Tom Browning's Tales from the Reds Dugout

by Tom Browning, Dann Stupp, Tom Browning

Book Overview

Fans can join former Reds pitcher Tom Browning for legendary tales of festivity (1990 World Series Championship), immortality (a perfect game in 1988) and a bit of eccentricity (life with Marge... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1596700467
• ISBN13: 9781596700468
• Release Date: March 2006
• Publisher: Sports Publishing LLC
• Length: 197 Pages
• Weight: 0.93 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.8" x 8.3"

Customer Reviews

Entertaining and Enjoyable Read

This is a book that no Reds fan should be without. Even baseball fans in general should consider picking up this gem. The chapters flow well throughout the book and the writing is entertaining. Stupp has done a tremendous job of tying in outside resources to further detail Browning's stories.

A great read from one of the Reds' most memorable characters

Overlooked by virtually every other major league club, the Cincinnati Reds drafted left-hander Tom Browning in the ninth round of the 1982 amateur draft. After he learned the screwball in the minors, his career flourished. The perfect game, the Ol' Left-Hander Joe Nuxhall nearly knocking himself out after that game, the wire-to-wire 1990 World Series championship team, his 20 wins as a rookie, the rooftop incident in Chicago, and the battle with Marge Schott over the new Chevrolet are the stuff of legend here. Then there's the not-so great moments like his broken arm and the marijuana bust, and, of course, the fallout over Pete Rose's admission that he had indeed bet on baseball after years of denying it. What you've got here are funny, brutally honest stories. It's been said that you can often judge a culture by how that culture portrays its heroes and a person by how that person portrays himself or herself. For his brutal honesty off the field and competitiveness on it, Brownie is one of my favorite Reds of all time, and if I sound a little biased, I happily plead guilty.

Get a new look at your favorite Reds moments

This is a book by former Reds great Tom Browning. He broke into the majors in 1984 with Cincinnati and remarkably, he is about the last great starting pitcher the Reds drafted and groomed in its own farm system. Tom was never a hard throwing pitcher, but I'm sure that a lot of Reds fans will remember his "bulldog" spirit. He was known as a jokester but also a really competitive guy. Both of those personality traits come through in his book, which is broken down into small "tales" usually no longer than a page or two. Tom, who was a life long Reds fan, comes across as someone very thankful for being associated with the team. It provided a great dynamic to all of his funny stories. It made his humor that much more sincere because you knew deep down how much he really loved being a cincinnati Red. He talks about all of the events he was a part of during the Reds' very interesting reign in the 1980's and early 90's. Like his perfect game in 1988, a World series championship in 1990 and sweeping the Oaklnad A's, Pete Rose getting banned from baseball and how the players reacted, winning 20 games as a rookie and still almost getting traded because he pissed off Marge, Tony Perez getting fired as manager after only 44 games, going on the roof during the game one time in Chicago, playing with rising stars like Eric Davis and Barry Larkin, getting in a fight with Marty Brenemman, breakinh his arm while pitching and even some stuff after his retirement. This isn't really a "tell-all" book like Jose Canseco's and David Well's books. He does mention getting arrested for pot after he retired and his obvious resentment toward the team when Tony Perez got fired, but more than anything, you just get a new look at some great Reds moments. He does build up a lot of his team mates and managers almost to the point of worshipping them, and his writing style can be pretty choppy at times, but it was a fun book. Id recommend it to anyone whose a Reds fan. (I should mention that I bought this book during a Reds game when Tom Browning was signing the books. He was in a rush with a lot of people waiting but he was very nice to me and my family. He's a great guy in real life.)

A folksy, down-home collection of human foibles, timeless moments, great challenges and the power of

Tom Browning's Tales From The Reds Dugout is the story of professional baseball player Tom Browning in his own words. Inducted into the 2006 Reds Hall of Fame with Tom Seaver and Lee May, Browning's accomplishments in baseball include a "perfect game" and the excitement of contributing to the win of the 1990 World Series Championship. Covering the greatest moments of his sporting life, as well as his days after a broken arm spelled the end of his baseball career, Tom Browning's Tales From The Reds Dugout is a folksy, down-home collection of human foibles, timeless moments, great challenges and the power of teamwork. Highly recommended.

Excellent read for a Reds fan...or any baseball fan for that matter

As a Reds fan who grew up in Cincinnati with Tom Browning as one of my favorite players, this was a very interesting read. The stories about his times with the club were very funny and very well-written. It gives you a great look inside a lot of what happens behind the scenes in baseball in a format that's easy to follow and enjoy. Even if you're not a Reds fan, I think you'd enjoy it. He talks about a lot of people he ran into during his career and shares a lot of moments with teammates, opponents, and some larger-than-life personalities. Highly recommended!