Melissa C. (creamdog) reviewed My Bat Boy Days: Lessons I Learned from the Boys of Summer on + 9 more book reviews
With a father who grew up loving the Brooklyn Dodgers, this book gave me incredible insight as to why he held them so near and dear to his heart. The stories that Steve Garvey has about 9 hall of fame baseball players make them all the more personal to the average fan. Of course, we know they were the greatest players in the major leagues, but when you read about what they went through to get to where they ended and how they each struggled in their own ways...if makes you realize that they really were just men with great talent and an undying devotion to the game of baseball. The fact that each one of them took a young child under their wing and showed him the love they had for the game is what made Steve Garvey the ballplayer he will be remembered as.
