Jim Kaat, Jim Kaat
Jim Kaat, Jim Kaat
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Jim Kaat
Good As Gold: My Eight Decades in Baseball

Author: Jim Kaat, Douglas Lyons, Bob Costas

Narrator: Joe Barrett

Unabridged: 6 hr 12 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 01/17/2023


Synopsis

An unforgettable look at a lifetime of baseball packed with humor and passion for the game

With a career that has now touched eight decades, Jim Kaat has had a prime front row seat for baseball's continuing evolution.

Not only was he a major-league pitcher for twenty-five seasons, but his time as a pitching coach and his many years as a broadcaster have given him a singular long view of the game.

In Good as Gold, Kaat weaves the tale of a lifetime, taking fans on the field, into the clubhouse, and behind the mic as only he can.

Full of priceless stories from New York, Minnesota, and across the major leagues, this honest and engaging autobiography gives fans a rare seat alongside Kaat on a tour of baseball history.

About Jim Kaat

Jim Kaat pitched twenty-five seasons in the major leagues and later served as a coach and broadcaster. He has been awarded seven Emmys for his work broadcasting the Yankees from 1995 to 2006 and has been nominated for three national Emmys since joining the MLB Network in 2009. Jim and his wife, Margie, spend their summers in Manchester Center, Vermont, and their winters in Stuart, Florida.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Joe on August 16, 2022

This book should have been titled, "Everything I hate about baseballs current state and why everything was so much better in my day." I was immediately hesitant when in the Intro he was already talking about everything he dislikes about the game today. I went on anyways. The first half is just a high......more

Goodreads review by John R on August 05, 2022

Very enjoyable look back at when baseball was fun , and watchable......more

Goodreads review by RICK "SHAQ" on March 28, 2023

RICK “SHAQ” GOLDSTEIN SAYS: A FEW GOOD OLD-SCHOOL RANTS… BUT IF YOU’RE ALLERGIC TO THE WORD FRIEND… YOU’LL BE DEAD BY THE END OF THE BOOK ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jim Kaat a former Major League pitcher for twenty-five years who retired in 1983 was r......more

Goodreads review by Andrew on June 29, 2023

A little story before I review. When I was an 11-year-old boy, I wrote letters to the athletes I most admired. Jim Kaat, pitching for Minnesota at that time in the early 1960s, received one of my letters, where I asked for his autograph. I got replies from maybe half the letters/requests that I sent......more

Goodreads review by Zach on October 04, 2022

I have a great amount of respect for Jim Kaat's athletic and broadcast career. Unfortunately, he has now penned two books that I don't consider to be quite in that league, so to speak. Truth be told, "Good As Gold" on its own is probably a bit closer to 3 stars. It has all the reminisces that one wou......more