Blockade Billy /
Retired third-base coach George 'Granny' Grantham chronicles the story of Billy Blakely, a catcher called up from Iowa to play for the New Jersey Titans in the spring of 1957. A powerful hitter and passionate catcher, Blockade Billy becomes notorious for drawing blood out of runners who co...
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| Format: | CD Audio Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Audioworks/Simon & Schuster Audio,
[2010]
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| Edition: | Unabridged. |
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| Summary: | Retired third-base coach George 'Granny' Grantham chronicles the story of Billy Blakely, a catcher called up from Iowa to play for the New Jersey Titans in the spring of 1957. A powerful hitter and passionate catcher, Blockade Billy becomes notorious for drawing blood out of runners who collide with him at home plate. However, Billy holds a sinister secret, one that causes baseball officials to remove his name from the record books. |
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| Item Description: | Compact discs. Includes bonus story "Morality" read by Marie Winningham. Sound recording. |
| Physical Description: | 3 sound discs (approximately 2.5 hrs.) : digital, stereo. ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Production Credits: | Directors: Michael Noble and Karen Pearlman ; producer: Michael Noble. |
| ISBN: | 9781442336582 1442336587 |