Wherever I Wind Up
by R. A. Dickey with Wayne Coffey
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82%
Critic Reviews: 23
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91%
Reader Ratings: 554
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Synopsis
The Glass Castle meets Ball Four as Mets knuckleballer R.A. Dickey weaves searing honesty and baseball insight in this memoir about his unlikely journey to the big leagues.An English Lit major at the University of Tennessee, Dickey is as articulate and thoughtful as any professional athlete in any sport—and proves it page after page, as he provides fresh and honest insight into baseball and a career unlike any other. Fourteen years ago, Dickey was a heralded... more
About R. A. Dickey with Wayne Coffey
Published: March 29, 2012 by
Genre: Sports & Outdoors, Health, Fitness & Dieting. Non-fiction. 349 pages
- All Critics: 23
- Positive: 22
- Negative: 1
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The Platoon Advantage | 6 Apr 2012
his long asides take what is billed as a baseball book with some religion, and turn it into a religious text with some baseball...Dickey’s memoir also suffers from feeling somewhat incomplete.
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We Embrace Sports | 20 Apr 2012
...it really reflects the broader spiritual themes of forgiveness and redemption, which are the book’s real messages...And as a sports fan, it is fun and fascinating.
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Paul Lebowitz | 7 Apr 2012
If there’s anything to take from the book, it’s that faith—religious or not—gives freedom to be true to oneself. Dickey tells the truth. And sometimes that’s the hardest thing to do.
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Sports Book Review Center | 10 Apr 2012
In the meantime, any reader will come away impressed by Dickey's resilience, and will be rooting for him by the time the last few works are reached.
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At Home Plate | 18 Apr 2012
I read a lot of baseball books, some for review, some for pleasure, but only a very few of them blow me away. "Wherever I Wind Up: My Quest for Truth, Authenticity and the Perfect Knuckleball," written by Dickey and Wayne Coffey, is one of those.
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The Maine Edge | 11 Apr 2012
“Wherever I Wind Up” works because it never feels disingenuous or false - for better or worse, Dickey has committed to telling the reader the truth as he sees it.
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Batter Chatter | 19 Apr 2012
If a Christian book doesn't sound like a lot of fun, think otherwise--Wherever I Wind Up is fresh and funny, and offers intriguing insights into the life of a major league ballplayer, and a way offbeat one at that.
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Knox News | 21 Apr 2012
It is rare... to find a professional athlete willing to acknowledge his own mistakes. In "Wherever I Wind Up," R.A. Dickey reveals himself to be a sensitive, fragile human being — just like the rest of us.
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Baseball Reflections | 13 Apr 2012
Throughout the book, one of the main themes is that he always does what he thinks is right, regardless of what others may say about him.
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MLB.com | 29 Mar 2012
Reading "Wherever I Wind Up," you are glad that Dickey never stopped doing it, never stopped climbing the mountain on this adventure
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The Real Dirty | 10 Apr 2012
The words “authentic” and “humble” are words that usually do not go hand in hand with a major League baseball player. But Dickey proves that he is not part of the game that has been reduced to 10 second cliche ridden soundbites .
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Boston Red Thoughts | 16 Apr 2012
Both heartbreaking and inspirational, Wherever I Wind Up chronicles one man’s journey through some really awful things, and despite some pretty amazing odds, coming out the other side happy, whole and successful.
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America's White Boy | 15 May 2012
Wherever I Wind Up is about a personal struggle to succeed. You could take the baseball out of this book and the message would still be the same. It would be a perfect book to give a recent high school or college graduate.
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Collateral Bloggage | 18 Apr 2012
There's just something about knuckleball pitchers, I suppose, that makes them just plain interesting. So if, on top of the mere face of throwing the knuckler, a pitcher is also interesting in his own right, that's gold.
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The Gospel Coalition
While Dickey’s book will be especially appealing for baseball fans, it should also be enjoyable for those who are encouraged by reading about the transformative power of God’s grace.
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Buried Under Books
To the author’s credit, he names names, and is generous in his praise while being candid in his assessments when circumstances warrant it.
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Metrospectus | 1 Apr 2012
I am a fan of Robert Allen Dickey and reading his book only made me a bigger one..."Wherever I Wind Up" is the most honest book you will read this year...
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Publishers Weekly | 12 Mar 2012
Once an English-lit major and now a starting pitcher for the New York Mets, the author emerges as one of baseball's good guys, and someone who can write as well as he pitches. Dickey has set a new standard for athlete autobiographies.
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Vince Keenan | 8 May 2012
It’s an unlikely tale of an unorthodox triumph, told by an amiable narrator.
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Was Watching | 18 May 2012
However, I think what got me most...was Dickey’s gift as a writer and a storyteller. This just may be one of the best written baseball autobiographies that I have read in the last 35 years.
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Ron Kaplan's Baseball Bookshelf | 8 May 2012
You only have to hear him on an NPR interview to get a sense of his intelligence and sensitivity. That’s why Wherever I Wind Up...written with Wayne Coffey, is so stunning for its honesty.
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MLB.com | 29 Mar 2012
Dickey has documented his own adventure, unpacked long-boxed inner thoughts and penned what deserves to be a bestseller.
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Knox News | 21 Apr 2012
It is rare to find a baseball book by an insider that dishes no dirt. It is even rarer to find a professional athlete willing to acknowledge his own mistakes.
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