Description
Book SynopsisA quirky, wry, and often hilarious odyssey through the baseball fields of Latin America—both sports book and travelogue, political reportage and meditation on New World identity. With wit and style, John Krich evokes a world where barefoot kids perfect their swings with stalks of sugar cane, midget mascots dance the merengue atop dugouts, and wily scouts compete with dictators for the souls of promising shortstops. "El Beisbol sparkles with keen observation and irreverent humor."—Washington Post Book World
Trade ReviewKrich has the ability to dance, without betrayal, between myth and history, poetry and politics. -- Richard Grossinger, editor,
The Temple of Baseball * National Public Radio *
A book about truth and illusion...delightful...magic. -- Bill Littlefield * National Public Radio *
Who would believe that Krich could tell the story of our failed foreign policies in Latin America through baseball and make it funny? * Playboy *
El Beisbol sparkles with keen observations and irreverent humor. * The Instrumentalist *
A book of integrity and pleasure. -- Tom Miller, Manager of Hanks Specialties * The New York Times *
How the blood flows in John Krich's book! He uses baseball to illuminate politics, except when he uses politics to illuminate baseball. The two endeavors have a great deal in common...they invite passion, and they're marvelous spectator sports. -- Daniel Okrent
