{"product_id":"9780684832470","title":"I Was Right On Time","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eI Was Right On Time\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): David Conrads, Buck O'neil\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom Babe Ruth to Bo Jackson, from Cool Papa Bell to Lou Brock, Buck O'Neil has seen it all. As a first baseman and then manager of the legendary Kansas City Monarchs, O'Neil witnessed the heyday of the Negro leagues and their ultimate demise. \u003cbr\u003e In \u003ci\u003eI Was Right on Time,\u003c\/i\u003e he charmingly recalls his days as a ballplayer and as an African-American in a racially divided country. Whether he's telling of his barnstorming days with the likes of Satchel Paige and Josh Gibson or the day in 1962 when he became the first African-American coach in the major leagues, O'Neil takes us on a trip not only through baseball's past but through America's as well.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003eFrank Higgins \u003ci\u003eKansas City Star I Was Right on Time\u003c\/i\u003e has an amiability and truth that make it seem as if O'Neil is talking directly to the reader while both sit in the stands and enjoy a game at the field of dreams.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChicago Sun-Times\u003c\/i\u003e [O'Neil's] wry memories of the Negro Leagues are just as captivating in print as they were on TV.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9780684832470\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40946121113806,"sku":"9780684832470","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/O_324ed26e-ef14-4c40-8d64-8e7957a2fc5d.jpg?v=1646082594","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9780684832470","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}