
Joe Nuxhall: The Old Lefthander & Me by John Kiesewetter - Signed by the Author

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Item Description
Joe Nuxhall: The Old Lefthander & Me - My Conversations with Joe Nuxhall about the Reds, Baseball and Broadcasting.
This lively and engaging look at one of the most popular personalities in Reds history captures countless stories about the beloved "Old Lefthander" as told by many of the people who knew him best. The TV columnist for the Cincinnati Enquirer from 1985-2014 and the current TV/Media reporter for WVXU, Kiesewetter based his book on new interviews he conducted with Johnny Bench, Tom Browning, George Foster, Ron Oester, Jeff Brantley, Rick and Mark Stowe, Hal McCoy and Kim, Phil and Donzetta Nuxhall and past interviews with Pete Rose, Al Michaels, Red Barber, George Clooney, Ed Bailey , Jim O'Toole, Marge Schott and many others. The insights and recollections of this constellation of notable interview subjects combine with a wealth of original research to produce one of the most enlightening and entertaining appreciations of Joe Nuxhall ever published. Featuring cover art by Pulitzer Prize winning cartoonist Jim Borgman and a forward by Joe's longtime broadcast partner Marty Brennaman, "Joe Nuxhall: The Old Lefthander & Me" will bring back great memories for Reds fans who watched Joe play or listened to him broadcast and will serve as a tremendous introduction to this one-of-a-kind figure for those fans who missed out.
This lively and engaging look at one of the most popular personalities in Reds history captures countless stories about the beloved "Old Lefthander" as told by many of the people who knew him best. The TV columnist for the Cincinnati Enquirer from 1985-2014 and the current TV/Media reporter for WVXU, Kiesewetter based his book on new interviews he conducted with Johnny Bench, Tom Browning, George Foster, Ron Oester, Jeff Brantley, Rick and Mark Stowe, Hal McCoy and Kim, Phil and Donzetta Nuxhall and past interviews with Pete Rose, Al Michaels, Red Barber, George Clooney, Ed Bailey , Jim O'Toole, Marge Schott and many others. The insights and recollections of this constellation of notable interview subjects combine with a wealth of original research to produce one of the most enlightening and entertaining appreciations of Joe Nuxhall ever published. Featuring cover art by Pulitzer Prize winning cartoonist Jim Borgman and a forward by Joe's longtime broadcast partner Marty Brennaman, "Joe Nuxhall: The Old Lefthander & Me" will bring back great memories for Reds fans who watched Joe play or listened to him broadcast and will serve as a tremendous introduction to this one-of-a-kind figure for those fans who missed out.