
Sandy Koufax
A Lefty's Legacy
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Narrated by:
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Charley Steiner
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Jane Leavy
He is the Jewish boy from Brooklyn, who refused to pitch the opening game of the 1965 World Series on Yom Kippur, defining himself as a man who placed faith over fame. This act made him the standard to which Jewish parents still hold their children. Except for his autobiography (published in 1966), Koufax has resolutely avoided talking about himself. But through sheer doggedness that even Koufax came to marvel at, Jane Leavy was able to gain his trust to the point where they talked regularly over the three years Leavy reported her book. With Koufax's blessing, Leavy interviewed nearly every one of his former teammates, opponents, and friends, and emerged with a portrait of the artist that is as thorough and stylish as was his command on the pitching mound.
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loud, abrasive, short, fat, ugly, physically inept
greedy, dishonest, egotistical, mean-spirited
what if you are a jew and are none of those ?
would you make american jews look at themselves differently ?
would you become a yardstick of achievement/assimilation ?
he's a hard man to write about as he relentlessly avoids the spotlight
what we get is the image of his admirers in the mirror of his career
but the list of his admirers is as impressive as it is long
the modern athletic soap opera seems pale in comparison
his character was greater than his ability and his ability was immense
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anti-jew or ultimate jew
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What did you love best about Sandy Koufax?
The book is easy to listen to and parallels a lot of idolizing of Mr. Koufax. The writing is wonderful. Having Charlie Steiner narrate the book is pure genius. Charlie is great talking about sports. Getting to listen to him for an extended period is great. I know, overuse of the wordWow
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Would you listen to Sandy Koufax again? Why?
This was a great read. The author paints a wonderful protrait of great figure and simultaneously brings the reader back in time to a era when baseball was a different game,What was one of the most memorable moments of Sandy Koufax?
I especially enjoyed the stories about ways that Sandy Koufax was often misunderstood by the media and the public.What about Charley Steiner’s performance did you like?
Charley Steiner's passion for the subject was apparent in every sentence.Portrait of a facinating man in a bygone era
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Simply Perfect!
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Entire story.
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