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  • ISBN:
    0786416947
  • ISBN-13:
    9780786416943
  • PUB. DATE:
    December 2003
  • PUBLISHER:
    McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers
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Everything Happens in Chillicothe: A Summer in the Frontier League with Max McLeary, the One-Eyed Umpire by Mike Shannon

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Everything Happens in Chillicothe: A Summer in the Frontier League with Max Mcleary, the One-Eyed Umby Anonymous

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I have had the honor of knowing Max, and having him as an umpire in high school and college. He's a great umpire and an even greater person who is sincere and honest. His stories and this book kept me laughing from start to finish. A must read for any die hard baseball fan who truly appreciates the game and the struggles of minor league baseball.

Everything Happens in Chillicothe: A Summer in the Frontier League with Max Mcleary, the One-Eyed Umby Anonymous

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I loved this book! The stories are hilarious and one really gets an appreciation for the those living their dream at the bottom of the baseball ladder. Great read! Buy it!

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Everything Happens in Chillicothe

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  • Pub. Date: December 2003
  • Publisher: McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers
  • Sales Rank: 971,852

Synopsis

Everything Happens in Chillicothe is an authentic, behind-the-scenes look at the lowest rung of professional baseball, and a biography of Max McLeary, the one-eyed umpire and a most intriguing individual. Author Mike Shannon spent the 2000 Frontier League season attending games with McLeary and gives his account of the season here. The book speaks volumes about umpiring as a profession, relationships (particularly between Max and his son, a minor league player; between Max and his long-suffering wife Patty; and between Max and his umpiring partner Jim Schaly), life in small-town America, and the various people connected with the Chillicothe Paints and other teams in the Frontier League. Many humorous and poignant stories, are told here for the first time, by McLeary, Schaly, and others.