Dick Bremer: Game Used: My Life in Stitches With the Minnesota Twins

by Dick Bremer, Jim Bruton, Bert Blyleven (Foreword)

An unforgettable look at a lifetime of Twins baseball packed with Bremer's self-deprecating humor and passion for the game
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Dick Bremer's distinctive baritone has served as the soundtrack of Minnesota Twins baseball for over three decades. Millions of fans have enjoyed his observations, insight, and magical storytelling on television broadcasts. Now, in this striking memoir, the Minnesota native and lifelong Twins fan takes fans behind the mic, into the clubhouse, and beyond as only he can.

Told through 108 unique anecdotes—one for each stitch in a baseball—Bremer weaves the tale of a lifetime, from childhood memories of the ballfield in smalltown Dumont, Minnesota, to his early radio days as “The Duke in the Dark,” to champagne-soaked clubhouses in 1987 and 1991, and his encounters with Twins legends ranging from Calvin Griffith and Harmon Killebrew, to Kirby Puckett and Kent Hrbek, to Joe Mauer and Justin Morneau.

This honest and engaging autobiography gives fans a rare seat alongside Bremer and his broadcast partners, including Killebrew, Bert Blyleven, Jack Morris, Jim Kaat, Tom Kelly, and other Twins legends.

Genres: Nonfiction

304 pages, Paperback

Published April 27, 2021

Reviews

[Koren · Rating 4 out of 5]

The author is a long-time announcer for the Minnesota Twins. If you are a fan, I think you will like this baseball memoir. It brought back a lot of memories for me and I learned a lot about the days before I was a fan.