Sixty Feet, Six Inches: A Hall of Fame Pitcher & a Hall of Fame Hitter Talk about How the Game is Played
By Bob Gibson, Reggie Jackson and Lonnie Wheeler
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Reggie Jackson and Bob Gibson offer a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to understand America's pastime from their unique insider perspective.
Legendary. Insightful. Uncompromising. Candid. Uncensored.
Mr. October and Hoot Gibson unfortunately never faced each other on the field. But now, in Sixty Feet, Six Inches, these two legends open up in fascinating detail about the game they love and how it was, is, and should be played. Their one-of-a-kind insider stories recall a who's who of baseball nobility, including Willie Mays, Alex Rodriguez, Hank Aaron, Albert Pujols, Billy Martin, and Joe Torre. This is an unforgettable baseball history by two of its most influential superstars.
Bonus Material: This ebook edition includes an excerpt from Reggie Jackson's Becoming Mr. October.
Bob Gibson
BOB GIBSON is a baseball Hall of Famer who played seventeen seasons for the St. Louis Cardinals. During that time he was a two-time Cy Young Award and World Series winner. He is also the author of Stranger to the Game: The Autobiography of Bob Gibson and Sixty Feet, Six Inches, which was written with Reggie Jackson and coauthor Lonnie Wheeler.
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Reviews for Sixty Feet, Six Inches
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- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5One of baseball's greatest pitchers and one of baseball's greatest hitters - and ones known as great baseball thinkers - sit down and talk about baseball and you have a front row seat. Sounds like a great concept and Gibson and Jackson do tell a lot of great stories and offer some great insight and analysis of the game. Gibson even admits he used a spitball once in a game against the Mets (like he really needed too!). I found the book disappointing though because they seemed to fall back on old cliches and baseball accepted wisdom than really offering a unique perspective. And don't get me started on all the Yankees glurge and Jeter-love (especially from Jackson). I think this book would be better if there was a third person there - someone from outside the game, say, Bill James - to stir things up and keep Gibson & Jackson honest. Good but not great baseball writing, and baseball fans should enjoy reading it and enjoy critiquing it.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5At times the typical baseball biography, especially the content from Reggie; however there are excellent insights from both gentlemen about the inter workings of the game, especially traditions and the unspoken "rules." Two highlights -- first, Reggie's take on the art of hitting as a "team sport." That was a great part of the book and something every young person who plays the game should know. Second, Gibson's take on how the game changed once the DH was introducted and how it changed the art of pitching inside. Overall, a good read.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Structured in the format of a conversation between two of the greatest ballplayers ever, Sixty Feet, Six Inches is a master class in anything and everything baseball. Of all the many baseball books I've read in recent years, this is one of the more insightful, interesting books.There is a bit too much of a mutual admiration society thing going on and certainly plenty of "things were better back in our day," but that's probably to be expected. Where else can you get two great Hall of Famers offering opinions on the game, and its players, then and now?This is a book that baseball fans won't want to miss.