{"product_id":"clubbie-9781496224293","title":"Clubbie","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eClubbie\u003c\/i\u003e is a hilarious and illuminating memoir about a starry-eyed baseball fan who accidentally became part of the Minor League system that exploited his heroes.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"[A] well-written, realistic, and necessary addition to current baseball literature.\"—\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Larson succeeds in bringing the reader right into the IronBirds' clubhouse.\"—\u003ci\u003eCycle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Does what happens in the clubhouse stay in the clubhouse? No; Larson lets us into the Aberdeen Ironbirds’ inner sanctum. Prepare to spend two full seasons with the Baltimore Orioles' minor-league affiliate owned by Cal Ripken. It is not Disneyland. Teammates brawl, players quit in mid-game, and one-upmanship rules. Clubbie Larson, also a stand-up comedian, offers a truly hilarious view of Double-A ball.\"—John Vorperian, SABR Newsletter\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eClubbie\u003c\/i\u003e is bittersweet, but it throws a lot of strikes as far as capturing the malaise of minor league ball.\"—Jon Hart, \u003ci\u003eStadium Journey\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Greg Larson’s \u003ci\u003eClubbie\u003c\/i\u003e signals the arrival of an important new voice to American letters. . . . \u003ci\u003eClubbie\u003c\/i\u003e is more than a coming-of-age story told via America’s pastime: it is an elegiac requiem for all who fall short of the one million forms of the American Dream.”—Joe Jackson, author of \u003ci\u003eBlack Elk: The Life of an American Visionary\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“It’s easy to romanticize baseball. But from the inside, in the trenches of the Minor Leagues, the game is not so pure. With an excellent eye for detail, Greg Larson captures every tobacco stain and dirty sock in this memoir of life as a clubhouse attendant. It’s a well-written, heartfelt chronicle of growing up in a game that doesn’t want to.”—Brad Balukjian, author of the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e best seller \u003ci\u003eThe Wax Pack\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Imagine Holden Caulfield washing jock straps in the clubhouse of a Minor League baseball team. Then imagine Jim Bouton revealing the secrets of dreamers who struggle to make it to the Big Show. Enter Greg Larson with a voice and secrets all his own. This stunning debut memoir is about baseball and love, about the double edge of dreams. Larson is a natural.”—Michael Pearson, author of the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Notable \u003ci\u003eImagined Places: Journeys into Literary America\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePart 1\u003cbr\u003e 1. A Shooting Star\u003cbr\u003e 2. The Bottom Rung\u003cbr\u003e 3. Lottery Ticket Odds\u003cbr\u003e 4. Shadowboxing\u003cbr\u003e 5. On a Train Bound for Nowhere\u003cbr\u003e 6. The Baseball Gallows\u003cbr\u003e 7. The Boatload Mentality\u003cbr\u003e 8. Alexander the Great\u003cbr\u003e 9. The Dog Star\u003cbr\u003e 10. Nightshade\u003cbr\u003e Part 2\u003cbr\u003e 11. Aphelion\u003cbr\u003e 12. A New Era Takes Flight\u003cbr\u003e 13. Started from the Bottom\u003cbr\u003e 14. Number 75\u003cbr\u003e 15. Selling Garbage\u003cbr\u003e 16. Lights Out\u003cbr\u003e 17. Children in the Outfield\u003cbr\u003e 18. Summertime Sadness\u003cbr\u003e 19. The Team of Destiny\u003cbr\u003e 20. IronNuts!\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgments","brand":"University of Nebraska Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49409234272599,"sku":"9781496224293","price":20.89,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781496224293.jpg?v=1730506074","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/clubbie-9781496224293","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}