The Bullpen Gospels
Major League Dreams of a Minor League Veteran

Upon its release, The Bullpen Gospels was a direct hit to the New York Times bestseller list. With comparisons to Jim Boutonss Ball Four, The Bullpen Gospels is slated to be a classic of the genre.From the humble heights of a ClassA pitchers mound to the deflating lows of sleeping on his guntoting grandmothers air mattress, veteran reliever Dirk Hayhurst steps out of the bullpen to deliver the best pitch of his careera raw and unflinching account of his life in the minors.Whether training tarantulas to protect his room from thieving employees in a backwater hotel or absorbing the gentle mockery of some notquitestarstruck schoolchildren, Hayhurst reveals a side of baseballand liferarely seen on ESPN.