Why We Love Baseball: A History in 50 Moments

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NEW YORK TIMES bestsellerWinner of the CASEY Award for Best Baseball Book of the YearNational Sports Media Association Sports Book of the Year An NPR "Book of the Day"#1 New York Times bestselling author Joe Posnanski is back with a masterful ode to the game: a countdown of 50 of the most memorable moments in baseball&’s history, to make you fall in love with the sport all over again. Posnanski writes of major moments that created legends, and of forgotten moments almost lost to time. It's Willie Mays&’s catch, Babe Ruth&’s called shot, and Kirk Gibson&’s limping home run; the slickest steals; the biggest bombs; and the most triumphant no-hitters. But these are also moments raw with the humanity of the game, the unheralded heroes, the mesmerizing mistakes drenched in pine tar, and every story, from the immortal to the obscure, is told from a unique perspective. Whether of a real fan who witnessed it, or the pitcher who gave up the home run, the umpire, the coach, the opposing player—these are fresh takes on moments so powerful they almost feel like myth. Posnanski&’s previous book, The Baseball 100, portrayed the heroes and pioneers of the sport, and now, with his trademark wit, encyclopedic knowledge, and acute observations, he gets at the real heart of the game. From nineteenth-century pitchers&’ duels to breaking the sport&’s color line in the &’40s, all the way to the greatest trick play of the last decade and the slide home that became a meme, Posnanski&’s illuminating take allows us to rediscover the sport we love—and thought we knew. Why We Love Baseball is an epic that ends too soon, a one-of-a-kind love letter to the sport that has us thrilled, torn, inspired, and always wanting more.
Copyright:
2023

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Publisher Quality
ISBN-13:
9780593472699
Related ISBNs:
9780593472675
Publisher:
Penguin Publishing Group
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Copyrighted By:
Joseph Posnanski
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
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No
Categories:
History, Nonfiction, Sports, Sociology
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Bookshare Staff
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This is a copyrighted book.

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