THE ONLY WAY I KNOW by Ripken, Cal, Jr. & Mike Bryan - 1997

NY: Viking. Very Good+ in Good+ dust jacket. 1997. First Edition. Hardcover. 0670871931; Binding is almost as new. Gift note on ffep. Contents are almost as new. Moderate wear, with one 1" edge tear, on the clean, complete DJ. ; First Printing of the FIRST EDITION, 1997. 9-1/4" Tall, 324pp. White boards, dark blue spine, bright copper spine lettering. Special Edition Cal Ripken, Jr. Baseball card is enclosed in an opened envelope bound into the back of the book. SPORTS AUTOBIOGRAHY. "With the candor and grace that have endeared him to fans, Ripken tells the story of his journey to the day when , on Septembr 6, 1995, he reported to the baseball field for a record-breaking 2131 consective time, and beyond. It began in a childhood played out aganst ball fields (and laundromats) with Cal Ripken, Sr. , managing all over the Oriole minor league system. He recalls with geuine fondness how he worked his way up from the Rookie League team in Bluefield, West Virginia, to Triple-A in Rochester, New York, then to his permanent call from Baltimore in 1981. He talks with warmth about his great mentor, Eddie Murray, and other teammates, and with candor about the years with the legendary Earl Weaver, and the roller-coaster ride of the eighties as the O's take the World Series and then enter what he calls 'the dark years'. And through it all, he reflects on the changes he's seen in the whole sport. " 16 pages of photos in color and b/w. .