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WHY WE LOVE BASEBALL

Joe Posnanski

A History in 50 Moments

The Baseball 100 was a must-have look at 100 memorable baseball players. Joe Posnanski's new book, WHY WE LOVE BASEBALL, is equally essential reading, now about the game's top 50 moments.
Willie Mays's catch. Babe Ruth's called shot. Kirk Gibson's limping home run.
Moments like these have been described again and again, and in WHY WE LOVE BASEBALL, they are looked at anew, told from unique perspectives. These are moments from the big and famous to the small and private; experienced by players, teammates, and fans; all of them fundamental to the connection fans have with the game they love.

These are fresh tales of legendary moments so powerful they almost feel like myth - takes that go to the heart of why we love the game we do.

Joe Posnanski is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of six books, including The Baseball 100, Paterno, and The Secret of Golf, and has been named National Sportswriter of the Year by five different organizations. He writes at JoePosnanski.com.
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Published 2023-09-05 by Dutton

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Published 2023-09-05 by Dutton

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Interview with J.P. Hoornstra Read more...

Joe's delightful interview with NPR's Weekend Edition Read more...

Mr. Posnanski is a bit like the guy telling baseball stories at a bar - if that guy is clever, funny, not averse to hyperbole, sentiment or numerology, willing to go to great lengths to track down a fact and possessed of a way with words. Read more...

A book for any baseball fan to cherish.

Baseball fans may have a sense of why they love the game, but Joe Posnanski, 56, has summed it up with the enthusiasm of a guy who's not only followed baseball his whole life, he's made it his career, sort of, as a sportswriter. His new book, Why We Love Baseball: A History in 50 Moments (Sept. 5) is a collection of highlights - stories of exhilarating feats - including Babe Ruth surpassing Lou Gehrig to set a home run record in 1927 and Don Larsen's perfect game in 1956. Read more...