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May 20, 2009

The Complete Game: Reflections on Baseball, Pitching and Life on the Mound by Ron Darling

Ron Darling's The Complete Game: Reflections on Baseball, Pitching and Life on the Mound is not your typical baseball memoir. The Yale alum and former Mets star constructed this book like a baseball game - the pregame intro, nine innings of discussion as well as an extra inning, and a post-game wrap-up. The games discussed are not in typical chronological order, but the first chapter discusses the first inning of his major league debut, the second inning discusses the second inning of a different game, etc.

The unique structure of this book gives the always well-spoken Darling an interesting way of looking back over his baseball career. Some chapters work better than others - personally, I find the chapters where he discusses other pitchers' innings to be a bit boring. But overall, Darling uses this book to provide insight into the mind of a pitcher as he attends to his craft.

Posted by In Repair at May 20, 2009 07:15 AM

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