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The Los Angeles Dodgers are one of the most storied franchises in all of sports, with enduring legacies both on and off the diamond. Chief among the hallmarks of the organization is an unparalleled pitching dominance; Dodger blue and white brings to mind brilliance on the mound and the Cy Young Awards that follow. In Brothers in Arms, acclaimed Dodgers writer Jon Weisman explores the organization's rich pitching history, from Koufax and Drysdale to Valenzuela, Hershiser, and the sublime Clayton Kershaw. Weisman delves deep into this lineage of excellence, interviewing both the legends who toed the rubber and the teammates, coaches, and personalities who witnessed their genius.Â
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"Jon Weisman is a great author and have enjoyed all his material. I can't wait for his next work."
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Brothers in Arms Koufax Kershaw and the Dodgers' Extraordinary Pitching Tradition Audible Audio Edition Jon Weisman Joe Davis James Patrick Cronin Inc Blackstone Audio Books Reviews
- I liked that Jon started it off with a full chapter devoted to the type of stats he was going to use. Many of us already understand these stats but for those baseball fans who have never touched a sabermetric stat, it was a good idea to start the book with an explanation of these stats. To be sure Jon does talk about wins a lot, which might seem foreign to someone who just read Keith Law’s Smart Baseball, but in the context of the era that most of these hurlers pitched in, it made perfect sense to use the antiquated Win stat.
Jon starts us off with the legends of the early Brooklyn pitchers, and while it was interesting, he didn’t really grab my attention until he got to Ralph Branca. The Boys of Summer. I had read all about these hurlers back when I was 10 – 15 and knew every name quite well but a boy of 10 didn’t know jack about innings pitched, and as I read how each of these hurlers were slogged by their respective managers, I will have to admit that admiration and anger were the emotions that played around in my mind. I know now, that all pitchers of that generation were used and discarded at the whim of management, but to see the numbers they put up still staggered me. Jon made a great point to show that for every infamous defeat, you could almost always point to how the pitcher was pitching on guts alone.
Jon hits almost all the pitchers I was interested in reading about. One problem with being a Dodger fan as long as I have, you don’t get surprised but for those fans who are new to baseball, or simply were Dodger fans but not crazy fans, these chapters should enlighten anyone about the arms who build the great Dodger pitching legacy. As much as I already knew about these pitchers, Jon found new information that was always a pleasant surprise.
Even the casual fan knows about Koufax, Drysdale, Sutton, Fernando, Orel, and Kershaw, but if they were just learning about Johnny Podres, Claude Osteen, Bill Singer, Burt Hooton and Jerry Ruess there is no better guide than Jon Weisman.
Jon had the massive task of trying to fit every notable Dodger hurler into this book and for the most part he succeeded. He did a nice trick called “Moment in the Sun†where if you didn’t make the cut for a full chapter you at least got several notes on why you were part of the Dodger pitching legacy. I would have liked to have seen a few more hurlers have their moment in the sun such as Joe Moeller, Erv Palica, Jose Lima, and Vincente Padilla and I’m anxious to ask him how he decided who got a Moment and who didn’t. Doug Rau got a moment in the sun, I would have liked a full chapter and I expect he wrote one but it didn’t make the editors cut. Chad Billingsley got his moment in the sun, and again, I would have liked a chapter.
Which is a good thing when you want more and not less. I’ll be using this book for reference over and over which is where I hope the kindle search function comes in handy.
This is a stat-filled book as Jon uses these stats to show why these pitchers got their own chapter but within each chapter is beautiful writing. Each paragraph that starts a chapter can be savored.
Okay, I’ll leave you with one. Jon starts the Bob Welch chapter with this
"Bob Welch is the greatest starting pitcher in Dodger history who is remembered for basically nothing he did as a Dodger starting pitcher. Because he did so much more."
Do yourself a favor and buy this book, you'll find out things you never knew and the next time you see Tommy John on TV, you won't be so angry he left the Dodgers for the New York Yankees.
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There were so many games mentioned in the book that I have actual personal connections with that at times I felt I was reading about my own journey as a Dodger fan. It started with Don Sutton/Bill Singer and is right now in the throes of Clayton Kershaw and Jon hit all the right notes in this symphony to the Dodger hurlers that have touched all of us - I read somewhere that Jon Weisman’s writing is about the closest thing to Vin Scully, and I have to agree. In addition to the great insights into the Dodgers’ pitching tradition, Weisman writes so well that it veers toward poetry. In a sentence or two he can paint the pitcher, the crowd, the stadium and everything around it.
Granted, I have followed the Dodgers for almost 50 years and some of that coloring may be from my own experiences, but he brings it all back to life. It’s like I’m 23 again watching Hershiser pitch Game 2 of the 88 World Series. - Since his early days as one of the first Dodger bloggers, Jon proved to have an intelligent, concise, and entertaining style of writing. After he was hired by the Dodgers, his work became a bit more... well, official and somewhat sterile. Thankfully, all that changed with the release of Brothers in Arms. Steeped in history, Jon connects the great tradition of Dodger pitching. He educates and entertains the reader with both stories and stats. From the early days to Koufax to Kershaw, he captures the greats and the nearly forgotten hurlers. Loved that he rekindled memories of Happy Hooten, Ramon and Pedro Martinez (sigh), Bob Welch, and all the guys I grew up admiring. Thank you Jon for gifting us a true staple for Dodger fans of all generations!
- Excellent books for baseballs fans. The author did a very thorough research of the history of Dodgers pitchers. Very engaging and informative. Highly recommended!
- I am a huge fan of the Brooklyn Dodgers and all their history. So I enjoyed short stories about the pitchers that helped transform the Dodgers over the years. The stories involving the pitchers from the 70's and 80's took me back to my childhood. Nicely done
- Baseball history is stats driven, this book is no exception. Weisman gives insight into why the Dodgers are so good at finding talented starting pitching.
- Reading "Brothers in Arms", I could tell that Jon Weisman loves baseball as more than just a sport. Beyond that, he captures the essence of the Dodgers, one of the most storied teams in all of baseball.
- Jon Weisman is a great author and have enjoyed all his material. I can't wait for his next work.
