CENTER STAGE TO CENTER FIELD The Making of ESPN Play by Play
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Randy Youmans brings a unique combination of experiences as an author, inventor, entrepreneur, former General Manager of a professional baseball team, coach, and creator of ESPN Play by Play to every audience he addresses. His presentations are customized to support the goals and themes of each event, using his real-life experiences, successes, failures, unexpected opportunities, and lessons learned to reinforce the message you want your audience to remember.
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The Making of ESPN Play by Play
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Print length 220 pages
Publisher: Books for Athletes
Publication date June 20, 2026
Dimensions6 x 0.46 x 9 inches
ISBN-13979-8240909740
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The Making of ESPN Play by Play
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Print length 220 pages
Publisher: Books for Athletes
Publication date July 9, 2026
Dimensions6 x 0.56 x 9 inches
ISBN-13979-8240909863
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Center Stage To Center Field:
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Jim Free Speaks With Horseheads Native Randy Youmans About His Book And The Toy He Invented.
Did you ever think about writing a book? Did you ever come up with an idea for an invention? Randy Youmans, Horseheads Native did both.His new book: "Center Stage To Center Field: The Making of ESPN Play by Play", has just been released. Randy stopped by the studio to talk to Jim about the toy he invented "ESPN Play By Play", the time she spent as General Manager of the Elmira Pioneers, his love of sports, his career in sports broadcasting and more.Randy is living proof that even if you are from a small town, dreams do come true. If you are a sports fan, a dreamer, or just love hearing stories about people succeeding by never giving up, you should listen to this podcast and then buy his book.
Randy Youmans debuts new book on creating ESPN Play by Play an interactive sports audio product
ELMIRA, N.Y. (WETM) - Full story on the introduction of the newly published book by Randy Youmans detailing the journey of creating the ESPN Play-by-Play interactive sports audio product,
BOOKS FOR ATHLETES PODCAST
In this episode "The Publisher" Mr. Kelly Cole sits down with Randy Youmans to discuss his new best selling book Center Stage To Center Field: The Making of ESPN Play by Play.
He took a dream and turned it into a national product. Then he lost it all. In the end, his legacy survived in the most unexpected place: a museum. Center Stage to Center Field: The Making of ESPN Play by Play is a gripping, deeply personal memoir about ambition, faith, and the fragile line between breakthrough success and devastating loss. Yet this isn't just a story about a product. It's a story about purpose.
The Making of ESPN Play by Play will inspire you to dream bigger, fight harder, and trust that every step of your journey, seen and unseen, is leading somewhere greater than you ever imagined. Because sometimes the greatest victory isn't what you build, it's the legacy that remains when everything else is gone.
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