Jimmy Piersall
Posted in Uncategorized on 06/04/2010 06:38 pm by admin
Does anyone know were i can find information on Jimmy Piersall?
I have to do a project in my psychology class and being a total baseball nerd I decided to do it on Jimm Piersall. So does anyone know any good articles, books, etc. on him?
Rent the movie “Fear Strikes Out”
Jim Piersall–What’s My Line
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Fear Strikes Out [VHS] $2.77 From its early scenes of a young Jimmy Piersall literally suffering his father’s abusive determination that the boy should play baseball, Robert Mulligan’s 1957 Fear Strikes Out becomes more about mental health than love of the game. But this is a compelling drama about the real-life Piersall’s gradual breakdown one season before a national audience, the legacy of his domineering dad’s overbearing… |
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Fear Strikes Out $3.94 Compelling biodrama stars Anthony Hopkins as 1950s professional baseball player Jimmy Piersall. Following a nervous breakdown due to pressures to succeed on the field placed on him by his domineering father, he found himself institutionalized. Upon his release, he returned to the majors and attempted to find his way back to sports glory. With Karl Malden, Norma Moore. 100 min. Widescreen (Enhanced… |
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Fear Strikes Out: The Jim Piersall Story $12.10 “The story of a man who became mentally `sick,’ and how, through competent medical care, the help of a sympathetic and most understanding wife, the patience and encouragement of manager, teammates and fans, and above all his own splendid courage, he made a complete recovery and resumed his baseball career. . . . How he overcame his fears is a dramatic, heart-warming story. It is most refreshing to… |
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The Truth Hurts $1.98 … |
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2004 Greats of the Game #105 – Jimmy Piersall 2004 Greats of the Game #105 – Jimmy Piersall… |
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2003 Bowman Heritage # 175A Jimmy Piersall New York Mets Baseball Card $2.95 … |
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Jimmy Piersall Autographed/Hand Signed Baseball Card (New York Mets) 1990 Pacific Baseball Legends # $49.95 Jimmy Piersall autographed Baseball Card (New York Mets) 1990 Pacific Baseball Legends #44 * SIGNED IN WHITE PLAINS NY 10 2 2011. Signed items come fully certified with Certificate of Authenticity and tamper-evident hologram…. |