Thom reviewed Cup of Coffee by Rob Trucks
Review of 'Cup of Coffee' on 'Goodreads'
2 stars
This collection has 18 interviews with pitchers who made it to the major leagues for just a few innings or games - a "cup of coffee". I think it would have been better with a conclusion highlighting differences or common threads. Great source material, but a little dry.
Rob Trucks is the great nephew of famous pitcher Virgil Trucks, and knows the lingo of baseball. In the introduction, he compares his project to the quest for Moonlight Graham from [b:Shoeless Joe|57736|Shoeless Joe|W.P. Kinsella|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1348958247s/57736.jpg|977324] by Kinsella, filmed as Field of Dreams. The interviews are presented as transcripts, with Rob's questions in italics. There are some common questions, but others develop from the player's stories.
The author has written other books about baseball, including a series called "Behind the Seams".