Things Happen for a Reason

¸±±êÌâ: The True Story of an Itinerant Life in Baseball

ISBN: 9781583940501

³ö°æÉç: North Atlantic Books

³ö°æÄê: 2000-06

Ò³Êý: 220

¶¨¼Û: USD 14.95

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This is the life story of a man for whom the American Dream dies hard. Born in 1953 in Selma, Alabama, Terry Leach first plays baseball as a Little Leaguer. In college, he stars at Auburn until an arm injury threatens his future. He recovers sufficiently to pitch sidearm and enter the independent leagues in Louisiana, which leads to his first contract with the Atlanta Braves organization. Later, he reaches the major leagues with the New York Mets, and in 1987 he wins ten games in a row and finishes 11-1. The road to the top is filled with turns and potholes, but Leach learns from them, and eventually develops a personal baseball philosophy.