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Smart, Wrong, and Lucky: The Origin Stories of Baseballs Unexpected Stars Audiobook, by Jonathan Mayo Play Audiobook Sample

Smart, Wrong, and Lucky: The Origin Stories of Baseball's Unexpected Stars Audiobook

Smart, Wrong, and Lucky: The Origin Stories of Baseballs Unexpected Stars Audiobook, by Jonathan Mayo Play Audiobook Sample
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Read By: Walter Dixon Publisher: Tantor Audio Listen Time: at 1.0x Speed 4.67 hours at 1.5x Speed 3.50 hours at 2.0x Speed Release Date: September 2023 Format: Unabridged Audiobook ISBN: 9798350865585

Quick Stats About this Audiobook

Total Audiobook Chapters:

12

Longest Chapter Length:

57:32 minutes

Shortest Chapter Length:

01:33 minutes

Average Chapter Length:

35:08 minutes

Audiobooks by this Author:

1

Publisher Description

In the plainest of terms, baseball scouts are tasked with seeing the future—a distant future, at that. Baseball's long developmental arc leaves room for plenty of twists and turns on the way to The Show. Some prospects shoot like arrows toward their projected potential, while others fizzle out or chart an unexpected course.

Joey Votto was a lightly scouted high schooler out of Ontario. Charlie Blackmon was once coveted for his left arm more than his offensive potential. Mookie Betts "lost interest in the draft" as he went unselected round after round. Jacob deGrom refused to relinquish his role as a shortstop. Lorenzo Cain never even put on a baseball glove until high school—and then wore it on the wrong hand.

Smart, Wrong, and Lucky explores how first impressions measure up to their aftermaths: the draft, years of progression, and for a talented few, major-league success. MLB.com writer Jonathan Mayo profiles a diverse range of modern stars and looks at them through the eyes of those who noticed them first as prospects.

Featuring exclusive interviews with scouts, players, coaches, and more, this fascinating collection of origin stories is an ode to baseball's endless possibilities.

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About Walter Dixon

Walter Dixon is a broadcast media veteran of more than twenty years’ experience with a background in theater and performing arts and voice work for commercials. After a career in public radio, he is now a full-time narrator with more than fifty audiobooks recorded in genres ranging from religion and politics to children’s stories.