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Fundamental Listen

Revisado: 03-12-24

One of the Audios on Audible you will wish you could hear for 1st time over and over. Perfect Audiobook especially since Ken Dryden narrates it himself, this book and Scotty by Dryden are a perfect dip into Hockey History for the Diehard fan or the new fan just getting into the Sport.

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A Good Story about a Great Team

Revisado: 03-06-24

I enjoyed Birth of a Dynasty very much as a Hockey fan who started following the NHL much later on after the Islanders were on top. This book does a good job telling this era’s dynasty story, one that had many ups and downs and just how fragile success in Sports is. So the Narrator did a solid job, got about 80% of the names right a few bad pronunciations but not at the horrific level most Hockey Audio gets. Also this is a preference of mine but I think in Sports books dealing with so many different numbers and names I would’ve like the narrator’s pace a bit slower for things like that to sink in. I know you can turn the speed of the narrator up or down but that has never sounded good to me the book being read a bit faster than I like is fine.

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Thank You Price for adding another good Hockey Book to the Audible library… Ken Dryden has been doing a lot of heavy lifting

Revisado: 02-22-24

I really loved listening to this book about the Hartford Whalers history because I was barely around for it but I love their jerseys, I love the WHA lore, and especially that first NHL team. In the beginning of the book Price states he is not a huge Hockey fan and that had me concerned about the upcoming material, actually this flows like a great sports history book should you get the feel of the eras. Like the title of this review says there are precious few Hockey books on Audible and unfortunately many of them are ruined by God Awful pronunciation of player’s names, Thankfully Price IS a Hockey fan and knows the names he reads. Thank you for the great book. I would love to see Hartford (and the Quebec) eventually get their teams back.

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Beyond an Audiobook

Revisado: 12-19-22

Hockey fan, Sports fan, whoever you are this is a great listen, excellent job by everyone involved.

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Great Listen Only Writing This For One Reason

Revisado: 09-07-20

Listened to this book on a roadtrip from MN to Cincinnati along with a Bob Gibson book and loved it. Only one problem where is JM’s 1st book on Audible? You Cannot Be Serious, get the d**m book on Audible.

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Don’t Be a Humpty Dumpy Listen to Rogers Hornsby

Revisado: 01-13-20

Rogers Hornsby is a legend in the game of Baseball, what I learned from the book was that Baseball was his life. This is a good listen, I love hearing about the 20’s teams that shaped Baseball into the National Pastime. This book also details some of his personal life, but I feel like Charles C. Alexander stuck with the facts and did not turn this into a gossip. At the same time he addresses some general negative feelings people had about Hornsby it is not a puff piece. I have been on a run of ol’ time Baseball books on Audible and this was another great entry, it is nice to hear about teams other than the Yankees too.

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A Look Into One of Baseball’s Greatest Seasons

Revisado: 01-09-20

I love Audible’s selection on Babe Ruth and the Yankees. I have listened to just about every one. This book is really special because it is a deeper dive into a specific season of Ruth’s. The House That Ruth Built will give you game accounts, interesting tidbits about the city of New York, the fans relationship to Baseball, and developments in the game. Robert Weintraub does a splendid job of making this about New York Baseball because that is what 1923 was about, he doesn’t waste too much time giving the readers the Babe Ruth stories every book has, instead you hear about Ruth to that point and more of how he was viewed before he became the Greatest athlete in professional sports. I cannot recommend this book enough, a great compliment to follow up Creamer’s Ruth Bio. Audible find more of these historical season books, I want to see a book about Jimmie Foxx soon too!

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The Audible Dimaggio Go-to

Revisado: 01-03-20

56 Joe Dimaggio and the Last Magic Number in Sports is a fine book. I want to put it out there if you are trying to find a great Joe Dimaggio book on audible this is clearly the one. Dinner with Dimaggio is also a fine book but that one gets more into what being his friend was like. I love the game accounts and the heart put into this book. A no doubt A+.

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A Great Book on Mantle

Revisado: 12-28-19

I enjoyed Mantle: The Best There Ever Was by Tony Castro, I got a good feel of why Mantle is one of or possibly the most admired players in baseball. I liked the format of this book far more than The Last Boy also, I had trouble staying interested in that book.
Of the Mantle books I have found on Audible this one is the best, but I would also love in the future a book that really accounts the blow by blow of every season with those iconic Yankee teams, this book really hits on the key moments and still gives you a good feel for Mickey’s career.

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Great to Hear from Pete

Revisado: 08-03-19

It took me a long time to finally buy and listen to this audiobook and I think the reason why is because of underwhelming feedback from Audible members on their reviews.
Now that I have listened to the entire book I can say it was absolutely worth a credit and was a great book.
Pete Sampras was my favorite player as a kid because he had such an overpowering game an was so consistently great and this book takes you closer to his perspective of it all.
If you are a fan of him or just want to find great books about tennis (which Audible is in sore need of) check this one out.

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