Dick Bosman on Pitching: Lessons from the Life of a Major League Ballplayer and Pitching Coach

This book tells the story of Dick Bosman’s career as a professional pitcher--primarily with the Washington Senators--and his work as a pitching coach. More than a straight biography, this book includes bits of wisdom and advice from Bosman that will interest and help young players, coaches, and fans as they read about his life and career.

Ted Leavengood is the managing editor of the baseball blog seamheads.com and hosted a podcast for the site for three years. He has written for Mid-Atlantic Sports Network (MASN), Elysian Fields Quarterly, and the Society of American Baseball Research (SABR). Leavengood is the author of The 2005 Washington Nationals: Major League Baseball Returns to the Capital (2006), Ted Williams and the 1969 Senators: The Last Winning Season (2009), and Clark Griffith: The Old Fox of Washington Baseball (2011). Dick Bosman was a professional pitcher with the Washington Senators from 1966 to 1971. He continued his career with the Texas Rangers, Cleveland Indians, and Oakland Athletics until 1976. Bosman was also the Major League pitching coach for the Chicago White Sox, Baltimore Orioles, and Texas Rangers. Since 2001 he has worked at various levels for the Tampa Bay Rays and currently serves them as a minor league pitching coordinator.