Behind the mask
my double life in baseball
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Author
Contributions
- Steinberg, Alan, 1945- - Contributor
Publication
1990 - Viking, New York, N.Y., U.S.A, New York (State)
Language
English
Word Count
82,750 words, Guess
Page Count
331 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL1888642M
- ISBN-100670833126
- OCLC Control Number21195644
- OCLC Control Numberbehindmaskmydoub0000pall
- Library of Congress Control Number90050059
and 2 more
- LibraryThing29867
- Goodreads2601171
Classifications
- DDC796.357/092
- DDCB
- LCCGV865.P32 A3 1990
and 1 more
- LCCGV865.P32A3 1990
Description
**From Goodreads:** Eighteen years of controversy, hard work, triumphs and disappointments - Dave Pallone had a remarkable career as a National League Umpire. But all the while, he suffered a double life; hidden behind the façade he had built to protect himself, Dave Pallone was gay. And the revelation of his secret did what nearly two decades of facing down irate managers, abusive players and ostracism as a strike-breaking "scab" couldn't do - it destroyed his career in a few short months. Told with honesty, humor, and insight, this is his moving story - where the real man behind the stories and controversies is finally revealed.
Description
Dave Pallone, a National League umpire for ten years, attracted major public attention when Pete Rose shoved him in a 1988 Mets-Reds game, igniting one of the most controversial incidents in baseball history. This book is a revealing look at baseball through the eyes of an umpire with two unique perspectives on the national pastime: one, the man in blue, cursed by fans and players alike; and two, the stranger in a strange land -- the gay sensibility in forbidden straight territory.
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