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Cool Of The Evening: The 1965 Minnesota Twins | 
 enlarge | Author: Jim Thielman
Publisher: Kirk House Publishers
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  8 reviews
Sales Rank: 674794
Media: Perfect Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 251
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.9
Dimensions (in): 8.9 x 6 x 0.8
ISBN: 1886513716
Dewey Decimal Number: 796.357640977659
EAN: 9781886513716
ASIN: 1886513716
Publication Date: January 31, 2005
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Book Description
In 1965, the Minnesota Twins were an endless surprise. Baseball was the nation's sport, and it gave people a little break from the world. The Minnesota Twins' powerful lineup drew huge crowds in cities such as New York, Boston, and Los Angeles. But in an upper Midwest storm-filled year, the Minnesota Twins were the perfect storm. When the World Series between the Twins and the Dodgers arrived Minneapolis was vibrant with red, white, and blue bunting. The Twins scored six times in the third inning of the first World Series game ever played in Minnesota. Decades after the 1965 World Series fans lined up for autographs of their heroes. This is the story of the team, the players, the games of the 1965 Minnesota Twins
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 FIVE STARS December 3, 2007
THIS BOOK IS ABOUT THE 1965 MINNESOTA TWINS WHO WON THE AMERICAN LEAGUE PENNANT. THE BOOK CONTAINS INTERVIEWS WITH THE REMAINING PLAYERS AND COACHES WHO WERE ON THAT GREAT TEAM. I FOUND THIS BOOK TO BE A GREAT READ FOR IT BROUGHT BACK MANY MEMORIES FOR ME. I AM A CLEVELAND INDIANS FAN AND THEY WERE ACTUALLY IN THE RACE THAT YEAR UNTIL JULY, WHEN THE TWINS PULLED AWAY. I THINK THE AUTHOR JIM THIELMAN, DOES A GREAT JOB DESCRIBING THE EVENTS AND MIXES THEM WITH THE INTERVIEWS TO MAKE A GREAT BOOK. IF YOU LIKED HARMON, MUDCAT, KITTY KAAT AND ALL THE REST, THEN YOU WILL LOVE THIS BOOK. FOR ALL TWINS AND BASEBALL FANS.
Twins Win First Pennant July 29, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is a great book about the American League Pennant Winners in 1965--The Minnesota Twins. I remember lots of players on that team, and how as a little boy this team broke my heart by beating out the New York Yankees, my beloved Yankees, signaling the end of the Mantle era. It could have been better though. At times the book seems a bit sketchy. The author should have interviewed opposition players and coaches about key series with the Twins that season. I especially enjoyed some of the stories about future Twin heroes like pitcher Jim Perry--trying to find himself and save his pro career (he later wins a CY Young in 1970) but nobody in majors wanted him at start of 1965--and Coach Billy Martin teaching players how to slide into second base using opposite hip. I wish there was more stuff like that in the book. Instead the book is filled with lots of fluff like what a great guy Harmon Killebrew was etc.
Great story about an interesting team January 9, 2007
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
I just finished reading this and really enjoyed it. It provided great insight to the background and chemistry of the 1965 Twins team. I was about 8 years old then and I remember rooting for them to beat the Dodgers and collected many of their baseball cards.
This book fills in all of the gaps in my memory and gives a nice summary of the team and how they fit into the world of baseball and the world as a whole. I hadn't realized there was such a strong Cuban connection on this team put together on the heels of Castro's takeover. Also interesting to learn about how the owners of those days (The Griffiths) often struggled financially to make ends meet. If you are a fan of 1960's baseball, you'll enjoy this book.
Exit the Yankees, Enter the Twins September 13, 2006
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I write this as the Twins are closing in on the Tigers this (2006) season, now only 1 1/2 games back after a long, slow, tough climb. Big Game Tonight vs. the Oakland A's.
I'm also thinking about the '65 Twins as I used to watch/listen to them when they played the Tigers (having lived in Detroit at the time). The Twins of Old were rockin' -- Mincher, Hall, Allison, Oliva, Killebrew -- they were somewhat the American League equivalent of the SF Giants of the same era with tons of power and a few great arms throwing at a very, very good catcher (in this case, Earl Battey). And the AL MVP, Zoilo Versalles, to boot. And like the Giants, those Old Twins were seldom "The Best," but they were NEVER, ever far behind ...
The '65 Series was the second I ever watched, the first since the collapse of the former Yankee Dynasty; I will NEVER forget the home run by Mudcat during it nor the stunning lead the Twins took at the Series' outset.
I agree with another reviewer that we could have stood for a few more photos in this book, but what the heck.
That's all, folks - time to get ready for tonight's game!
Entertaining and Well-Written February 5, 2006
8 out of 8 found this review helpful
I appreciated that Thielman didn't put the players on pedestals but wrote about them in a way that made me see a real person in each uniform. Thielman gave equal time to a number of the lesser known players so that by book's end, you felt you knew third-string catcher John Sevcik almost as well as league MVP Zoilo Versalles.
I think there is a tendency for fans to believe that championship seasons are "magical." One thing you will take away from Thielman's book is that a championship season is really about hard work and being able to overcome adversity. The 1965 Minnesota Twins lost Camilo Pascaul and Harmon Killebrew - their best pitcher and most feared hitter - for significant portions of the season, but managed to still keep winning thanks to players like Jim Perry and Don Mincher filling in for them and not missing a beat.
Another thing I liked about Cool of the Evening was the depth in which Thielman dealt with manager Sam Mele and coaches Johnny Sain and Billy Martin. These three men were as vital to the team's success as Mudcat or Versalles or Oliva and just as interesting to read about.
Cool of the Evening was an entertaining and well-written book that I would recommend not only to Twins fans, but to any baseball fan. I compare it favorably to The Last Good Season which I read last year and also enjoyed.
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