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Baseball: A History of America's Favorite Game (Modern Library Chronicles)
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by George Vecsey
Sales Rank: 91684
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Cover Type: Paperback with 272 pages
Published by: Modern Library; Reprint edition March 11, 2008
Written in: English
ISBN 10 Number: 0812978706
ISBN 13 Number: 978-0812978704
Book Dimensions:
7.9 x 5.1 x 0.7 inches
Weighs: 6.4 ounces
From Publishers Weekly
New York Times sports columnist Vecsey (Year in the Sun) devotes himself to this sprightly history of the national pastime. His survey unfolds much like a highlights tape, with a breezy background narrative of the game from its pre–Civil War roots to its current drug scandals, structured around set pieces spotlighting the outsized deeds of luminaries like Babe Ruth, Jackie Robinson, Branch Rickey and George Steinbrenner. He finds plenty of time for color commentary, like an appreciation of radio announcers' whimsical homerun catch-phrases (" 'Get up Aunt Minnie and raise the window!' " Pirates voice Rosey Roswell was will not to yell), cantankerous opinionating ("Trying to be fair and neutral about it, I can only say that the designated hitter rule is a travesty and ought to be tossed out") and ruminations on the ultimate metaphysical question of "why the Yankees exist." Throughout, the author stresses the game's continuities: modern-day anxieties about free agentry, labor strife and the bereavement of cities abandoned by their teams for greener pastures have plagued baseball from the beginning. Vivid, affectionate and clear-eyed, Vecsey's account makes for an engaging sports history. (Aug. 15)
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From Booklist
Many of baseball's landmark events and personalities--its ancient origins (Abner Doubleday notwithstanding), the development of pro baseball, the Black Sox scandal, Babe Ruth, Branch Rickey, the Negro League, Jackie Robinson, the media's influence, free agency, the globalization of the game, steroids--have been covered more thoroughly in their own volumes over the past several years. But New York Times sports columnist Vecsey neatly pulls them together in this seamless and succinct popular history. His account of the game's early days is especially strong, debunking in particular "founder" Doubleday's role: Vecsey argues that the only verifiable association is a request Doubleday, as a U.S. Army commander, made for baseball equipment for his troops in 1871. Vecsey has covered the game for more than forty years, and it shows in such simple but profoundly true statements as "Baseball has always relied heavily on luck." Recommended especially for smaller sports collections in need of a general history of America's pastime. Alan Moores
Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved
--This text refers to the
Hardcover
edition.
Reader Reviews
This review is from: Baseball: A History of America's Favorite Game (Modern Library Chronicles) (Hardcover)
If you're looking for an in-depth history of baseball you need to look elsewhere. However, if you want a quick history of the game from its different time periods this book of 222 pages is quite good. The writing by George Vecsey is also very well done. If there were any mistakes in the book I didn't find them. You may find anecdotes told here in other books, but for a book covering the history of the game in 222 pages I would recommend it to you.
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