Bullpen Gospels In Stores Today

by Tom Dakers on Mar 30, 2010 8:00 AM EDT in Fun

Just a reminder that Dirk Hayhurst's book, Bullpen Gospels is to be in stores today. If you need a reminder of how good of a read it will be, Hugo's review is here.

And for any of you in the Toronto area Dirk will be doing a signing the day of the Jay's home opener, April 12th, 4 pm at the Festival Hall Chapters on John and Richmond. There is a Facebook event listing here:

http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=341625737311

He will only be signing the book. How cool would it be to have a Garfoose drawing in your copy?

Added by Hugo: To buy Dirk's book online and for more information, check out his website.

Also, Dirk will be doing a pre-game signing at the Rogers Centre for the Jays' second home game - April 13th

Tweet Comment 19 comments | 0 recs |

Do you like this story?

Comments

Is the book only being released in N.America?

Or is there a chance I might find it in a bookstore here in the UK some time in the future?

by TtD on Mar 30, 2010 11:59 AM EDT reply actions

good question

might be the kind of thing you have to order online in Europe.

"Let us go forth awhile, and get better air in our lungs. Let us leave our closed rooms... The game of ball is glorious." - Walt Whitman

by hugo on Mar 30, 2010 12:04 PM EDT up reply actions

I can't imagine there is a large Baseball section in most UK bookstores

So I’d imagine you’d have to order it.

by Tom Dakers on Mar 30, 2010 12:08 PM EDT up reply actions

Will have to do some digging around

Might be able to order it from the local Waterstone’s, they tend to have a good stock of various sports books that can be ordered in. Hopefully can grab it when I order the Miracle of Castel di Sangro next week, will be two good books to get my teeth into.

by TtD on Mar 30, 2010 12:19 PM EDT reply actions

Apparently Chapters doesn't have a copy in stock for 100km around Edmonton

Wonderful.

"Don't tell me it's impossible. Be honest and tell me you can't do it. Tell me you don't know how."

by wroth91 on Mar 30, 2010 12:32 PM EDT reply actions

we are in the West....it will take a couple of days to get out here...

My nearest one has 7 copies coming. Stupid living in the west.

by Tom Dakers on Mar 30, 2010 1:00 PM EDT up reply actions

Hey now.

Quit trippin’

"I've only been in love with a beer bottle and a mirror" - Sid Vicious.

by craig in calgary on Mar 30, 2010 1:26 PM EDT up reply actions

I pre-ordered mine from Amazon...

It was shipped today so hopefully it’ll be there when I get home! Really looking forward to reading it (like every one else). But first I have to finish off my wonderderful spring break holiday on beautiful Gabriola Island!! Have any snow lately Tom??? :)

by Carm on Mar 30, 2010 5:57 PM EDT up reply actions

No snow...it has been great the last few days....

some of which I missed with the endless fantasy draft….but a great day today to walk to Chapters and back, no more than a dozen times to see if the book had magically appeared on the shelf.

by Tom Dakers on Mar 30, 2010 6:02 PM EDT up reply actions

If you order a copy through your Chapters, chances are they’ll pick up one or two extra for the store.

by dexfarkin on Mar 30, 2010 1:33 PM EDT up reply actions

weird

I bought my copy from Barnes and Noble and received it a week ago

"Look at me! I'm Tomokazu Ohka of the Montreal Expos!"

by jessef on Mar 30, 2010 1:10 PM EDT reply actions

maybe it had an earlier stateside release?

"Look at me! I'm Tomokazu Ohka of the Montreal Expos!"

by jessef on Mar 30, 2010 1:11 PM EDT up reply actions

Apparently today is the release date everywhere

sometimes stores get a book before the release date and don’t know they are supposed to sit on it till the date. I had a friend at a music shop and every now and then he’d have a CD that wasn’t to be out until the next week, ‘I can’t sell this, take it, pay me later’.

by Tom Dakers on Mar 30, 2010 3:10 PM EDT up reply actions

Kieth Olbermann...

…opened his show yesterday by mentioning the book, recommending the book and saying the book is getting rave reviews. He said – “Buy it, you won’t be disappointed.”

Looks like I get me a book to buy!

by Mylegacy on Mar 30, 2010 3:12 PM EDT reply actions