Black, headstrong, and opinionated, Warren Cromartie hardly seemed the likelychoice to play baseball in Japan. He was a loner. He was also a slugger. During his fifth year with the Tokyo Giants he was named most valuable player, and his teammates voted unanimously that he not retire. This is the triumphantstory of Cro's sometimes angry, sometimes humorous, introduction to the Japanese way of doing things; the values and idiosyncrasies which are a part of the Japan of today.
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Black, headstrong, and opinionated, Warren Cromartie hardly seemed the likelychoice to play baseball in Japan. He was a loner. He was also a slugger. During his fifth year with the Tokyo Giants he was named most valuable player, and his teammates voted unanimously that he not retire. This is the triumphantstory of Cro's sometimes angry, sometimes humorous, introduction to the Japanese way of doing things; the values and idiosyncrasies which are a part of the Japan of today.
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Very Good. Very Good condition. Good dust jacket. A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner's name, short gifter's inscription or light stamp.
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Very good, good. 24 cm, 277, illus., ink notation fr endpaper (possibly from Bob Whiting), publisher's reply card laid in, DJ sl worn, soiled, & edge tears. Warren Cromartie's story, from his childhood in a black ghetto in Miami where he first learned the game, to his turbulent years with the Expos, to his arrival in Tokyo where he is proclaimed as messiah.
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Very good, very good. 24 cm, 277, illus., publisher's reply card laid in, slight wear to edges of DJ spine. Inscribed by the co-author (Robert Whiting). Warren Cromartie's story, from his childhood in a black ghetto in Miami where he first learned the game, to his turbulent years with the Expos, to his arrival in Tokyo where he is proclaimed as messiah.
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New. 4770014236. Brand new – all sales proceeds go to charity (100% of the price of the book goes to the Red Cross)-in stock and immediately available for shipment-the text block is pristine, clean, unmarked, and in excellent condition--