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Center Field on Fire by Rob Rains and Dave Phillips (2004, Hardcover)

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CENTER FIELD ON FIRE: AN UMPIRE'S LIFE WITH PINE TAR BATS, SPITBALLS, AND CORKED PERSONALITIES By Dave Phillips, Rob Rains - Hardcover **Mint Condition**.

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As entertaining as a Lou Piniella tantrum and as juicy as a Gaylord Perry spitball, Center Field on Fire chronicles the remarkable 32-year career of major league umpire Dave Phillips, as written with veteran sportswriter Rob Rains. Phillips walked out of the umpires' dressing room ready to start the second game of a doubleheader at Chicago's Comiskey Park on July 12, 1979, only to witness center field on fire. Disco Demolition Night--a promotion created by White Sox owner Bill Veeck--had resulted in the outfield literally going up in smoke as thousands of disco records were burned between the two games of the doubleheader. That night was only one of the many episodes experienced by Phillips, who was also behind the plate during the notorious George Brett pine tar bat incident. Phillips describes how he once challenged Billy Martin to a fight, why he ejected Gaylord Perry for throwing a spitball, and how confiscating Albert Belle's corked bat led to a robbery and a scandal. In a book filled with humorous anecdotes, Phillips also offers his opinions about some of the most controversial personalities in baseball, including commissioner Bud Selig, all-time hits leader Pete Rose, and former umpires union president Richie Phillips. Dave Phillips worked four World Series, six League Championship Series, and three Division Series, making Center Field on Fire a book no baseball fan will want to miss.

Product Identifiers

Publisher
Triumph Books
ISBN-10
1572435690
ISBN-13
9781572435698
eBay Product ID (ePID)
6070919

Product Key Features

Book Title
Center Field on Fire
Author
Rob Rains, Dave Phillips
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Baseball / General, Sports
Publication Year
2004
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, Sports & Recreation
Number of Pages
224 Pages

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Item Length
8.5in
Item Width
5.5in
Item Weight
16 Oz

Additional Product Features

Lc Classification Number
Gv865.P49a3 2004
Copyright Date
2003
Target Audience
Trade
Lccn
2003-068742
Dewey Decimal
796.357/092 B
Dewey Edition
22
Illustrated
Yes

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by ciji965i8jApr 23, 2011
Nice trip down umpire mempry lane.
Interesting book about Philips umpiring career. It has a lot of nice stories and memories from days past, but it is not a laugh riot like Umpire Ron Luciano's books. Still it is a good book for baseball fans.

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