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To Stir a Movement

Life, Justice, and Major League Baseball

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Jeremy Affeldt understands passion. With passion, his dream of being a major league baseball player became a reality in 1997. With passion, he battled injuries that plagued the early years of his career. With passion, he struck out the side of the Detroit Tigers line-up in the 8th inning of the final game of the 2012 World Series. Jeremy Affeldt’s passion doesn’t end when he walks off the field. As an outspoken advocate against human trafficking and a committed servant against injustice, Jeremy Affeldt has made a significant mark in this world. To Stir a Movement details Jeremy Affleldt’s journey from a military brat and self-centered, hot-tempered, high school athlete to a two-time world series champ and Christ follower. Through this firsthand account, discover a side of Jeremy Affeldt that goes beyond the field. Whether helping the trafficked find freedom, the thirsty receive water, or the hungry obtain food, Jeremy Affeldt is using his voice to demolish the barriers that stand between everyday people and the injustice around them.

Publishers Weekly Review

Feb 11, 2013 – Affeldt is passionate about baseball, his faith, and social justice. With a straightforward style, the World Series–champion pitcher weaves his various interests together in this memoir. The book is a readable, although undramatic, account. Affeldt’s story begins with his childhood, touching on themes of a fractured father-son relationship and a fight against human trafficking that would give purpose to a career in professional baseball, since baseball allowed him to act as a highly visible advocate. From this promising introduction, the text descends into an unimaginative retelling of his life and career. It is an honest story that can inspire those facing challenges. With the biggest frustrations being minor injuries and contract arbitration, however, there is nothing especially stirring about Affeldt’s tale. The fight against human trafficking fades into the background only to come up near the end of the book, and in fits and starts amid the author’s slipped-in spiritual insights. Hearing about Affeldt’s ability to maintain his integrity, for the most part, in the Major Leagues, where he struggles with temptations and his own vexing outbursts of temper evokes admiration, but fails to rouse. Baseball fans, Affeldt supporters, and young, aspiring, athletes may enjoy it, but the lackluster nature of Affeldt’s narrative fails to offer wider appeal.

Customer Reviews

To Stir a Movement

What an amazing journey!

Decent quick read

I really like Jeremy Affeldt as a player and as an unabashed follower of Christ.

His journey is somewhat unique but also as expected for any major leaguer. It is the rare talent that gets drafted out of high school and has immediate success. Most baseball pros have a long journey filled with ups and downs at many less desirable stops along the way. Watch Bull Durham. What tainted the book for me was that there were incorrect facts (specifically he says that the SF Giants hadn't been to the WS since 1954, when in fact they played in the Bay Bridge series against the A's in 1989 and against the Angels in the 2002 series - losing both times). The editor or fact checker should have caught this misstatement. Also, I'm surprised that he didn't mention when he stuck a knife through his hand While separating frozen burgers at a BBQ a few years ago.

His growing faith and desire to serve is very admirable in the modern day world of individual focus, a "me centric" society and multimillion dollar athlete contracts. Despite the title of the book, the text reads more as a biography that chronicles the journey of a many from bratty adolescent to a mature man of God than a story that will "Stir A Movement."

Bravo Jeremy for the book, bravo for your work for the kingdom, next time on a book it may serve your purpose better to collaborate with another writer when you sit down and put pen to paper.

God Bless.

To Stir a Movement
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  • $9.99
  • Available on iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, and Mac.
  • Category: Baseball
  • Published: Mar 01, 2013
  • Publisher: Nazarene Publishing House
  • Seller: Nazarene Publishing House
  • Print Length: 192 Pages
  • Language: English
  • Requirements: To view this book, you must have an iOS device with iBooks 1.3.1 or later and iOS 4.3.3 or later, or a Mac with iBooks 1.0 or later and OS X 10.9 or later.

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