Listen free for 30 days
-
The Bullpen Gospels
- Major League Dreams of a Minor League Veteran
- Narrated by: Ray Porter
- Length: 10 hrs and 25 mins
Failed to add items
Add to Cart failed.
Add to Wish List failed.
Remove from wish list failed.
Follow podcast failed
Unfollow podcast failed
The Bullpen Gospels
Buy Now for $27.75
No default payment method selected.
We are sorry. We are not allowed to sell this product with the selected payment method
Publisher's Summary
Upon its release, The Bullpen Gospels was a direct hit to the New York Times best seller 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 sleeping on his gun-toting grandmother’s air mattress, veteran reliever Dirk Hayhurst steps out of the bullpen to deliver the best pitch of his career—a raw and unflinching account of his life in the minors.
Whether training tarantulas to protect his room from thieving employees in a backwater hotel or absorbing the gentle mockery of some not-quite-starstruck schoolchildren, Hayhurst reveals a side of baseball—and life—rarely seen on ESPN.
What the critics say
More from the same
Author:
What listeners say about The Bullpen Gospels
Average Customer RatingsReviews - Please select the tabs below to change the source of reviews.
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars
-
Story5 out of 5 stars
- Anonymous User
- 2023-03-13
Great dialogue
Reminds me of dressing room talk. Every sport and team has their slang. I never played baseball, but i loved how ray porter places you in the room with 5 ball players ripping on each other.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars
-
Story5 out of 5 stars
- Amazon Customer
- 2019-05-02
Great inside look at the game
My favourite thing about this book is that it isn't written by a ball player who went on to have a glorious career. That's no slight on Dirk, but it was refreshing to see that everything doesn't follow an easy path. Not everyone who "wants it" gets to have it.
This book pairs quite well with the movie Bull Durham. Both are fantastic glimpses into life in the minors.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
Overall1 out of 5 stars
-
Performance4 out of 5 stars
-
Story1 out of 5 stars
- MC
- 2022-05-24
Repetitive & Average
Performer does well with the material provided. Stories were uninteresting and not funny. the "ZaNy CoNfLiCt" in the locker room felt boring and could easily be swapped with any other environment.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!