View from the Booth: Four Decades with the Phillies
by Chris Wheeler, as told to Hal Gullan
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Author: as told to Hal Gullan, Chris WheelerEdition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2009-09-07
ISBN: 1933822228
Number of pages: 256
Publisher: Camino Books, Inc.
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Book Review: View from the Booth by Chris Wheeler
Summary: 5 Stars
I think that any Phillies fan will enjoy this book by Chris Wheeler. I became a Phillies fan during the Whiz Kids era which ended just before Wheels "joined the PR/broadcast team." But he knew many of the Whiz Kids--well, of course, Richie Ashburn, and then many of the others when they came back for "old timers games," Robin Roberts, Del Ennis, Granny Hamner and others. And he new a lot of the interim stars: Tug McGraw, Mike Schmidt, Pete Rose to name a few. And he reminisces about his friend Harry Kalas. But Wheels' strength lies in the way he tells the tale and how his easy way with words on the airwaves translates to the written page. His knowledge and love of the game is apparent throughout the book and although you know how it all comes out, his enjoyment in his work keeps you reading until the very last out!! A great gift for Father's Day. Maybe throw in a pair of tickets and take your Dad to a game. My Dad took me to the Phillies games at Shibe Park, taught me all about baseball, including how to keep score. Then when I had my first job I took him to see a few.
Summary of View from the Booth: Four Decades with the Phillies
Chris Wheeler is coming up on his 40th year working for the Philadelphia Phillies, the last 33 as a widely recognized television and radio broadcaster. He is one of the few people in the Phillies to have participated in both championship seasons 1980 and 2008.As Tim McCarver points out in his Foreword, Chris Wheeler is accomplished at telling stories. From his first experience behind a mike at Penn State in the 1960s to his reflections on the Phillies ring ceremony at the Ball Park on April 8, 2009, Wheels can paint word pictures like few broadcasters in any sport. His View from the Booth encompasses memorable portraits of people and places you re invited to share, all the highs and lows of nearly four decades with the never-boring Philadelphia Phillies.
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