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The Catcher (Baseball Behind the Seams) | 
 enlarge | Author: Rob Trucks
Publisher: Emmis Books
Category: Book
List Price: $14.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  3 reviews
Sales Rank: 744205
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 224
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.7
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.4 x 0.6
ISBN: 1578601649
Dewey Decimal Number: 796.35723
EAN: 9781578601646
ASIN: 1578601649
Publication Date: March 1, 2005
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Product Description
Part of the Behind the Seams series, The Catcher is an in-depth exploration into the most demanding position in baseball. Interviews by author Rob Trucks of more than fifty major-league catchers, past and present — including Yogi Berra, Lance Parrish, Charles Johnson, and Mike Lieberthal — give a never-before-seen glimpse into life behind the mask. They share the techniques they mastered to become great catchers, their most memorable plays, and what it feels like to catch a no-hitter or a knuckleball.
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 Not as good as I'd hoped August 16, 2007
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I was initially very excited to read this book which seemed to be the only book I could find that was supposed to be totally dedicated to the position of catching. Overall it was "average" but I was a little disappointed. I didn't think the writing was very good. Much of it was just un-edited quotes from the same few catchers, many of whom I really hadn't heard or known of. The Chapter "A Day in the Life" of Charles Johnson was very uninteresting and really didn't focus on his catching.
It is hard for me to be specific. I thought it was a decent book and certainly was reasonably priced. I was just expecting more insight from the author about the position of a catcher.
 A book for any Catcher! March 8, 2007
Once I started reading this book I got angry everytime the morning train to work stopped and I had to get to work. Its a great read. Lots of interviews and stories about the position from old and younger players. For a guy like me who is still trying to learn the position this book was a load of insights. Any baseball fan would like this book.
Insightful August 10, 2005
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
Simply put, this is the most insightful, well-researched book I've ever read on the position. It quickly and easily dispels the myth that catchers wear "the tools of ignorance."
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