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Dirk Hayhurst writes about baseball in a unique way. Observant, insightful, human, and hilarious.
--Bob Costas
As a major and not-so-major league pitcher, Dirk Hayhurst has learned to master more than striking out batters. While waiting for his name to be called in the bullpen, he honed his gifts as a storyteller, one the New York Times calls the best writer in a baseball uniform. In this often hilarious collection of adventures on and off the diamond, Dirk details the intricacies of pulling off an epic team prank, even if its at his own expense;the art of creating the perfect professional baseball nickname;his comically ineffective attempts at writing romance novels;and the bizarre tale in which a bear gets punched in the face (yes, really). No matter how wild his story, Dirk proves once again he knows that its all in the delivery.
I find his writing both entertaining and thought provoking...unlike his fastball.
--Ben Zobrist, Tampa Bay Rays All-Star
Dirk Hayhurst has done it again...Turns out hes a starter and a closer.
--Tim Kurkjian, ESPN
Hayhurst delivers an entertaining story for more than just sports fans.
--Jordan Bastian, MLB.com
Hayhurst explains life in the minors and the major leagues like youve never read it before.
--J. J. Cooper, Baseball America
Insight and humor from the pitchers mound.
--Businessweek
51,300 Words.
--Bob Costas
As a major and not-so-major league pitcher, Dirk Hayhurst has learned to master more than striking out batters. While waiting for his name to be called in the bullpen, he honed his gifts as a storyteller, one the New York Times calls the best writer in a baseball uniform. In this often hilarious collection of adventures on and off the diamond, Dirk details the intricacies of pulling off an epic team prank, even if its at his own expense;the art of creating the perfect professional baseball nickname;his comically ineffective attempts at writing romance novels;and the bizarre tale in which a bear gets punched in the face (yes, really). No matter how wild his story, Dirk proves once again he knows that its all in the delivery.
I find his writing both entertaining and thought provoking...unlike his fastball.
--Ben Zobrist, Tampa Bay Rays All-Star
Dirk Hayhurst has done it again...Turns out hes a starter and a closer.
--Tim Kurkjian, ESPN
Hayhurst delivers an entertaining story for more than just sports fans.
--Jordan Bastian, MLB.com
Hayhurst explains life in the minors and the major leagues like youve never read it before.
--J. J. Cooper, Baseball America
Insight and humor from the pitchers mound.
--Businessweek
51,300 Words.
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Wild Praise for Dirk Hayhurst
OUT OF MY LEAGUE
A rare gem of a baseball book. Out of My League captures both the joy and the toll of becoming a big leaguer.
Tom Verducci
Hayhursts vivid, deeply felt account of his rookie season in the majors blends a humorous, candid and insightful memoir with an appealing love story. Grade: Home Run.
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Dirk Hayhurst writes about baseball in a unique way. Observant, insightful, human, and hilarious.
Bob Costas
The best writer in a baseball uniform.
Tyler Kepner , The New York Times
This book shows why baseball is so often used as a metaphor for life.
Keith Olbermann
The most candid portrayal of life as a professional athlete Ive ever seen.
Michael Dolan , editor-in-chief, Athletes Quarterly
Dirk Hayhurst has done it again.... Turns out hes a starter and a closer.
Tim Kurkjian, senior writer , ESPN: The Magazine , and analyst/reporter, ESPN television
Hayhurst writes an engaging tale.... Hayhursts story is authentic baseball.... This is a humorous, heartfelt, but gritty tale of the nomadic baseball life.
Library Journal
Hayhurst has done it again.... If only I could pitch as well as he can write, I might have more Cy Youngs than Greg Maddux.
Jayson Stark, ESPN.com
Extraordinary experiences, plenty of dirty laundry... Hayhurst creates forward momentum and we want him to succeed.
Kirkus Reviews
Memorable.... Hayhurst delivers an entertaining story for more than just sports fans.
Jordan Bastian, MLB.com
I find his writing both entertaining and thought-provoking ... unlike his fastball.
Ben Zobrist, Tampa Bay Rays All-Star
Hilarious, illuminating and poignant.... This is more than a baseball book. Its the story of a man learning that its possible to grip a baseball without it gripping him.
Craig Calcaterra, NBC Sports.com
Funny, earthy, touching.
King Kaufman, Bleacher Report
Brutally honest.... I laughed, I cried, I even learned how to doctor a baseball.
Jonah Keri, author of The Extra 2%
A stirring, revealing tale of humanity.
