that it is THE best baseball book that has been written. Ever. Even better than Ball Four, to me, because it takes place during the modern era of baseball and was written by Hayhurst as he played professionally.

Hayhurst gives readers a realistic view into what it is really like to be like the majority of minor league players, “Bonus Babies” aside, as he pulls the veil back on professional baseball.

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