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The Dad Report: Fathers, Sons, and Baseball Families Kindle Edition

by Kevin Cook (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.3 4.3 out of 5 stars 21 ratings
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An unforgettable look at how baseball families share our national pastime.


Baseball honors legacies—from cheering the home team to breaking in an old glove handed down from father to son. In The Dad Report, award-winning sportswriter Kevin Cook weaves a tapestry of uplifting stories in which fathers and sons—from the sport's superstars to Cook and his own ball-playing father—share the game.


Almost two hundred father-son pairs have played in the big leagues. Cook takes us inside the clubhouses, homes, and lives of many of the greats. Aaron Boone follows grandfather Bob, father Ray, and brother Bret to the majors—three generations of All-Stars. Barry Bonds and Ken Griffey Jr. strive to outdo their famous dads. Michael Jordan walks away from basketball to play minor-league baseball—to fulfill his father's dream.


In visiting these legendary families, Cook discovers that ball-playing families are a lot like our own. Dan Haren regrets the long road trips that keep him from his kids. Ike Davis and his father, a former Yankee, debate whether Ike should pitch or play first base. Buddy Bell leads a generation of big-leaguers determined to open their workplace—the clubhouse—to their kids.


Framing The Dad Report is the story of Kevin Cook's own father, Art Cook, a minor-league pitcher, a loveable rogue with a wicked screwball. In Art's later years, Kevin phoned him almost every night to talk baseball. They called those nightly conversations "the Dad Report." In time, Kevin came to see that these conversations were about much more than the game. That's what this book is about: the way fathers and sons talk baseball as a way of talking about everything—courage, fear, fun, family, morality, mortality, and how it's not whether you win or lose that counts, it's how you share the game.

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"Kevin Cook, the son of a minor-league screwball pitcher, has just the right voice to explore how baseball connects fathers and sons. The Dad Report is a smart, fresh take on a timeless topic."
― Tom Verducci, Sports Illustrated and Fox Sports

"[Cook] deftly interweaves sports and family stories…the book works on the same level the game does: as a time machine shuttling between childhood games of catch and wobbly video of Babe Ruth hitting a homer."
― Kate Tuttle, Boston Globe

"What makes Cook special as a sportswriter is that he is able to balance the joy and pain of being a fan with the investigative and analytical skill of a professional journalist…. Cook’s prose has the perfect conversational style for combining baseball’s childlike dreams and grown-up realities into a satisfying narrative."
― Publishers Weekly

"The part baseball plays in the bonds between fathers and sons has enduring appeal. Still, even worthy subjects can be exhausted. But wait―Kevin Cook finds a different way in. The distinctly different stories of fathers and sons who played in the big leagues―with just enough of the Cook family’s own connections to the game―make The Dad Report such an enjoyable and informative read."
― Bob Costas

"Lyrical…an affectionate look at the diamond dads and their (mostly) sensational sons."
― David M. Shribman, Wall Street Journal

"[T]he ultimate Father’s Day book, albeit one the sons will want to read, too."
― Allen Barra, Dallas Morning News

"A book both about baseball families and for baseball families. But most of all, it is perhaps the best book ever on how baseball creates family. A great piece of sports literature."
― Allen Barra, author of Yogi Berra: The Eternal Yankee

About the Author

A former senior editor at Sports Illustrated, Kevin Cook is the author of Titanic Thompson, Tommy's Honor, Kitty Genovese and The Dad Report. He lives in New York City.

Product details

  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00OD8Z0JG
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ W. W. Norton & Company; Reprint edition (June 1, 2015)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ June 1, 2015
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 4516 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 287 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.3 4.3 out of 5 stars 21 ratings

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The award-winning author of Tommy's Honor has written ten books including Titanic Thompson, Kitty Genovese, Ten Innings at Wrigley, and The Burning Blue: The Untold Story of Christa McAuliffe and NASA's Challenger Disaster.

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4.3 out of 5 stars
4.3 out of 5
21 global ratings
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Supposedly ‘new’ book arrived used and torn
I purchased this book to give as a gift. It arrived but was a ‘used’ book - the blank cover page (very first page when one opens the book) had been sloppily torn out as evidenced by the photo. Price had also been cut out. VERY DISAPPOINTING and EMBARRASSING.
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Mark Risley
5.0 out of 5 stars Great read
Reviewed in the United States on March 5, 2023
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I read a lot of baseball books and this is a great read. With the emphasis on fathers and sons, it is a good read for anyone. It is a fun, quick read. I really enjoyed it! Mark Risley.........who also played pitch and catch with my dad in Indiana.
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jack k
4.0 out of 5 stars Four Stars
Reviewed in the United States on July 13, 2015
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excellent book, hard to put down. takes a different look at players and their families
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5.0 out of 5 stars Reflection
Reviewed in the United States on September 8, 2018
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I had a good relationship with my Dad and a lot of what the author talked about were good memories for me. I got Dad reports almost nightly from him as well.
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steveO
4.0 out of 5 stars For anyone who had a child play sports, especially the dad.
Reviewed in the United States on July 18, 2015
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Very enjoyable and emotional book to read. Saw myself quite a few times. Highly recommended!
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Triple R
5.0 out of 5 stars Baseball book of the year.
Reviewed in the United States on August 16, 2015
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This is one of the best baseball books of the year. Well written memories and history of the writer's dad. Mixing baseball stories in his family that remind us all days we spent with our own dads watching ball games and playing catch. I hated to see the book end.
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nelson
1.0 out of 5 stars Supposedly ‘new’ book arrived used and torn
Reviewed in the United States on December 24, 2019
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I purchased this book to give as a gift. It arrived but was a ‘used’ book - the blank cover page (very first page when one opens the book) had been sloppily torn out as evidenced by the photo. Price had also been cut out. VERY DISAPPOINTING and EMBARRASSING.
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nelson
1.0 out of 5 stars Supposedly ‘new’ book arrived used and torn
Reviewed in the United States on December 24, 2019
I purchased this book to give as a gift. It arrived but was a ‘used’ book - the blank cover page (very first page when one opens the book) had been sloppily torn out as evidenced by the photo. Price had also been cut out. VERY DISAPPOINTING and EMBARRASSING.
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Bill
5.0 out of 5 stars Great read if your a true baseball fan
Reviewed in the United States on August 18, 2015
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Great read if your a true baseball fan. It reminds me of the times I spent talking baseball with my Dad about the time he spent playing in the minor leagues. He never made it to the big show but he loved the game.
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Patricia Crosson
5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful Book
Reviewed in the United States on October 24, 2015
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This is a great book, especially if your a baseball family. I bought this book for our son, whose 2 sons have been playing baseball since they were 5 years old & are now 13 & 17, still playing baseball in Traveling teams.
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