Pinnacle on the Mound: Cy Young Award Winners Talk Baseball Hardcover – February 9, 2022 by Doug Wedge

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Author: Wedge Doug

Package Dimensions: 16x229x494

Number Of Pages: 218

Release Date: 09-02-2022

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Cy Young Award winners spanning fifty years of baseball history reflect on their iconic seasons, keys to success, and most memorable moments.
In Pinnacle on the Mound: Cy Young Award Winners Talk Baseball, ten pitchers who were recognized as the best in the game share fascinating stories from their years in the majors. Featuring pitchers such as Hall of Famer Dennis Eckersley and five-time Gold Glove Award winner Ron Guidry, this book offers captivating insight into the players’ different approaches to the game, how they honed their skills, and what was happening behind the scenes in their award-winning seasons.
From fastballs to sinkers, curveballs to knuckleballs, this diverse group of pitchers found success in many different ways, whether it was mastering a new pitch or taking on the role of a closer. Including All-Stars Jim Lonborg, Mike McCormick, Randy Jones, Ron Guidry, LaMarr Hoyt, Dennis Eckersley, Jack McDowell, Barry Zito, R.A. Dickey, and Corey Kluber, Pinnacle on the Mound makes fifty years of baseball history come alive.
Review
Pinnacle on the Mound gives the reader a person-to-person account of what it takes to win baseball’s most coveted pitching honor — the Cy Young Award. Ten men, ten different stories, make this book a must-read for any fan who wants the inside scoop.
— Jerry Reuss, former major league player and author of Bring in the Right-Hander!

There are enough baseball books in the world to fill Yankee Stadium and probably Fifth Third Field, home of the Toledo Mud Hens, too. But you need to make room for one more, thanks to Doug Wedge, whose passion for the game, mercifully, has not been diminished by the current obsession with spin rates, launch angles, and all things analytic. In Pinnacle on the Mound, Wedge offers readers ten profiles of Cy Young winners, every one of them rich with insight, honesty, and pitching wisdom. If you love baseball and have ever wanted to crawl into the psyche of an elite pitcher, to understand their craft, their doubts, and their unending pursuit of outs, Pinnacle on the Mound is a must read.
— Wayne Coffey, New York Times bestselling co-author of The Closer, with Mariano Rivera, and Wherever I Wind Up, with R.A, Dickey

I have believed and lived my life in serendipity. Doug Wedge’s book Pinnacle on the Mound is yet another example. I couldn’t get past chapters one and two without a reread. Jim Lonborg and Mike McCormick. If Lonnie doesn’t get hurt I don’t get called up to the show. In my first game, on the very day I got called up, I am pitching with my Mike McCormick glove (not kidding). Written on the thumb and fingers is, “Be Smooth, Throw Strikes, Keep Ball Down, Don’t Alibi, and Hustle!” All of these Cy Young winners had their mentors that subtly tweaked their deliveries to make all the difference. Mine was my dad, with my first major league glove! Amazing book, Doug.
— Bill ‘Spaceman’ Lee, former All-Star major league pitcher and author of The Wrong Stuff (with Dick Lally)

I enjoyed reading Pinnacle on the Mound. You can tell that this book is a labor of love, and it reminds me of what makes baseball such a great game — the competition, the preparation, and the execution of nine guys on the field, working together. Read these stories about R.A. Dickey, one of my favorites, and Jack McDowell, one of the most competitive guys I ever coached. This book does them and the game great justice.
— Buck Showalter, three-time American League Manager of the Year

Doug Wedge’s book about ten Cy Young Award winners is a most enjoyable read for all baseball fans. The chapter on R. A. Dickey was superb. R. A.’s story, from a struggling minor leaguer to a 20-game winner and a Cy Young, is one of the most heartwarming tales in the history of the game.
— Terry Collins, manager, New York Mets, 2011-2017

At a time when our beloved baseball is bejibbered by wearying sabermetrics, garish infield shifts, noxious pitch counts, lever