Reviews
Twenty years after the release of Bull Durham, the ultimate movie about the minor leagues, we now have Matt McCarthy’s Odd Man Out, the ultimate minor league memoir. If you want insight, irreverence, honesty and even a healthy dose of political incorrectness—not to mention an invaluable look at the state of the national pastime—McCarthy delivers. As a pitcher, he might have been a minor leaguer; as a memoirist, McCarthy’s an all-star. Odd Man Outis the best baseball book since Moneyball.” —Jeremy Schaap, author of Cinderella Man: James J. Braddock, Max Baer and the Greatest Upset in Boxing History So this is what it’s reallylike to live every boy’s dream of getting drafted by a big-league team! I don’t know a single baseball fan who will be able to resist Matt McCarthy’s portrait of his hilariously grim—and yet somehow enviable—tour in the minor leagues. Part Bull Durham, part Ball Four, Odd Man Outis simply the best baseball book I’ve read in years.” —Jonathan Mahler, author of Ladies and Gentlemen, the Bronx Is Burning For an odd man out, Matt McCarthy is also the consummate insider. This honest account of life in the minors is equal parts rollicking travelogue, cultural criticism, and coming- of-age story. If McCarthy’s pitching abilities were as accurate and strong as his storytelling talent, he’d be in The Show.” —L. Jon Wertheim, senior writer, Sports Illustrated, and author of Blood in the Cage Matt McCarthy has written something here that will make you laugh a lot and, even more, bring you closer to the game. It's a terrific book, and a lot of fun.” —Joe Posnanski, author of The Soul of Baseball: A Trip Through Buck O’Neill’s America Matt McCarthy has pitched a gem: a decidedly non-dreamy-eyed look at young ballplayers in the low minors who dream of making it to the major league. Full of characters and curveballs, Odd Man Outshould find a place on the shelf next to Pat Jordan’s A False Spring—both tell it like it is.” —Jim Collins, author of The Last Best League, "Twenty years after the release of Bull Durham, the ultimate movie about the minor leagues, we now have Matt McCarthy's Odd Man Out, the ultimate minor league memoir. If you want insight, irreverence, honesty and even a healthy dose of political incorrectness-not to mention an invaluable look at the state of the national pastime-McCarthy delivers. As a pitcher, he might have been a minor leaguer; as a memoirist, McCarthy's an all-star. Odd Man Outis the best baseball book since Moneyball." -Jeremy Schaap, author of Cinderella Man: James J. Braddock, Max Baer and the Greatest Upset in Boxing History "So this is what it's reallylike to live every boy's dream of getting drafted by a big-league team! I don't know a single baseball fan who will be able to resist Matt McCarthy's portrait of his hilariously grim-and yet somehow enviable-tour in the minor leagues. Part Bull Durham, part Ball Four, Odd Man Outis simply the best baseball book I've read in years." -Jonathan Mahler, author of Ladies and Gentlemen, the Bronx Is Burning "For an odd man out, Matt McCarthy is also the consummate insider. This honest account of life in the minors is equal parts rollicking travelogue, cultural criticism, and coming- of-age story. If McCarthy's pitching abilities were as accurate and strong as his storytelling talent, he'd be in The Show." -L. Jon Wertheim, senior writer, Sports Illustrated, and author of Blood in the Cage "Matt McCarthy has written something here that will make you laugh a lot and, even more, bring you closer to the game. It's a terrific book, and a lot of fun." -Joe Posnanski, author of The Soul of Baseball: A Trip Through Buck O'Neill's America "Matt McCarthy has pitched a gem: a decidedly non-dreamy-eyed look at young ballplayers in the low minors who dream of making it to the major league. Full of characters and curveballs, Odd Man Outshould find a place on the shelf next to Pat Jordan's A False Spring-both tell it like it is." -Jim Collins, author of The Last Best League, "Twenty years after the release of Bull Durham , the ultimate movie about the minor leagues, we now have Matt McCarthy's Odd Man Out , the ultimate minor league memoir. If you want insight, irreverence, honesty and even a healthy dose of political incorrectness-not to mention an invaluable look at the state of the national pastime-McCarthy delivers. As a pitcher, he might have been a minor leaguer; as a memoirist, McCarthy's an all-star. Odd Man Out is the best baseball book since Moneyball ." -Jeremy Schaap, author of Cinderella Man: James J. Braddock, Max Baer and the Greatest Upset in Boxing History "So this is what it's really like to live every boy's dream of getting drafted by a big-league team! I don't know a single baseball fan who will be able to resist Matt McCarthy's portrait of his hilariously grim-and yet somehow enviable-tour in the minor leagues. Part Bull Durham , part Ball Four, Odd Man Out is simply the best baseball book I've read in years." -Jonathan Mahler, author of Ladies and Gentlemen, the Bronx Is Burning "For an odd man out, Matt McCarthy is also the consummate insider. This honest account of life in the minors is equal parts rollicking travelogue, cultural criticism, and coming- of-age story. If McCarthy's pitching abilities were as accurate and strong as his storytelling talent, he'd be in The Show." -L. Jon Wertheim, senior writer, Sports Illustrated , and author of Blood in the Cage "Matt McCarthy has written something here that will make you laugh a lot and, even more, bring you closer to the game. It's a terrific book, and a lot of fun." -Joe Posnanski, author of The Soul of Baseball: A Trip Through Buck O'Neill's America "Matt McCarthy has pitched a gem: a decidedly non-dreamy-eyed look at young ballplayers in the low minors who dream of making it to the major league. Full of characters and curveballs, Odd Man Out should find a place on the shelf next to Pat Jordan's A False Spring -both tell it like it is." -Jim Collins, author of The Last Best League
