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Waite Hoyt: A Biography of the Yankees' Schoolboy Wonder ReviewI grew up in the 70s listening to Al Michaels, Marty Brenneman and Joe Nuxhall broadcasting Cincinnati Reds baseball. I also spent many nights catching late game broadcasts by Ernie Harwell and Paul Carey, Jack Buck and Mike Shannon, Bob Prince, and Jack Brickhouse, Vince Lloyd and Lou Boudreau on fading AM stations. But my Dad always told me that it didn't compare to Waite Hoyt and his legendary rain delay stories.
This book does a fine job of tying together the story of Waite Hoyt as Hall of Fame pitcher and Cincinnati broadcasting legend. His playing career, especially as a member of the colorful Ruth/Gehrig Yankees, made him a teammate of an amazing number of legendary players. His reputation as a "big game" pitcher is lost on the generations that followed his active career. This obviously gave him the material for his later broadcasting career. It also rounds out the picture of a man that many only knew as a broadcaster. His transition to radio broadcaster in an environment where ballplayers were considered unacceptable material is interesting, especially in an era where being a player is a prerequisite for a color commentator. The story of a broadcaster who was known for his story telling and not for soundbites or a "catch phrase" is unique.
This book fleshed out for me the story of a Cincinnati broadcasting legend that I only knew from my Dad and Hoyt's unmemorable try at television broadcasting in 1972. I only wish that he had completed his own autobiography so I could experience his story telling abilities first hand.
This is a great read for those who grew up listening to baseball prior to the "Big Red Machine" days of the 1970s.Waite Hoyt: A Biography of the Yankees' Schoolboy Wonder OverviewWaite Hoyt was much more than a baseball player. A multi-faceted, sometimes troubled man, Hoyt was a vaudevillian, a mortician, a writer, a painter, and (of course) a Hall of Fame pitcher. He was also an alcoholic who overcame his demons and became one of the first players to make the transition to the announcer's booth. His teammates and managers were among the all-time greats, but he'll always be associated with his friend Babe Ruth. He was there when Ruth hit 29 homers for a new record in 1919; when Ruth hit his 60th in 1927; when the Babe hit his 714th, and last, home run; he was even a pallbearer at Ruth's funeral. His career on the mound and as the Cincinnati Reds announcer lasted from 1915 to 1965, and to walk in his footsteps is to journey through the history of baseball in the 20th century. This biography of Waite Hoyt involves many great moments in baseball history, and includes some of the classic tales that Hoyt, a natural-born storyteller, would tell about his teammates. It follows his transition from a career on the field to his career behind the microphone, and his struggles with alcoholism that almost cost him his dream of working as a broadcaster. Later chapters chronicle his years in the announcer's booth, his induction into Cooperstown, and his longtime championing of Babe Ruth as beyond compare, even as Ruth's most prominent records fell to Maris and Aaron.

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