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Bob Allison

Autor(a) de The Kid Who Batted 1.000

1 Work 28 Membros 2 Reviews

About the Author

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(eng) NOT the Bob Allison who played baseball for the Minnesota Twins in the '50s. The photo accompanying this profile is in error.

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Obras de Bob Allison

The Kid Who Batted 1.000 (1951) 28 cópias

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Nome de batismo
Allison, Robert F.
Sexo
male
Nacionalidade
USA
Ocupação
teacher
radio broadcaster
Aviso de desambiguação
NOT the Bob Allison who played baseball for the Minnesota Twins in the '50s.
The photo accompanying this profile is in error.

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JBurlinson, you must not have finished the book. In his final game, the kid, facing a radical defensive shift, swings away and knocks an extra-base hit to the outfield that wins the playoffs. Your perspective might be altered if you knew that the book's target demo was 10-year-old boys.
 
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GlennGarvin | 1 outra resenha | May 27, 2023 |
Let's see here. The kid in the title hits the ball a ton -- way, way out there. But the ball always goes foul. A scout recruits him for a pro team where he proceeds to demoralize every pitcher he faces because he always hits their pitches a ton -- way, way out there, but always foul. Not only does he demoralize them, he also wears out their arms. I only have two questions: (1) If he never gets a hit or a strikeout, he can't hit 1.000 because he never has an official at bat. (2) Why did it take two authors to write this book? The only answer I can come up with for question # 2 is that the first author got sick of the story and had to be relieved.… (mais)
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jburlinson | 1 outra resenha | Apr 13, 2014 |

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1
Membros
28
Popularidade
#471,397
Avaliação
3.2
Resenhas
2