Bobo Newsom: Baseball's Traveling Man, by Jim McConnell
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For three decades, Louis Norman "Bobo" Newsom (1907-1962) was one of the most well-known pitchers in baseball. Frequently quoted by sportswriters, he appeared in all the popular sports publications as well as on Wheaties boxes and bubblegum cards, and was the undisputed star of the 1940 World Series. Despite his success, he was sold or traded 14 times during his 20-year career. He pitched for nine of 16 Major League teams--including five stints with the Washington Senators--and made sports headlines nearly every year for holding out, being suspended or traded. In an era when players seldom changed teams more than once and rarely defied authority, Newsom seemed always at odds with the powers that be. Drawing on interviews with family, friends and former teammates, this first full-length biography of Newsom takes an entertaining look at the life and career of one of sports' most memorable characters. Despite his nickname and nonstop antics, Bobo was much more than a clown, and gave more to the game than he ever got from it.
Bobo Newsom: Baseball's Traveling Man, by Jim McConnell- Amazon Sales Rank: #1644204 in eBooks
- Published on: 2015-11-30
- Released on: 2015-11-30
- Format: Kindle eBook
Review "During a long career in baseball, Bobo Newsom provided more than his fair share of quality pitching (for his teams), colorful quotes (for the sportwriters) and continual headaches (for management). Thanks to Jim McConnell, we finally have a biography worthy of this wonderful character." -- Mark Armour, founder of SABR's Baseball Biography Project. "Mark Armour, founder of SABR's Baseball Biography Project."
About the Author In this photographic journey, official team historian and former baseball reporter Mark Langill details the surprising confluence of circumstances that make the Los Angeles Dodgers so extraordinary. The team's historic move from the East Coast signaled a major westward expansion of the major leagues. In 1978, the team made history by being the first to draw more than 3 million fans in one season. Thanks to unprecedented community support and the amazing abilities of its players, the Dodgers have remained one of sport's most storied franchises and an endless source of pride for the city of Los Angeles..."
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. The One and Only Bobo By Gaylon H. White In 1957 John Lardner, son of the legendary Ring Lardner, wrote the quintessential piece on Bobo Newsom for True magazine titled "The One and Only Bobo." In "Baseball's Traveling Man," author Jim McConnell has created a new gold standard for Bobo tales with a biography that is as entertaining as it's meticiously researched. It's a great read throughout, including the chapter notes that are jam-packed with goodie. In the corporate world of today's MLB, there will never be another Bobo. So it's well worth taking the time to read about a player every bit as colorful as Dizzy Dean, as big a newsmaker as Babe Ruth and a competitor as fierce as Ty Cobb or Pete Rose. In fact, Bobo belongs in baseball's Hall of Fame. He'll never make it. But without trying to do so, this book makes a compelling for a bust of Bobo in the hallowed halls of Cooperstown.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Bobo Newsom--He Modeled A Lot of Uniforms By Bill Emblom Author Jim McConnell needs to be thanked for his wonderful and much-deserved biography of Louis Norman "Bobo" Newsom who modeled the uniform of several major league teams, some of them multiple times. Newsom may be viewed as a loose cannon for his egotistical behavior which irritated several major league executives and managers. Anecdotes of his salary spats, alcoholic escapades, and ego-related incidents with others led to his becoming "Baseball's Traveling Man."To be moved from one team to another can be looked at two ways. Some may see it as a team looking to get rid of you but you may also view it as another team always wanting you. It is true that Newsom would never be found on the Yankees as long as Marse Joe McCarthy was at the helm of the team since Newsom didn't project as the "Yankee type." Other teams knew what they were getting in Bobo but were some like Clark Griffith of the Washington Senators who was willing to take a chance at least once if not multiple times.The chapters I enjoyed the most was the year of 1940 when Newsom was with the pennant winning Tigers and Newsom went out and won a World Series game against the Cincinnati Reds knowing that his father was in the stands to watch him pitch. Later that evening Newsom's father passed away from a heart attack. I also felt the author did a commendable job in relating the story of Manager Oscar Vitt's "Crybaby" Cleveland Indians during the 1940 pennant race. The other chapter I especially enjoyed was the time Newsom spent with the Brooklyn Dodgers with Leo Durocher at the helm. Newsom also made multiple appearances with the lowly St. Louis Browns and he managed the no small fete of winning 20 games for the Brownies which was not repeated until 1951 when Ned Garver turned the trick.My only memory of Bobo Newsom as a player took place when I was 9 or 10 years old and was listening to a Detroit Tigers ball game in 1953 when announcer Dizzy Trout made mention of the fact that Bobo Newsom was warming up in the bullpen for the Philadelphia Athletics. The only reason I remembered it was because Trout made a special note of it.One last bit of trivia: Both Bobo Newsom and J. G. Taylor Spink, the publisher of The Sporting News, passed away on the same day, December 7, 1962. Thank you, author Jim McConnell, for this fine biography of Bobo Newsom. This book is worth an honored place in anyone's baseball library.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. He had a wild life when not playing ball and was his own worst enemy. An excellent and enjoyable read By Thomas Zocco I had always wondered why Bobo Newsom had been traded so many times. After reading "Bobo Newsom," Baseball's Traveling Man," I now know why. Bobo's attitude, problems with management and salary demands kept him moving from team to team. He had a wild life when not playing ball and was his own worst enemy. An excellent and enjoyable read.
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