Author(s): Pete Van Wieren (author) & Jack Wilkinson (author) (Author)
Publisher: Triumph Books
Publication Date: 1 April 2010
Edition: Illustrated
Language: English
Print length: 224 pages
ISBN-10: 1600783597
ISBN-13: 9781600783593
Book Description
The extraordinary life of an Atlanta Braves Hall of Fame broadcaster is shared in this firsthand account of the highs and lows of Major League Baseball. Pete Van Wieren’s legacy began in 1976, when he and a young Skip Caray were hired to call Atlanta Braves games. During the next three decades, “”the Professor”” and Caray became the voices of a team known nationwide as America’s Team courtesy of Ted Turner’s SuperStation TBS. In this heartfelt autobiography, Van Wieren shares his memories of thrilling moments in Braves history, such as the 1995 season when the Braves won the world championship; the pitching mastery of Greg Maddux, Tom Glavine, and John Smoltz; the heartbreak of the 1996 World Series loss to the Yankees; and Atlanta’s unprecedented run of 14 consecutive division titles.
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From the Back Cover
As a boy growing up in upstate New York, Pete Van Wieren dreamed of becoming the play-by-play voice of his hometown heroes, the Triple A Rochester Red Wings. Instead, he found big-league broadcast heaven in Atlanta. In 1976, Van Wieren and another young broadcaster named Skip Caray, son of the legendary Harry Caray, were hired to call Atlanta Braves games. Over the next three decades, they were the voices of America’s Team, as the Braves became known thanks to Ted Turner’s TBS superstation. For 33 seasons, Van Wieren – nicknamed “the Professor” for his scholarly approach to baseball and resemblance to a college professor – saw it all and called it all, including mercurial owner Ted Turner’s one-game stint as the Braves’ manager in 1976. And then, in the midst of 15 seasons of mostly awful and often hilariously inept baseball, came the Miracle of 1991, when the Braves went from worst to first, captured Atlanta’s heart, and nearly won one of the greatest World Series ever played
About the Author
Pete Van Wieren is a retired sportscaster best known for serving 33 of his 43 career years as the Major League Baseball play-by-play voice of the Atlanta Braves.He is an 11-time winner of the Georgia Sportscaster of the Year Award and an inductee of the Atlanta Braves Hall of Fame. He lives in Alpharetta, Georgia. Jack Wilkinson has beenwriting about sports since 1973 for newspapers in Atlanta, Chicago, Miami, and New York and is a three-time Georgia Sportswriter of the Year. He is an official scorer for the Atlanta Braves at Turner Field. He is the author of 100 Things Braves Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die, Focused on the Top: Georgia Tech’s Championship Story, and Game of My Life: Atlanta Braves. He lives in Atlanta, Georgia.
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