Rex Barney's Thank Youuuu: For Fifty Years in Baseball from Brooklyn to Baltimore

By Rex Barney

Book Overview

On September 26, 1981, millions of viewers watched on NBC television as Nolan Ryan pitched his fifth no-hitter. Late in the game, commentator Tony Kubek asked Joe Garagiola, "Did you ever see anybody throw faster than Nolan Ryan?" Without hesitating, Joe replied, "Sure. Rex Barney." This is the story of Rex Barney, the man who threw faster than Feller and Ryan; and whose pitching career sped by quicker than his fastball because he could not control it. Barney became a legend as part of the most exciting era of the Brooklyn Dodgers--1943 to 1951. In his own inimitable style, Rex tells the story of his battle to control his fastball and his own life, including his struggles to overcome illness and a near-fatal stroke. Along the way, Rex takes the reader into dugouts, clubhouses, and broadcast booths to meet many of the managers, stars, and scrubinis he has known during his fifty years in baseball.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0870334433
• ISBN13: 9780870334436
• Release Date: August 2009
• Publisher: Schiffer Publishing
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 1.58 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.3" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

Rex Barney 50 Years in Baseball

If you have ever been to a Baltimore Orioles game in old Memorial Stadium or Camden Yards this book is a must. Rex Barney is the only ex major league player to serve as the PA man for a major league team.He tells his life story from his no hitter when he pitched for the Brooklyn Dodgers against the NY Giants to his days in the booth as the PA man for the Orioles. Thank youuuuuu Rex for a great book.