Tales from Baseball's Golden Age
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Tales from Baseball’s Golden Age is a collection of anecdotes about baseball in the 1940s and ’50s. Gene has interviewed nearly 100 former Major League Baseball players about their experiences in the era that purists consider to be the Golden Age of Baseball. For longtime fans who are enamored of baseball history and tradition, this book should have special appeal. Each entry is prefaced by a concise player profile, leading into an anecdote that is written entirely in the player’s own words. Each tale is about 150 words in length, making for a light and breezy trip through baseball legend and lore. Among the players interviewed are Ralph Kiner, Bobby Thomson, Bill Virdon, Jerry Coleman, and Tim McCarver. Almost half of the nearly 100 players were named to at least one All-Star team. Tales from Baseball’s Golden Age promises to be a book that readers won’t want to put down.
Average review score:
262 pages may seem short and believe me there could have so much more, but what the author does within those pages is pure magic. Reading about what is was like to play along side the greats to winning World Series to having Joe DiMaggio spike you are but a few of the tales in this book.
Baseball comes to life and the players live again as Fehler has collected stories about what is was like to face Musial and Williams, how to avoid Mantle's bat and so many other great ones. As a true baseball fan, I found this book both entertaining and a delight to read and read again.
If you looking for a baseball book that gives the dirt on players this book is certainly not the one, but if you are looking for several hours of fun and enlightening then you can stop at your nearest book store and get yourself a copy.
Fun under $20.00 Sports Publishing has given you a real winner - enjoy the reading!
