The book includes portraits of players and team affiliates, drawn by the author.[2]Champagne and Baloney was one of many baseball books written by Clark.[3]
Critical receptionedit
The book earned mostly strong reviews. The New York Times wrote that "Mr. Clark puts the mess that Finley has made into narrative order. Then there is Mr. Clark's rollicking present‐tense narrative, which is so breezy that it's gusty."[4]Kirkus Reviews opined that "Clark has plenty of wit and sarcasm to unloose on Finley's 'preternatural talent for antagonizing people.'"[5]Journal of Sport History called it "a highly readable narrative" and thought that it was better than Herb Michelson's then-recent The Mustache Gang.[6]Ron Padgett, in The Poetry Project Newsletter, declared that the book "is an eminently likeable and occasionally brilliant quick read. On the surface a detailed account of the Oakland Athletics, it is also an exposition of the author's affection for baseball and writing."[2] A dissenter, Greil Marcus, writing for Rolling Stone, thought that the book worked best as a play-by-play analysis of the team.[7]
Referencesedit
^Clark, Tom (December 31, 1976). Champagne and Baloney: The Rise and Fall of Finley's A's. Harper & Row. ISBN9780060108328 – via Google Books.
^"Books of The Times". July 20, 1976 – via NYTimes.com.
^"CHAMPAGNE AND BALONEY: The Rise and Fall of Finley's A's by Tom Clark | Kirkus Reviews" – via www.kirkusreviews.com.
^Voigt, David (1980). "Reviewed work: Champagne and Baloney: The Rise and Fall of Finley's A's, Tom Clark". Journal of Sport History. 7 (2): 82–84. JSTOR 43610356.
^Admin, G. M. (January 15, 2016). "Undercover: Everybody's in Showbiz (08/26/76)".
December 15, 2023
champagne, baloney, rise, fall, finley, nonfiction, book, poet, clark, published, 1976, chronicles, downs, charles, finley, oakland, athletics, three, world, series, 1972, 1973, 1974, before, falling, apart, rise, fall, finley, sfirst, editionauthortom, clarkc. Champagne and Baloney The Rise and Fall of Finley s A s is a nonfiction book by poet Tom Clark published in 1976 1 It chronicles the ups and downs of Charles O Finley s Oakland Athletics who won three World Series in 1972 1973 and 1974 before falling apart Champagne and Baloney The Rise and Fall of Finley s A sFirst editionAuthorTom ClarkCountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglishGenreNonfictionPublished1976PublisherHarper amp RowPages432ISBN0060108320The book includes portraits of players and team affiliates drawn by the author 2 Champagne and Baloney was one of many baseball books written by Clark 3 Critical reception editThe book earned mostly strong reviews The New York Times wrote that Mr Clark puts the mess that Finley has made into narrative order Then there is Mr Clark s rollicking present tense narrative which is so breezy that it s gusty 4 Kirkus Reviews opined that Clark has plenty of wit and sarcasm to unloose on Finley s preternatural talent for antagonizing people 5 Journal of Sport History called it a highly readable narrative and thought that it was better than Herb Michelson s then recent The Mustache Gang 6 Ron Padgett in The Poetry Project Newsletter declared that the book is an eminently likeable and occasionally brilliant quick read On the surface a detailed account of the Oakland Athletics it is also an exposition of the author s affection for baseball and writing 2 A dissenter Greil Marcus writing for Rolling Stone thought that the book worked best as a play by play analysis of the team 7 References edit Clark Tom December 31 1976 Champagne and Baloney The Rise and Fall of Finley s A s Harper amp Row ISBN 9780060108328 via Google Books a b Newsletter PDF www poetryproject org 1976 Retrieved 2020 01 06 Foundation Poetry December 31 2019 Tom Clark Poetry Foundation Books of The Times July 20 1976 via NYTimes com CHAMPAGNE AND BALONEY The Rise and Fall of Finley s A s by Tom Clark Kirkus Reviews via www kirkusreviews com Voigt David 1980 Reviewed work Champagne and Baloney The Rise and Fall of Finley s A s Tom Clark Journal of Sport History 7 2 82 84 JSTOR 43610356 Admin G M January 15 2016 Undercover Everybody s in Showbiz 08 26 76 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Champagne and Baloney amp oldid 1111768506, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
