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Odd Man Out: A Season on the Mound with Minor League Baseball's Most Unlikely Pitcher (Hardcover)

By: Matt McCarthy (Author), Matthew Mccarthy (Author) and Matthew McCarthy (Author)

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"[McCarthy's] chronicles of a year playing for the low-level Provo Angels...is both hilarious and touching."

"[McCarthy] proves a sure-handed reporter in revealing the daily grind of a season, the unabashed racism among players..., the lousy pay and living conditions, and the callous nature of this most zero-sum of professions."

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Traces the author's tumultuous year with the Anaheim Angel's minor-league affiliate team, describing his unlikely draft in spite of his scientific studies at Yale, the racial tensions that divided his teammates, and his struggles with grueling travel schedules and steroid temptations.

A Season on the Mound with Minor League Baseballas Most Unlikely Pitcher
Matt McCarthy never expected to get drafted by a Major League Baseball team. A molecular biophysics major at Yale, he was a decent left-handed starter for a dismal college team. But good southpaws are hard to find, and when the Anaheim Angels selected him in the twenty-first round of the 2002 draft, McCarthy jumped at the chance to live every boyas dream.
In "Odd Man Out," McCarthy tells the captivating and hilarious story of his year with the Provo Angels, Anaheimas Class A minor league affiliate in the heart of Mormon country. He quickly discovers the dirty truths of the minors: the Americans and Dominicans donat speak to each other, the allure of steroids is ever present, and everyone puts his own stats ahead of the teamas success. With a brilliant eye for baseballas character, McCarthy takes readers through the ups and downs of an antic, grueling season filled with cross-country road trips, bizarre rivalries, and players competing with cutthroat intensity for the ultimate prizeaa call up to the majors.
In the spirit of "Ball Four," McCarthy recounts inside-the-locker-room tales of teammates who would go on to stardom, including Bobby Jenks, Joe Saunders, and Ervin Santana. "Odd Man Out" is one of the great books about baseball life, capturing with rare perfection the gritty essence of our national pastime as it is played outside the spotlight.

Annotation

When he graduated from Yale with a degree in molecular biophysics, Matt McCarthy knew he would receive some intriguing job offers--but he did not expect one of his choices to be playing professional baseball in Provo, Utah. McCarthy did pitch for the Yale baseball team, but he was quite surprised to learn he'd been drafted in the 21st round by the Anaheim Angels. His memories of his lone season at the lowest level of professional baseball are filled with fast food, slow bus rides, and dirt pay. He also recalls the racial tension which divided the club, the constant temptation of steroids, and the selfish attitude of many of his teammates, who were more concerned with advancing their careers than playing winning baseball.

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