The Bullpen Gospels

Dirk Hayhurst's book The Bullpen Gospels is a book that i had waited a few months on for it to come out because of all of the press it had been getting. was it worth the wait? probably not. i was under the impression that it was about a career minor leaguer finally getting the call to the major leagues but it primarily revolved around the revolving door between High A and AA baseball, the personal struggles he had to overcome, and there is scant mention of him actually making it onto a major league roster. mr. hayhurst does not shy away from painful or personal episodes in his life and i admire him for that but i really felt the story was incomplete from the baseball side of things like he was in a hurry to get the story done and over with. my favorite parts had to be the "kangaroo courts" that have been a long time tradition of professional baseball teams. it was sometimes funny, sometimes poignant (i believe those were pretty much the words bob costas used on the front cover), and sometimes painful but i really have to disagree with keith olbermann that this was "one of the best baseball books ever written." i don't think it would be considered required reading and i would wait 'til i saw it in the local public library before i would read it.