About the AuthorAbout the Author
E ric Gray is originally from Plainview\, New York\, and earned his Bachelor of Arts from SUNY New Paltz. In 1974\, he came to San Francisco\ , began a thirty-nine-year career at the U.S. Department of Labor\, met hi s future wife Lynn Rhodes\, and never moved back to New York. His hobbies include rock and roll\, following politics\, playing and watching baseball and basketball\, hiking\, and hanging out with friends and family. He and his wife have two children\, Rachel and David. All are baseball fans.
\nBackyards to Ballparks: More Personal Baseball Stories Fr om the Stands and Beyond \;is the follow-up to the popul ar Bases to Bleachers. The stories are all different...but the he art and soul of the book are the same. \; \;They all have in commo n that tribute to why baseball remains the American pastime\, \; \ ;how it connects friends\, families\, communities. These memories\, often more human interest than play-of-game in nature\, all have baseball as a s etting\, but speak to how baseball provides joy and anguish\, nourishes fa mily traditions\, creates friendships and can profoundly affect you. \ ; \;
\nWhether the stories are about befriending Hank Aaron beca use of a mixed music tape\, catching or not catching that prized ball\, re -telling the memory your grandpa passed down to you\, or finding out some life-changing news while at a game\, these are stories that will make you laugh\, or tear up\, and allow you to remember similar events in your life . \; \;If you like baseball - great. \; \;If you don't\, i t doesn't matter. \; \;You will love these stories. \; \;L ittle Leagues to the Big Leagues\, you will find them all in \;Bac kyards to Ballparks.
\nBook signing to follow the t alk.
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