Date Fresno

Underdogs to Wonderdogs: Fresno State's Road to Omaha and the College World Series Championship

Description

Capturing the rollercoaster ride of Fresno State’s unlikely victory in the 2008 NCAA College World Series, this account tells their story through more than 200 color photographs, radio play-by-play excerpts, and comments from the players themselves. The Bulldogs, originally ranked 89th in the country, triumphed over elimination through six weeks of unprecedented upsets to become the lowest seed ever to win the NCAA baseball championship. Told in the unique style of the team’s radio announcer, this is an exhilarating and inspirational tale of the metamorphosis from adversity into achievement.

Reviews

Rating: 5 / 5
Date: 2009-11-14
Summary: "The Best Fresno State Baseball Book Ever"

If you are a Fresno State Baseball fan this is the book for you. You are put in the game by someone who was there calling the games. The photos are great and this book makes a great Christmas gift. Buy two, one for yourself and one for a friend.

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Rating: 5 / 5
Date: 2009-11-04
Summary: "The ultimate underdog story"

This is the definitive account of the 2009 Fresno State Bulldogs, who became the most unlikely national champs in the history of the College World Series. Paul is the Bulldogs' play-by-play announcer, and one of my favorite aspects of the book was how pull quotes from his actual game calls are interspersed throughout the text. In addition to providing an insider's view of a historic season, the book is packed with outstanding photos, profiles of each player, box scores from every CWS game, even a reproduction of the scoresheet from the final game. I'm not necessarily a Fresno State fan, but everyone loves to root for the underdog, and this book recounts the ultimate underdog triumph. I'd recommend it for all baseball and college sports fans.

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Rating: 5 / 5
Date: 2009-06-06
Summary: "Go Dogs!"

The ultimate keepsake for any fan of the Fresno State Bulldogs or anyone simply wanting to relive the greatest upset in college baseball (perhaps college sports) history. I can't imagine anyone better to capture the moments than Paul Loeffler. Other than the team itself, no one was there for all the great moments but it's play-by-play man! Great move adding excerpts of Paul's play-by-play of the actual moments as they happened.

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Rating: 4 / 5
Date: 2009-01-24
Summary: "caught up in the magic"

Great story, great cast of characters . . . who could not love these exuberant guys and their focused coach?
Even if you are one who closely followed Fresno State's roller coaster season as it happened, this book will delight you with its behind-the-scenes stories and help you relive each improbable conquest.