Throwing Strikes
By R.A. Dickey, Sue Corbett and Wayne Coffey
By R.A. Dickey, Sue Corbett and Wayne Coffey
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Mar 26, 2013 | ISBN 9781101626283 | Middle Grade (8-12)
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Praise
Praise for Wherever I Wind Up:
“R.A. Dickey is one of the coolest athletes I’ve ever met.”
—George Vecsey, The New York Times
“Dickey has set a new standard for athlete autobiographies.”
—Publishers Weekly, Starred review
“It’s a gripping memoir, a brutally honest account…It might be the finest piece of nonfiction baseball writing since Ball Four.”
—Jon Wertheim, Sports Illustrated
“Wherever I Wind Up is an astounding memoir–haunting and touching, courageous and wise.”
—Jeremy Schaap, bestselling author, Emmy award-winning journalist, ESPN
“Nobody in baseball has overcome more obstacles than R.A. Dickey, and nobody writes about them with more honesty and insight…This is an awesome book by an awesome man.”
—Orel Hershiser, ESPN Sunday Night Baseball analyst, former MLB All-Star
“A wonderful and powerful new memoir.”
—Jim Caple, ESPN
“I can’t recommend Wherever I Wind Up enough.”
—Gary Cohen, SportsNet NY (SNY)
“R.A. Dickey’s book is unlike any other professional athlete’s autobiography you have ever read. And that is a very good thing.”
—Mike Bauman, MLB.com
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