Carroll Conklin

60 from the '60s: 60 Players Who Made the 1960s Baseball's Real Golden Age Carroll Conklin

Publisher Marketing: If you love baseball, you'll love "60 From The '60s: 60 Players Who Made the 1960s Baseball's Real Golden Age." In 60 from the '60s:, you'll thrill to the glory that was major league baseball in the 1960s. You'll re-live the exploits of some of the best hurlers ever to toe the pitching rubber, Sandy Koufax, Bob Gibson, Jim Bunning, Whitey Ford, even hapless Roger Craig, who had the misfortune of being the best pitcher on the worst team in baseball history. You'll re-discover the exploits of some of the greatest hitters the game has ever know, Aaron, Clemente, Mays, Mantle, Maris, Killebrew, McCovey, Yastrzemski, Kaline, Robinson and more. 60 from the '60s brings together 60 player mini-bios in one volume. Where were you when Maris blasted #61 ... when Koufax tossed his fourth no-hitter, fighting through the pain that came with every pitch? Complete games today are almost as rare as no-hitters. Where were you when starting pitchers were expected to finish their starts, and it took a hard-throwing right-hander nicknamed the "Monster of the Midway" - with a blur of a fastball and enough wildness to keep hitters swinging from their heels - to set the stage for today's procession of tag-team relievers? Where were you when Robbie and Yaz won back-to-back Triple Crowns? And when Denny McLain had more wins in one season than many of today's pitchers have starts? If you were there, isn't it time to savor once again baseball the way it was meant to be played ... 2-hour games with great pitching, power hitting, and with no free agents, steroids or facial hair to be found? If the 1960s were before your time, then it's time you were introduced to players who were legends that walked among us ... and whose accomplishments were as true as their love of the game. Contributor Bio:  Conklin, Carroll Carroll Conklin combines a life-long passion for baseball with a three-decade career as a professional writer. He has published more than 20 books about baseball in the 1960s. He has also written books on topics ranging from marketing management to firing fears. A graduate of Ashland University and Bowling Green State University, Carroll has spent more than 20 years as an advertising copywriter and marketing strategist. He has taught copywriting and brand theory at The Ohio State University and the Columbus College of Art & Design. Carroll preaches the "gospel" of the 1960s as baseball's real golden age at 1960sBaseball.com. Followers at twitter.com/Baseball1960s receive highlights of what happened each day in 1960s baseball.