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Overview

From the olden days of flannel uniforms and metal spikes to those of retractable-domed stadiums and nine-figure player salaries; from the golden era of Babe Ruth and Ty Cobb to that of present-day sluggers like Barry Bonds and Ken Griffey, Jr., perhaps no single athletic pursuit has managed to capture the imagination and devotion of the sporting public as much as the game of baseball. And it is no wonder that some of our finest writers have weighed in on this rich and fascinating subject.
In The Greatest Baseball Stories Ever Told, editor Jeff Silverman collects some of the best writings, both fact and realistic fiction, that reflect the resonant ...

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Overview

From the olden days of flannel uniforms and metal spikes to those of retractable-domed stadiums and nine-figure player salaries; from the golden era of Babe Ruth and Ty Cobb to that of present-day sluggers like Barry Bonds and Ken Griffey, Jr., perhaps no single athletic pursuit has managed to capture the imagination and devotion of the sporting public as much as the game of baseball. And it is no wonder that some of our finest writers have weighed in on this rich and fascinating subject.
In The Greatest Baseball Stories Ever Told, editor Jeff Silverman collects some of the best writings, both fact and realistic fiction, that reflect the resonant history, tradition, agony and ecstasy of what has been affectionately dubbed our national pastime.

With contributions from: John Updike, Gay Talese, Pete Hamill, Gary Smith, Roy Blount, Jr., Red Barber, Zane Grey, Vin Scully, Doris Kearns Goodwin, and many more.

Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9781592280834
  • Publisher: Globe Pequot Press
  • Publication date: 1/1/2004
  • Pages: 336
  • Sales rank: 138,292
  • Series: Greatest Series
  • Product dimensions: 6.00 (w) x 9.00 (h) x 1.00 (d)

Meet the Author

Jeff Silverman, a former columnist for the Los Angeles Herald Examiner, has written for The New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, and several national magazines. He is also editor of The Greatest Baseball Stories Ever Told, Lardner on Baseball, The Greatest Golf Stories Ever Told, Classic Golf Stories, Bernard Darwin on Golf, and The Greatest Boxing Stories Ever Told.

Table of Contents

Introduction ix
Who's on First? 1
Wait Till Next Year 9
The Web of the Game 15
Alibi Ike 33
Ty Cobb's Wild, Ten-Month Fight to Live 51
Hub Fans Bid Kid Adieu 73
Casey at the Congress 87
Going to the Moon 91
The Birth of Joe Hardy 103
A Scotchman, a Phantom, and a Shiny Blue Jacket 111
On Jackie Robinson 127
A Mickey Mantle Koan 139
The Catch 151
Old Well-Well 155
His Most Prized Possession Was That '54 Eddie 165
Keith 171
Baseball Players Called Her Ma 185
The Pitcher and the Plutocrat 193
One Down, 713 to Go 205
Roger Maris 209
Home run Fever 213
Woman Whiffs Ruth and Gehrig 225
The Silent Season of a Hero 229
A Native Son's Thoughts 249
K as in Koufax 263
The Rocky Road of Pistol Pete 267
One Vote for Morganna 285
Yogi 289
The Thrill of the Grass 309
The Green Fields of the Mind 319
About the Editor 323
Permissions Acknowledgments 325

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