Table of Contents
Foreword Yogi Berra ix
Introduction-Baseball: How Do I Love Thee? Lee Gutkind 1
The Green Fields of the Mind A. Bartlett Giamatti 6
At The Park Kevin Baker 10
My Glove: A Biography Stefan Fatsis 24
Giants Favor New Slim Look For Men in Gray Flannel Suits Gay Talese 43
My Brilliant Career Susan Perabo 45
Field of Dreams George Plimpton 50
Who's on First? Diana Friedman 56
The Southworths Michael Shapiro 66
The Bat Philip F. Deaver 75
My Outfield J.D. Scrimgeour 83
An Ode to Baseball Caps Frank Deford 89
My First Day with the Yankees Matthew McGough 92
Pesapallo: Playing at the Edge of the World Cattim Horrocks 98
Freddy the Fan Sean Wilentz 112
The Inherent Human Transgression That Is Umpiring: A Slovene Case Study Rick Harsch 117
The Old Man George Vecsey 126
First Base of Last Resort Matt Wood 139
Ya Gotta Believe John Thorn 150
Overhustle Lee Gutkind 156
My Glove Katherine A. Powers 184
Spring Training Lights Jake Young 191
The Baseball Pastoral Jeff Greenfield 211
On the Ball Roger Angell 218
Contributors 231
