In Ty Cobb Shadow The Story of Napoleon Lajoie Baseball"s First Superstar eBook Gregory Rubano
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Often called the Emporer of the Diamond, he was baseball’s first superstar. Cy Young called him “the Babe Ruth of our time.” When he endorsed a popular cigar, it was said that half of the nation’s youth were sick the next day. Three cities claimed him as their hero, even as thousands upon thousands nationwide streamed through the turnstiles to see his mesmerizing talents on display.
And yet, the Emperor’s reign was too short, usurped by a brilliant streaking meteor named Ty Cobb. But Napoleon Lajoie had risen from the street and the mills. He would not go down without a battle.
Many years later, Ty Cobb came to visit. Each man was but a few years away from death, but under the swaying palms of a warm Florida afternoon, the two gladiators of the game needed to talk.
In the Shadow of Ty Cobb is the story of America’s fanatical love affair with baseball. It is the story of baseball heroes who played the game as it will never be played again. From his impoverished French-Canadian childhood in the mills of Woonsocket, Rhode Island, to his induction into the Baseball Hall of Fame, he remains one of baseball’s greatest Horatio Alger figures, a man who kept true to his roots and found light even in the shadows.
In Ty Cobb Shadow The Story of Napoleon Lajoie Baseball"s First Superstar eBook Gregory Rubano
Author Gregory Rubano has written a biography of sorts on Napoleon Lajoie. The last name is pronounced various ways and I prefer "La ZHO way." This is not a beginning to end biography of Lajoie. Instead it is a series of anecdotes involving, not only the supposed subject of this biography, but we read a lot about Ty Cobb, rowdy fan behavior, good luck charms such as Charley "Victory" Faust, pranksters such as Herman "Germany" Schaefer and Rube Waddell, and the feud between Ruth and Cobb.The book also suffers from a number of misplaced words in sentences and spelling errors of players Willie Keeler and Norman "Kid" Elberfeld (author spells Willy and Elberfield). The sub-title of the book states "Baseball's First Superstar." That would, indeed, be questionable since Mike "King" Kelly has often been mentioned in this manner. Also, a minor error hardly worth mentioning but it is not the "index finger" that is used to express ones frustrations towards another individual.
A number of photographs are spaced throughout the book. Lajoie states that his greatest frustration in baseball was in not winning a pennant for
Cleveland and he would have given up six years of his life to have done so. The part I liked the best was the conversation between Lajoie and Cobb in the final chapter prior to their death.
The book is an okay read but it was in need of a better editor and it is not a typical biography of an individual, but a series of anecdotes not only about the subject of the biography but of the game in general.
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In Ty Cobb Shadow The Story of Napoleon Lajoie Baseball"s First Superstar eBook Gregory Rubano Reviews
Being a member of the greenwood church, Rubano claims he taught english for 30 yrs. Well the book has major spelling errors. If I had kids I would not let them near Rubano!
The book is a boring! untrue facts n. gosslin uncle greg your book fails the grade
Do not buy!
good book.
A terrific book that every baseball fan can enjoy and embrace. Chock full of tales from a seminal and eye-opening period of the game. Baseball is a sport steeped in history, legends, and statistics...none more colorful than the early 1900s that we call the dead ball era. It spawned so many legendary stars and hall of fame players in an unruly environment that is barely recognizable as the game we know today. The author beautifully relates the intrigue and essence of the period and makes it come to life. Then he introduces Napoleon Lajoie’s amazing feats and dynamic contributions to the national pastime.
Superstar is right! Napoleon Lajoie was a big man with the grace of DiMaggio and the power of Ruth and Foxx. A player capable of going head to head with Cobb and who was so beloved in Cleveland that they made him player/manager and re-named the team after him (Naps). Even while choking up on a thick handled knobless bat, and hitting a dead ball, Lajoie menaced HOF pitchers like Walter Johnson and Christy Mathewson who were standing much too close. His screaming drives injured infielders and outfielders alike, tore the covers off balls, mangled balls lopsided, and wedged balls into outfield fences that could not be dislodged before he had scored.
A player who routinely put a jolt into wet mushy dead balls like no else in his time is a player worth reading about. In Ty Cobb’s Shadow also includes approximately 100 photos, illustrations, poems, songs, and documents that reflect the life and times of Napoleon Lajoie.
Great book about one of the Dead Ball baseball hero's!
The book was well written and sourced; the stories were related in an almost familiar way, which I really enjoyed.
Author Greg Rubano has written an entertaining story of a 'superstar' of the dead ball era - Nap Lajoie from Woonsocket, Rhode Island, a mill town that also produced Hall of Famer Gabby Hartnett and relief pitcher extraordinaire Clem Labine of the Brooklyn Dodgers. His lifetime statistics rank among the pantheon of the greats of the game. A good read for baseball aficionados.
Author Gregory Rubano has written a biography of sorts on Napoleon Lajoie. The last name is pronounced various ways and I prefer "La ZHO way." This is not a beginning to end biography of Lajoie. Instead it is a series of anecdotes involving, not only the supposed subject of this biography, but we read a lot about Ty Cobb, rowdy fan behavior, good luck charms such as Charley "Victory" Faust, pranksters such as Herman "Germany" Schaefer and Rube Waddell, and the feud between Ruth and Cobb.
The book also suffers from a number of misplaced words in sentences and spelling errors of players Willie Keeler and Norman "Kid" Elberfeld (author spells Willy and Elberfield). The sub-title of the book states "Baseball's First Superstar." That would, indeed, be questionable since Mike "King" Kelly has often been mentioned in this manner. Also, a minor error hardly worth mentioning but it is not the "index finger" that is used to express ones frustrations towards another individual.
A number of photographs are spaced throughout the book. Lajoie states that his greatest frustration in baseball was in not winning a pennant for
Cleveland and he would have given up six years of his life to have done so. The part I liked the best was the conversation between Lajoie and Cobb in the final chapter prior to their death.
The book is an okay read but it was in need of a better editor and it is not a typical biography of an individual, but a series of anecdotes not only about the subject of the biography but of the game in general.
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