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From the first third-generation player in Major League history, a sometimes moving, always candid inside look at his familyâs seventy years in baseball
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A five-foot-ten fireball questioned by scouts because of his small stature, supposed lack of power, and cocky attitude, Bret Boone didnât care about family legacy as he fought his way to the Major Leagues in 1992; he wanted to make his own way. He did just that, building a career that featured three All-Star appearances, four Gold Gloves, a bout with alcoholÂism, and the mixed blessing of being traded three times. But now that heâs coaching minor leaguers half his ageâand his fifteen-year-old son has the potential to be the first fourth-generation Major LeaguerâBret has a new perspective on his remarkable family, with its ten All-Star appearances, 634 home runs, 3,139 RBIs, and countless kitchen-table debates about the gameâs greatÂest players. For the first time, heâs ready to share his adventures as part of the sportâs First Family.
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Infused with Bretâs candor and deep love of the game, Home Game traces baseballâs evolutionâon the field and behind the scenesâfrom his grandfaÂther Rayâs era in the 1950s to his father Bobâs in the â70s and â80s to the one he shared with his brother Aaron in the â90s and 2000sâsometimes called the PED eraâwhen players made millions, dined on lobster in the clubhouse, and, in some cases, indulged in performance-enhancing drugs. Along the way, his book also touches on Boone family lore, from Ray playing with his hero Ted Williams and Bob winning a World Series with the 1980 Phillies to Bretâs flop in a nationally televised home-run derby and Aaronâs historic home run in the 2003 playoffs.
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Blending nostalgia, close analysis of the game, insight into baseballâs unÂwritten codes, and controversial thoughts on its future as a sport and a busiÂness, Bret Boone offers a one-of-a-kind look at the national pastimeâfrom the colorful, quotable scion of a family whose business is baseball.
About: From the first third-generation player in Major League history, a sometimes moving, always candid inside look at his familyâs seventy years in baseball  A five-foot-ten fireball questioned by scouts because of his small stature, supposed lack of power, and cocky attitude, Bret Boone didnât care about family legacy as he fought his way to the Major Leagues in 1992; he wanted to make his own way.
About: From the first third-generation baseball player in Major League Baseball history, a sometimes moving, always candid look at his familyâs 70 years in the world of professional baseball.
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