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Clearing the Bases: Juiced Players, Monster Salaries, Sham Records, and a Hall of Famer's Search for the Soul of Baseball

by Mike Schmidt

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"Clearing the Bases", by Mike Schmidt, tells us all about his life story in baseball in addition to important baseball topics in history. I have read a third of the book so far and he has been walking me through the life of a mi GoodReads Checkpoint 1

"Clearing the Bases", by Mike Schmidt, tells us all about his life story in baseball in addition to important baseball topics in history. I have read a third of the book so far and he has been walking me through the life of a minor league amd struggling baseball player. This book has shown me aspects of baseball players' lives that I have never seen before. This book has contributed me to my personal enlightment by undertanding the road to being a baseball player or even an athlete in general. As a child I always dreamed of being a professional athlete, but as I grew older learned the reality that It probably wont happen to me. I have gained a larger understanding of the baseball culture in our country. There are a lot of things behind baseball that really makes the game happen from owners to salary caps. The way the players live with having familys affect their lives everyday.

This book relates to a novel we have read this year. This book has similar ideas to "The Great Gatsby", in a way that they both portray the American Dream. The situations are a bit diferent between an athlete and a normal, rich man by the name of Gatsby. Mike Schmidt always refers to his happiness in his book. He is always enjoying what he is doing. He loves what he did everyday, he felt so lucky to be payed to play the game he loves. His dream, obviously, was to become a professional baseball player, and even though it was a long shot for him, he was still able to succeed. He becomes successful through his positive drive and what he would like to give a lot of credit to is luck and God. There were many breaks he got and good timing on some events that really gave him break through opportunities in which he was able to cash in on. For example, he joined the minor league team and due to an injury the day of his arrival to another player, he recieved playing time. After a third of this book I have been able to learn a lot about Mike schmidts dreams and drive to be a professional athlete. ...more "

May 07, 2012 07:16PM · see review