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Tales from the Toronto Blue Jays Dugout: A Collection of the Greatest Blue Jays Stories Ever Told (Tales from the Team) Kindle Edition

by Jim Prime (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.1 out of 5 stars 33 ratings
From the club’s inception in the late ’70s; to winning the division for the first time in the ’80s; Joe Carter’s epic home run; the two World Series titles in the early ’90s; the reign of Roy Halliday; and everything in between, the Blue Jays have continued to build a storied history as one of baseball’s most exciting teams. In Tales from the Toronto Blue Jays Dugout, Jim Prime, who has written several books on the AL East rival Boston Red Sox, captures all of the best moments in Blue Jays history, from the most thrilling to the most humorous, and so much more. Stories of players and coaches from both on and off the field can be found here, including tales of All-Stars Dave Stieb and Carlos Delgado, Hall of Famers Dave Winfield, Ricky Henderson, and Roberto Alomar, and many more memorable Blue Jays, past and present.

It’s all here, in the latest addition to the Tales from series, the perfect gift for any fan of the only current Major League Baseball team playing in Canada!

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    May 6, 2014
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Jim Prime has authored or coauthored more than a dozen books on baseball including Ted Williams Hit List (with Ted Williams) and The Little Red (Sox) Book with Bill “Spaceman” Lee.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00J75IUJ2
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Sports Publishing (May 6, 2014)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ May 6, 2014
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 1.9 MB
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  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 242 pages
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Jim Prime is the author of more than twenty books. He has coauthored baseball books with Ted Williams and Bill "Spaceman" Lee and a hockey book, How Hockey Explains Canada, with Paul Henderson. He lives in the Annapolis Valley of Nova Scotia with his wife Glenna.

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  • William D. Wilder
    5.0 out of 5 stars Blue Jays Memories
    Reviewed in the United States on May 27, 2014
    For a period in my life I had a growing passion for baseball when Canada had representation in both the National and American leagues. I was a bit fickle - starting with the Expos but getting wrapped up (as many Canadians did) when the Jays became a strong contender. So it was with interest I opened Prime’s latest offering to refresh my memories about the team’s history and some of the colourful participants like George Bell, Dave Stieb, Roberto Alomar and (briefly) Roger Clemens. The author sketches out biographies and anecdotes of many of the players and several of the off-field personalities in the back office or from the broadcasting business. Prime has deep knowledge of the game, writes well, sustains your interest and offers up regular items of interest or anecdotes that are very amusing. Do check it out.
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  • L. Aiello
    3.0 out of 5 stars Left us wanting more - not on par with better "Tales From the...." books
    Reviewed in the United States on July 14, 2017
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    I would have to disagree with the thoughts of another reviewer which stated that the info in the book could have easily been found on Wikipedia. Some parts of the book are extremely detailed; much more than a wiki article would have, and that's what the "Tales From The....." series is all about. However, all things wiki aside, this book shortchanges some players in the Blue Jays history with a short write up, sometimes two sentences, and it leaves the reader wanting much more. Granted, the most popular players would likely have multiple pages and lots of info - and they should - but it felt a bit empty at times. If the author was using many sources and interviewing people connected to the team, it seems that more information could have been obtained for the book. Overuse of the word "Yup" runs throughout as well, and that gets old starting with the very first time you see it! Also the other reviewer mentioned the "Jay Happ" debacle. Was the author using a speaking system for writing?

    This "Tales from the Blue Jays Dugout" book chooses to have players listed alphabetically, while also putting things like Exhibition Stadium and Skydome within their respective letters in that same alpha list. Both stadiums severely needed to have longer write ups for being such a big part of the history. The issue I had with a straight-up alpha listing is that it makes for herky-jerky jumping around, all over time from one year to another, so it's harder to get into the flow of team history.

    For those who enjoy the "Tales from the" dugout/sidelines/locker room series, check out the Dallas Mavericks and New Orleans Saints books in the series. These feature the best presentation in a nice chronological format. They are informative, historical, with lots of great in-depth information and accuracy. They are written by different authors and some even have clever section names of the book, and then chapters that deal with certain points in time. The Detroit Pistons and Denver Broncos ones are not far behind in terms of execution and delivery.

