Pre Sale Charlie O'Brien new book Autographed!
 

Hello Everyone!
My friend Charlie O'Brien has written a book about his experiences in the big leagues & all the Cy Young award winning pitchers that he has caught over his career. His new book titled The Cy Young Catcher will be out around the first of April. I have talked with Charlie & he has agreed to offer signed copies of his book to everyone on here first. This is the only place at this time you can order autographed copies of his new book. The books are $29.95 +$5.00 shipping. Charlie will be happy to autograph & personalize or inscribe the book any way you would like for him to sign it. If you are interested in getting a copy of this book please send me a email. As you may know I have had several private signings on here with Charlie & he has one of the nicest autographs of any player there is. If you want more than one book please email me so I can give you a quote on shipping.
Thanks,
Robert
rctaylor5@xox.net

Series: Spirit of Sport, sponsored by James C. ?74 and Debra Parchman Swaim, Nancy and T

Hardcover: 208 pages
Publisher: Texas A&M University Press (March 22, 2015)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1623492920
ISBN-13: 978-1623492922
Review

“Charlie’s a catcher I would have been comfortable pitching my whole career with.” — Don Sutton, National Baseball Hall of Fame Inductee (1998)


“He’s what you want when you think of a catcher, a winning catcher, who can handle a pitching staff and develop a young staff. Charlie is that guy.” — Jeff Torborg, former Major League catcher and manager


“The biggest thing Charlie did was his set up was relaxed and calm. There was not a lot of jerky movement in his glove. He didn't drop. His ass wasn't higher on breaking balls and lower on fastballs, like you see a lot of catchers. He set up consistently. He wasn't outer half on one fastball and two inches off on the next one – he was always in that perfect spot.” — Greg Maddux, four-time Cy Young Award winner and National Baseball Hall of Fame Inductee (2014)


“Charlie was really good at knowing what it was that we did well, what our strengths and weaknesses were and making that the focal point of our game plan.”— Tom Glavine, two-time Cy Young Award winner and National Baseball Hall of Fame Inductee (2014)


“Charlie chewed me out one time. I remember one time he said, "If you're just gonna heave, man, let's go to the bullpen." Or something like that. "If you're just gonna come out and heave the ball and throw as hard as you can down the middle, we'll just go to the bullpen. This is bullshit," or something like that. And, it just fired me up. I started pounding that glove. That's why he was good. He knew how to do that. He wasn't afraid, man. He would say anything to anyone.” — Pat Hentgen, American League Cy Young Award winner (1996)


“I first worked with Charlie in 1997. I knew about his credentials and his background, and we hit it off right away. We just clicked.” —Roger Clemens, Seven-time Cy Young Award winner

“I liked the fact that Charlie took charge. He came in, and we didn't really know each other and didn't get to spend a ton of time together, but he wasn't afraid to go right after it and tell me his thoughts and get out there and basically control the game. And, along those lines, it was real similar with Pudge [Carlton Fisk].”— Jack McDowell, American League Cy Young Award winner (1993)


“Charlie knew hitters. He knew how to block the plate. He knew how to handle each pitcher, what their strengths and weaknesses were. That's a big commodity when comes to a catcher in a game.”— Steve Bedrosian, National League Cy Young Award winner (1987)


“Charlie, I always thought, might go into managing. He knows the game.” —Bobby Cox, National Baseball Hall of Fame Inductee (2014)


About the Author


CHARLIE O’BRIEN led National League catchers in caught-stealing percentage in 1990, with a score of 45.7 percent, and three times he led the league in outs and assists by catchers. His clutch hitting contributed to a National League Championship and subsequent World Series Championship for the Atlanta Braves in 1995. He is retired from baseball and lives in Oklahoma. DOUG WEDGE is an attorney and freelance writer based in Alabama. His short story, “What Are You Doing?” was a winner of the 2008 South Carolina Arts Commission’s Short Fiction Contest.

I have had the privilege of getting to read several chapters fro this book before it went to print. Charlie has a chapter for every Cy Young Award winning pitcher that he caught during his career starting as a rookie with the Brewers. He also has a chapter about the umpires & how they would talk to each other when they were behind the plate. I cannot wait for the book to come out so I can finish reading the rest of it!
Charlie is still in discussions with several book stores & venues about doing a book signing tour this summer. So far all he has scheduled is one in Birmingham Alabama & a few here in Oklahoma.
Again Charlie will be happy to personalize or sign the book any way you wish.
Thanks,
Robert
rctaylor5@cox.net

Autographed copies of the book The Cy Young Catcher $29.95 + $5 postage

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