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Why We Love Baseball
Why We Love Baseball: A History in 50 Moments | Joe Posnanski
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NEW YORK TIMES bestseller WALL STREET JOURNAL bestseller #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 baseballs 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 Mayss catch, Babe Ruths called shot, and Kirk Gibsons 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 playerthese are fresh takes on moments so powerful they almost feel like myth. Posnanskis 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 sports 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, Posnanskis illuminating take allows us to rediscover the sport we loveand 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.
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Susanita
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We‘re in the middle of a hostile government takeover, but it‘s still Opening Day.

Bookwormjillk Who‘s throwing first pitch for the Nats? 5d
Aims42 ⚾️😍 5d
Susanita @Jari-chan Thomas Boswell the sportswriter 5d
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Leftcoastzen Oh wow ! Love Boswell ! Happy Opening Day to all who celebrate!⚾️⚾️⚾️⚾️⚾️⚾️⚾️⚾️⚾️⚾️⚾️ 5d
dabbe At least we can always count on baseball! ♥️⚾️💙 5d
Jess861 Another long year for us Reds fans! 5d
Susanita @Jess861 Tito will be fun to watch though. 5d
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Chelsea.Poole
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We‘ve recently become a full fledged baseball family and I‘m learning more about the game as my 7 and 9 year old are super into it. This book helped me understand the history of the game, and we listened to many of the sections as a family. I loved the part about how baseball moments can be magical—I agree.

Pictured at the place I spend most of my days when not at work lol. (The fields are right across from our house so it‘s pretty convenient!)

dabbe I bought that book for my husband for “Doggy“ Father's Day. He loved it, too! 🤩 9mo
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Tkgbjenn1
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A great collection of great baseball stories. Many of them legendary. A great read as we enter the baseball season.