    These books are advertised as having 'hidden stories' and inside the locker room type stuff in a teams history. The Blue Jays one is good, but isn't in the top level of this series.
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  • Matthew Buckley
    3.0 out of 5 stars Good book but needs better proofreading
    Reviewed in the United States on October 24, 2014
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    I'd really like to give this book a 2.5 or a 2.75. It's really not a terrible book, but as a lifelong Jays fan it made me cringe to see some of the basic errors the author made. For example, he said that Major League Baseball has 26 teams when they have 30. He implied during Tony Fernandez's section that the Jays won the 1984 AL East, and he also said a player made his MLB debut on 2 separate dates. He also called JA Happ "Jay Happ." Excellent book but it would've been better with some better proofreading.
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  • Dan Winegar
    4.0 out of 5 stars Four Stars
    Reviewed in the United States on June 20, 2017
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    Ok book about multiple Blue Jays players.
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  • Paul Bychko Jr.
    1.0 out of 5 stars Terrible
    Reviewed in the United States on May 17, 2014
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    I've read pretty much every book related to the Toronto Blue Jays and this was the worst. I could easily look up the names that this author has decided to write about and read about them on Wikipedia. It's almost like that is what author has done. Some of the players, he has written only one sentence about. These are not "Tales from the Dugout", these are already known facts about Blue Jays players. Brutal.
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  • DrJ
    1.0 out of 5 stars Sloppy!
    Reviewed in the United States on January 19, 2017
    Only redeeming quality are the quotes from Jerry Howarth but otherwise a very sloppy book, clearly wasn't proofread, and poorly planned. Stories are random and many players are spoken about too much whereas others are left to be a footnote. Only reason I completed it was because it was a gift from my wife.
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  • Tammyrey20
    5.0 out of 5 stars This is a MUST HAVE book for any serious Jays ...
    Reviewed in Canada on March 9, 2016
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    This is a MUST HAVE book for any serious Jays fan, looking at a variety of the players that we have had over the years.
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  • CBL
    5.0 out of 5 stars Purchase this book soon, before they are gone.
    Reviewed in Canada on May 20, 2014
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    Very well written book. Pick this one up for sure. You will enjoy the stories very much. Mr. Prime has done a great job once again! Carol L.
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  • M. Yakiwchuk
    3.0 out of 5 stars Mediocre tales
    Reviewed in Canada on December 29, 2014
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    On the whole, Tales from the Toronto Blue Jays Dugout is worth reading. The writing style is reasonably clear and I came away after reading this book with at least a cursory understanding of some of the "key" Blue Jays players, past and present.

    I came into this book hoping to read anecdotal stories by players, coaches, and others, pulled directly from the Jays dugout. What I got, however, was a hodge-podge of newspaper-style summations interspersed with occaisional player quotes. What I wanted was to understand what it was like for the players who played for the Jays - to put myself in their shoes - preferably in their own words. Tales, on the other hand, is largely a collection of newspaper journalist stories rather than stories told by the players in their own words. The views expressed in Tales are usually either those of the author or other journalists with anecdotes supplied to support them. I think this was a collosal missed opportunity to write a book about the Jays done with a lighter touch and consisting mainly of stories told by the players themselves.

    Missed opportunities aside, Tales is still worth reading for 3 reasons: 1) If you are a fan of the Jays, you will probably learn something you didn't know. 2) Casual fans (such as myself) will learn about events that took place before they started following the team or missed along the way (I was interested to read about the longest game in Jays history for example). 3) As a reference work. Although this is also the weakest reason to read Tales (some of the player descriptions are literally a single paragraph describing one thing the author thought important about them and that's it) it is useful if you are trying to recall some piece of baseball trivia about a particular player.

    Overall I recommend borrowing though not buying this book. It is neither a comprehensive history of the Toronto Blue Jays nor is it a particularly interesting collection of stories. I frequently disagreed with the author's assertions on the relative importance of particular Blue Jays players as well as their place in history. Perhaps the author's fondness with a certain well-known baseball team based in Boston coloured his telling of the Blue Jays' stories. But regardless of the author's background, reading Tales did accomplish one thing: It left me wanting to know more - to know more about the people about the lives, hopes, and accomplishments - of those who played for the Toronto Blue Jays. 3/5
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  • KLL
    4.0 out of 5 stars Great read.
    Reviewed in Canada on October 24, 2014
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    Great read. If you are a Blue Jays fan or a baseball fan, you will enjoy this book.
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  • Randal Dupuis
    1.0 out of 5 stars Book cover
    Reviewed in Canada on December 13, 2024
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    This book arrived with the cover in bad shape. Appears to have been read and returned. Unhappy customer. Didn’t have time to return and gave to Grandson the way it arrived.
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