Molina: The Story of the Father Who Raised an Unlikely Baseball Dynasty
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| Rating | : | 4.41 (640 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1622319311 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 351 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-08-19 |
| Language | : | English |
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Love Story Between a Son and His Father reviewed by Bill Pence of CoramDeotheBlog.com This book tells of the love story between father Pai, and oldest son Bengie Molina. It is also the incredible story of a family that produced three major league baseball catchers (José, Yadier and Bengie), who each have earned two World Series championships, as well as an autobiography of Bengie.Pai was a very talented baseball player who had the potential, but never made it to the major leagues. In fact, Bengie writes that people will tell you that Pai was a better player than any of his sons. Bengie does not reveal until late in the book why Pai di. "Wonderful insight to the Molina family" according to Mrschevyfarm. I laughed and criedas a life long member of Cardinal Nation, the Molina family holds a dear spot in my heart. What a loving tribute to a beloved father. The raw emotion, love and respect for family and baseball shine bright in this book. Great read for anyone.. This book gets into your feelings and memories like no other book has done for me Jake This book gets into your feelings and memories like no other book has done for me. I read it in one day. If you are an old timer and can remember morals and the standards your parents lived by and the pride they had in their family then you will love this book. This is a book about family and a sport the father's high standards molded in them that led to their sucess. I've seen all the brothers play but only Cheo at the ballpark. Buy this book you won't be disappointed.
But craving his beloved fathers respect, Bengie weathered failure after deflating failure until one day he was hoisting a World Series trophy in a champagne-soaked clubhouse. These were in the pocket of Bengie Molina's father when he died of a heart attack on the rutted Little League field in his Puerto Rican barrio. Bengie was the least likely to reach the majors. A lottery ticket. Only the DiMaggio brothers can rival the Molinas as the most accomplished siblings in baseball history. A baseball rules book. He was too slow, too sensitive and too small. Written with the emotional power of sports classics such as Field of Dreams and Friday Night Lights, Molina is a love story between a formidable but flawed father and a son who, in unearthing answers about his fathers life, comes to understand his own.. A tape measure. The inspiring true story of the poor Puerto Rican factory worker, Benjamin Molina Santana, who against all odds raised the greatest baseball dynasty of all time: Molina's three sons Bengie, Jose, and Yadier
The reality is that Molina is that and much more: it is a great book. "For three brothers to make it to the big leagues, to all play the same demanding position, and to appear, between them, in eight World Series to date is remarkable enough. Throughout the book, wonderful stories are combined with fascinating insights. They will go down with the Alous, the Boones, the Bells, and others as baseball family royalty. Bengie honors his family, especially his Pai and Mai, by describing how their love and support carried him and his brothers through difficult beginnings into legendary careers—Mai taking care of the home front and Pai coaching their phy
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