Throwing Bullets: A Tale of Two Pitchers Chasing the Dream Review

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(More customer reviews)A hardcore fan looking for stats and game stories will not rate this book a five but if your are looking for a real life baseball story mixed in with some small town Americana this is the book for you. The author follows Francisco Liriano and Justin Olson throught the 2005 minor league season. But this book is alot more than that it also is the travel from one small town to another and the life around minor league baseball. The author interviews the small teams PR people, owners, GM's, coaches and just the team guys that have been around for years. This book gives you the Minor League flavor from Buffalo to New Britain and every stop in between. All baseball fans know who Liriano is and you will get some insight into him but not much. It's a quick read and enjoyable from my perspective.

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Long time journalist and baseball enthusiast, Roy Rowan, takes the reader inside the hearts and locker rooms of two of minor league baseball's hottest pitching prospects. Pitching for the same team and against each other, they are from to different worlds. Justin Olson was raised on baseball in America's heartland, while Francisco Liriano discovered his skills in the sandlots of the Dominican Republic.From the sweaty bus rides of the minors to the bright lights of the big show, Roy Rowan takes the reader through the small cities and resolute players who step onto America's baseball diamonds every summer, determined to preserve America's past-time.A story for anyone whose ever dreamed of making it to the big leagues, this is an incredible baseball tale-with the grit, determination, and hope to make it a sports classic