Ken Rosenthal, Fox Sports
Its never too inside basball, even though it is literally from inside baseball.
John Manuel, editor, Baseball America
Fascinating, compelling.... Hayhurst explains life in the minors and the major leagues like youve never read it before.
J. J. Cooper, Baseball America
As they say in baseball, he does have enough hops as a writer to keep him in print for years to come.... Entertaining and engaging.... Reminiscent of Jim Boutons Ball Four.
Booklist
His soul-baring narrative reveals baseball as a lottery ticket job with few winners and lots of losers that keeps you hooked through hope, and strung out on chances.
Publishers Weekly
Insight and humor from the pitchers mound.... An insiders story of the day-to-day life of a baseball player striving to make the Bigs and then, for a very short time, making it big.
Businessweek
Like The Bullpen Gospels, Out of My League is fast, funny, and unsparing.
San Diego Union-Tribune
THE BULLPEN GOSPELS
A true picture of baseball.
Tim McCarver
One of the best baseball books ever written.
Keith Olbermann
A bit of Jim Bouton, a bit of Jim Brosnan, a bit of Pat Jordan, a bit of Crash Davis, and a whole lot of Dirk Hayhurst. Often hilarious, sometimes poignant. This is a really enjoyable baseball read.
Bob Costas
Fascinating ... a perspective that fans rarely see.
Trevor Hoffman
A rollicking good bus ride of a book. Hayhurst illuminates a baseball life not only with wit and humor, but also with thought-provoking introspection.
Tom Verducci, Sports Illustrated
A fascinating, funny and honest account on life in the minor leagues. I loved it. Writers cant play baseball, but in this case, a player sure can write.
Tim Kurkjian, senior writer, ESPN: The Magazine , and analys t/reporter, ESPN television
Bull Durham meets Ball Four in Dirk Hayhursts hilarious and moving account of life in baseballs glamour-free bush leagues.
Rob Neyer, ESPN.com
If Holden Caulfield could dial up his fastball to 90 mph, he might have written this funny, touching memoir. Instead, he left it to Dirk Hayhurst, the only writer in the business who can make you laugh, make you cry and strike out Ryan Howard.
King Kaufman, Salon
Hayhurst does the best job Ive ever seen of capturing the minor-league life. He pulls the curtain back on the off-the-field life, and its riveting. Strongly recommended.
Peter King, Sports Illustrated
An American classic.... The Bullpen Gospels may be the funniest baseball memoir since Jim Boutons Ball Four.
Jonathan Eig, The New York Times Book Review
Hayhurst has written a book thats a treat for anyone who loves baseballor loves to read, for that matter.
Tyler Kepner, New York Times
Hayhurst keeps the pace brisk and deftly mixes in bawdy clubhouse episodes with deeper reflections on the journey no one thought hed makethe journey to the big leagues.
John Manuel , BaseballAmerica.com
Get your hands on The Bullpen Gospels .... In a culture in which self-reflection usually is all about physique rather than psyche, Hayhurst not only fearlessly exposes his sensitive side but lives to tell about it.
Michael Silverman, Boston Herald
Hayhurst has a message to deliver about the things that matter in lifeand those that dont. And he offers sage observations about the nature of celebrity and ambition, forgiveness and family.
Richard J. Tofel, Wall Street Journal
The best baseball autobiography since Jim Boutons Ball Four.
Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times
Brutally candid, funny and heartbreaking, yet surprisingly inspiring.... When I got done reading it, I loved the game more than I had before.
Patrick Saunders, Denver Post
Hayhurst reminds us about just what it is we like about baseball and sports.
John Royal , Houston Press
The best sports book published in the last ten years.
Ken Hambleton, Lincoln Journal Star
One is torn about wanting Hayhursts baseball career to continue versus his writing career. It would be great to have both.
Joe Gross , Austin American Statesman
This is the long-awaited, much-needed minor-league equivalent of Ball Four . Its eloquent. Its insightful. Its poignant. Its hilarious. Sometimes all in the same paragraph. I loved it. All of it.
Jayson Stark, ESPN.com
It is too simple to call this a baseball book. It is a book about life, with baseball as the backdrop.
Jordan Bastian, MLB.com
A highly compelling and great read.... Hayhurst takes you on bus rides, in the clubhouse, and, of course, in the bullpen.
Ian Browne, MLB.com
Im an unabashed Dirk Hayhurst fanboy, based on The Bullpen Gospels.
Craig Calcaterra, NBC Sports
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