Closer: Major League Players Reveal the Inside Pitch on Saving the Game

Description

This is the first book to look at the closer position from the perspective of 80 accomplished major league players.

Kevin Neary has been a fan of the game his entire life. He worked with the Philadelphia Phillies for nine years. For the past twenty years he has worked for The Walt Disney Company and is the coauthor of Major League Dads. He lives in Celebration, FL. Leigh A. Tobin worked for the Philadelphia Phillies for more than twenty years in PR as the writer for the club's publications and later as the Director of Media Relations. She has relationships with a great number of major league players and is the coauthor of Major League Dads. She lives in Philadelphia, PA.

Jim Hickey, Pitching Coach for Tampa Bay Rays"If you want to learn everything there is to know about the game's best closers, then this is the book for you. It confirms what we have suspected all along: closers are just different." Palm Beach Post "'Closer' knocks one out of the park... offers some insights, some anecdotes, some laughs. As baseball books go, it's light but entertaining." brewcrewball.com "I found this book refreshing for its lack of author-induced nostalgia... Neary lets the players do the talking and the judging... This was an interesting yet quick read, recommended to anyone who has an interest in any of the pitchers featured or the general history of closing. "