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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Book Review: Great, uplifting read.
Summary: 5 Stars
I really enjoyed this book. Buck O'Neil's warmth comes right through. It's full of humorous anecdotes about various players in the Negro leagues, and while Buck makes no claim that the players didn't suffer discrimination, he has plenty of wonderful stories of staying and playing in black-run establishments, many of whom didn't survive integration of society.It's a very interesting look back at a league that truly was part of America, the (as Ken Burns put it) shadow America. Highly recommended.
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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