{"product_id":"why-we-love-baseball-a-history-in-50-moments","title":"Why We Love Baseball: A History in 50 Moments","description":"\u003cdiv data-a-expander-name=\"book_description_expander\" data-a-expander-collapsed-height=\"280\" class=\"a-expander-collapsed-height a-row a-expander-container a-spacing-base a-expander-partial-collapse-container\" style=\"max-height: none; height: 280px;\"\u003e \u003cdiv data-expanded=\"false\" class=\"a-expander-content a-expander-partial-collapse-content\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px;\"\u003e \u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e bestseller\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWinner of the CASEY Award for Best Baseball Book of the Year\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNational Sports Media Association Sports Book of the Year \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn NPR \"Book of the Day\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e#1 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e bestselling author Joe Posnanski is back with a masterful ode to the game: a countdown of 50 of the most memorable moments in baseball‚Äôs history, to make you fall in love with the sport all over again.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Posnanski writes of major moments that created legends, and of forgotten moments almost lost to time. It's Willie Mays‚Äôs catch, Babe Ruth‚Äôs called shot, and Kirk Gibson‚Äôs 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 player‚Äîthese are fresh takes on moments so powerful they almost feel like myth.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Posnanski‚Äôs previous book, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Baseball 100\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, 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‚Äô duels to breaking the sport‚Äôs color line in the ‚Äô40s, all the way to the greatest trick play of the last decade and the slide home that became a meme, Posnanski‚Äôs illuminating take allows us to rediscover the sport we love‚Äîand thought we knew.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eWhy We Love Baseball\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 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.\u003c\/span\u003e  \u003c\/div\u003e div\u0026gt;\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Dutton","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50097714692381,"sku":"9780593472682","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0901\/5692\/5213\/files\/9780593472682.jpg?v=1751041304","url":"https:\/\/bookdelico.com\/products\/why-we-love-baseball-a-history-in-50-moments","provider":"Book Delico ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}