The Bullpen Gospels

A true picture of baseball.-Tim McCarverFrom the humble heights of a Class-A pitcher's mound to the deflating lows of sleeping on his gun-toting grandmother's air mattress veteran reliever Dirk Hayhurst steps out of the bullpen to deliver the best pitch of his career-a raw and unflinching account of his life in the minors.A rollicking good bus ride of a book.-Tom Verducci Sports IllustratedFunny and honest. I loved it.-Tim Kurkjian senior writer ESPN The Magazine and analyst/reporter ESPN televisionBull Durham meets Ball Four.-Rob Neyer ESPN.comIf Holden Caulfield could dial up his fastball to 90 mph he might have written this funny touching memoir. He might have called it 'Pitcher in the Rye.' -King Kaufman SalonWhether training tarantulas to protect his room from thieving employees in a backwater hotel or absorbing the gentle mockery of some not-quite-starstruck schoolchildren Hayhurst reveals a side of baseball-and life-rarely seen on ESPN.Fascinating...a perspective that fans rarely see.-Trevor Hoffman