I Was Right On Time
by Buck O'neil, David Conrads
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Author: Buck O'neil, David ConradsPreface: Ken Burns
Contributor: Steve Wulf
Edition: Paperback
Format: Bargain Price
Published: 1997-06-12
ISBN: N/A
Number of pages: 272
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
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Summary: 5 Stars
This book is as good as it gets. I bought this book shortly before Buck O'neil passed. I heard over the radio the week before and he was as intriguing on this book as he was in life. He takes you through the many travels of the [...] Leagues. Buck wrote this book from his own words and he would paint the picture so amazing. The knowledge i got from this book is something to talk about, and i do. Like the book says, He was right on time! and we are so privileged.
Summary of I Was Right On Time
From Babe Ruth to Bo Jackson, from Cool Papa Bell to Lou Brock, Buck O'Neil has seen it all. As a first baseman and then manager of the legendary Kansas City Monarchs, O'Neil witnessed the heyday of the Negro leagues and their ultimate demise.
In I Was Right on Time, he charmingly recalls his days as a ballplayer and as an African-American in a racially divided country. Whether he's telling of his barnstorming days with the likes of Satchel Paige and Josh Gibson or the day in 1962 when he became the first African-American coach in the major leagues, O'Neil takes us on a trip not only through baseball's past but through America's as well.
The beauty of former Negro League star Buck O'Neil's autobiography is its tone: it's filled with thankfulness for the life he's had. Born into an era of racial segregation, O'Neil--truly an inspirational presence in the Ken Burns documentary Baseball--has a right to be bitter for the opportunities denied him; instead, he is at peace with the opportunities he took. A man of unmistakable dignity, O'Neil is a marvelous storyteller, and I Was Right On Time reads like a fireside chat. He spins tales of baseball's barnstorming era, offers memories of his all-time Negro League all-star team, and weaves deft portraits of the stars he played with (and against), most affectionately his good friend and long-time teammate Satchel Paige. Still, O'Neil doesn't whitewash the past. He has stared down injustice and confronted insult, yet instead of lecturing, he opts to inform. Now in his 80s, O'Neil, as chairman of the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum, remains a living part of baseball memory. I Was Right On Time gives that memory a rich, resonant voice.
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