{"product_id":"molina-the-story-of-the-father-who-raised-an-unlikely-baseball-dynasty-paperback-1","title":"Molina: The Story of the Father Who Raised an Unlikely Baseball Dynasty - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBengie Molina\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJoan Ryan\u003c\/b\u003e (With)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller about Major League Baseball's Molina brothers and how they became Gold Glove, World Series-winning catchers: \"A simply told, deeply moving story, quite unlike the usual baseball book\" (\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review).\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA baseball rules book. A tape measure. A lottery ticket. These were in the pocket of Bengie Molina's father when he died of a heart attack on the rutted Little League field in his Puerto Rican barrio. The items are powerful symbols in Molina's beautiful memoir about his father, who through baseball taught his three sons about loyalty, humility, courage, and the true meaning of success. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBengie and his two brothers--José and six-time All-Star Yadier--became famous catchers in the Major Leagues with World Series championships among them. Only the DiMaggio brothers can rival the Molinas as the most accomplished siblings in baseball history. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBengie was the least likely to reach the Majors. He was too slow, too sensitive, and too small. But craving his beloved father's respect, Bengie weathered failure after deflating failure until one day he was hoisting a World Series trophy in a Champagne-soaked clubhouse. All along he thought he was fulfilling his father's own failed dream of baseball glory--only to discover it had not been his father's dream at all. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWritten with the emotional power of sports classics such as \u003ci\u003eField of Dreams\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eFriday Night Lights\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMolina\u003c\/i\u003e is a love story between a formidable but flawed father and a son who, in unearthing answers about his father's life, comes to understand his own. \"It's this year's baseball book most likely to be made into a terrific movie\" (\u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eBenjamin José \"Bengie\" Molina is a former Major League Baseball catcher who has played for the Anaheim Angels, the Toronto Blue Jays, and the San Francisco Giants. His brothers, Yadier and José, are also major league catchers. Bengie holds two World Championship rings, and two Gold Glove Awards. He is now the first base coach and catching instructor for the Texas Rangers. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJoan Ryan is an award-winning journalist and author. She was one of the first female sports columnists in the country, and has covered every major sporting event, from the Super Bowl to the Olympics and championship fights. Her work has earned her thirteen Associated Press Sports Editors Awards, the National Headliner Award and the Women's Sports Foundation's Journalism Award by the San Francisco chapter of the National Organization for Women. Her book \u003ci\u003eLittle Girls in Pretty Boxes: The Making and Breaking of Elite Gymnasts and Figure Skaters\u003c\/i\u003e was named one of the Top 100 Sports Books of All Time by \u003ci\u003eSports Illustrated \u003c\/i\u003e(the only one to be authored by a woman), and one of the Top 50 Sports Books of All Time by the \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e. Joan now works as a media consultant to the San Francisco Giants.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 28, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47435695849650,"sku":"9781451641059","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/288197e7a4be617c894dd3d56e608a00.webp?v=1778629619","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/molina-the-story-of-the-father-who-raised-an-unlikely-baseball-dynasty-paperback-1","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}