{"product_id":"classic-baseball-timeless-tales-immortal-moments-9781538156964","title":"Classic Baseball: Timeless Tales, Immortal","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis collection of timeless baseball stories can be read again and again for its poignancy, humor, and celebration of the national pastime, whether it be John Roseboro forgiving Juan Marichal for clubbing him in the head with a bat, Elston Howard integrating the Yankees, or baseball played on snowshoes in a remote Wisconsin town.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eJohn Rosengren finds both the quiet heroism and the quirky theatrics - and always the humanity - in his cast of baseball greats, near-greats, and guys who just love the game. Rosengren loves the game as well, and that passion brings to life every page in this collection of superb articles.\u003c\/p\u003e -- James S. Hirsch, author of Willie Mays: The Life, the Legend\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCHAPTER ONE: Immortal Moments\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Reconciliation of Juan Marichal and John Roseboro\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn the Way to 714\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHarvey Haddix’s Heartbreak\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCHAPTER TWO: Baseball during Wartime\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTerror in the Trenches\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEqual Opportunity\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Greatest Comeback of All-Time\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOpening Day: 1946\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCHAPTER THREE: Personalities\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Legend of La Tortuga\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHank Greenberg: Superstar and Scapegoat\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Great Josh Gibson\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTony O\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Shining of Mark Hamburger\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThey Call him Killer\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCHAPTER FOUR: Baltimore Chops\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChasing A-Rod’s Three-Thousandth Hit\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Irreverent Relics of the Baseball Reliquary\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA Game of Their Own\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTake Me Out to the Old Ball Game\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCHAPTER FIVE: For Love of the Game\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCooperstown or Bust\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMy Father's Glove\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eField of Dreams\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWalter Mitty Meets Bert Blyleven\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCHAPTER SIX: In Jackie's Memory\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Day the Klan Played Ball\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEnter Elston Howard, the Yankees' Jackie Robinson Eight Years Late\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCrossing the Line\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePioneers of the Negro Leagues\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCHAPTER SEVEN: The World Series\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKirby Puckett Carries the Twins\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA Fall Classic Comedy\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSandy Koufax's Yom Kippur Decision\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAbout the author\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rowman \u0026 Littlefield","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51041204896087,"sku":"9781538156964","price":23.75,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781538156964.jpg?v=1750949348","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/classic-baseball-timeless-tales-immortal-moments-9781538156964","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}