Maybe Ill Pitch Forever, LeRoy Satchel Paige and David Lipman
Maybe Ill Pitch Forever, LeRoy Satchel Paige and David Lipman
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Maybe Ill Pitch Forever
A Great Baseball Player Tells the Hilarious Story behind the Legend

Author: LeRoy (Satchel) Paige and David Lipman

Narrator: Edward Lewis

Unabridged: 6 hr 50 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 06/17/2009


Synopsis

Satchel Paige was fortytwo years old when he became the first black pitcher in the American League in 1948. Although the oldest rookie around, he was already a legend. For twentytwo years, beginning in 1926, Paige dazzled throngs with his performance in the Negro Baseball Leagues. Then he outlasted everyone by playing professional baseball, in and out of the majors, until 1965. Struggle against early poverty and racial discrimination was part of Paiges story. So was fast living and a humorous point of view. This is his autobiography, as told to David Lipman.

Reviews

Goodreads review by KennyO on September 11, 2019

I read this book decades ago and it enlightened me about the "place" of black athletes in baseball in the first half of the twentieth century. The book is important not for its insight or in depth reporting but for the fact that it was among the earliest books to tell about black players. Edit 2019:......more

Goodreads review by Susan on August 14, 2015

The famed pitcher Paige tells about his career, and most of it may even be true. From his early start, as a young teenager playing with grown men, to his many years in the Negro Leagues and his final triumphant entry into the majors (when he was past his prime), he pens a fascinating tale.......more

Goodreads review by Chip'sBookBinge on June 08, 2011

For awhile I had been looking to find a book on Satchel Paige that I could read. But there were a lot of books out there to choose from, but I could never pick one . It wasn't until I read Buck O'Neil's book that I settled on Maybe I'll Pitch Forever. If this book was good enough for Buck, then it w......more

Goodreads review by Alexander on January 27, 2019

I would give this book six stars if I could. This is now one of my favorite autobiographies of all time. It's hard to find something truly unique in this world, but Satchel Paige is authentically one-of-a-kind. Yes, you do have to be somewhat of a baseball fan to enjoy the book. However, the discussi......more

Goodreads review by Jay on April 06, 2019

What a great story, by a larger-than-life storyteller. You never know if what you read is 100% true, or exaggerated, but what Paige describes is a hard scrabble life of a guy who knows how to make money by capitalizing on his freakish abilities to play baseball, and who knows how to spend said money......more