PLAY BALL! A Tribute to Our National Pastime {FerraBit}

PLAY BALL! A TRIBUTE TO OUR NATIONAL PASTIME



Read by . . : Charley Steiner, Hank Aaron, Len Cariou & others

Publisher . : HarperCollins / Caedmon (2004)

ISBN . . . .: 0060592435 | 9780060592431

Format . . .: MP3. 41 tracks, 302 MB

Bitrate . . : ~100 kbps (iTunes 10, VBR (highest), Mono, 44.1 kHz)

Source . . .: 6 CDs (7 hrs)

Genre . . . : Fiction, Nonfiction, Sports, Baseball, Short Stories

Un/Abridged : Unabridged and Abridged (some excerpts)



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Sept 2010



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Tracks:

01 - Introduction

02 - Casey At The Bat

by Ernest Lawrence Thayer. Read by Len Cariou.

03 - Caseys Revenge

by Grantland Rice. Read by Len Cariou.

04 -Jinxes And What They Mean To A Ball-Player

by Christy Mathewson. Read by Charley Steiner.

06 - McGraw And The Giants - anecdote

07 - The Celebrant

by Eric Rolfe Greenburg. Read by Eric Rolf Greenburg.

09 - The Pitcher and the Plutocrat

by P.G. Wodehouse. Read by Simon Jones.

11 - Alibi Ike - by Ring Lardner. Read by Len Cariou.

15 - Shoeless Joe (excerpt)

by W.P Kinsella. Read by Grover Gardner

18 - The Blacksox Scandal - anecdote

19 - One Down, 713 to Go - by Damon Runyan. Read by Len Cariou.

20 - Babe Ruth - anecdote

21 - Joe Dimaggio - anecdote

22 - Silent Season of a Hero - by Gay Talese. Read by Charley Steiner.

26 - Jackie Robinson - anecdote

27 - Sandy Koufax: A Lefty's Legacy (excerpt)

by Jane Leavy. Read by Robert Pensky and Jane Leavy.

32 - You Gotta Have Wa (excerpt)

by Robert Whiting. Read by Pat Morita.

33 - Portnoy's Complaint (excerpt)

by Philip Roth. Read by Ron Silver.

34 - Boys Of Summer (excerpt)

by Roger Kahn. Read by Charley Steiner.

37 - Aaron's Record - anecdote

38 - If I Had A Hammer (excerpt)

by Hank Aaron. Read by Hank Aaron.

40 - Season Ticket (excerpt)

by Roger Angell. Read by Charley Steiner.

41 - Conclusion



Anecdotes from Baseball Anecdotes, read by Tim Carver and Mel Allen

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From HarperCollins:



Baseball inspires writers like no other American sport. From columns

written by sports journalists, to short stories, to memoirs penned by

the greats of the game, baseball writing holds a place of its own in

modern literature. Play Ball! celebrates this writing, bringing to life

the sound of the ball hitting the sweet spot, the roar of the crowd, the

thrill of a grand slam and the agony of a strikeout. And most

importantly, the pure joy of the game, for whether we're on the field or

in the last row of the bleachers, we're all fans.



This collection highlights the poetry, exuberance, and heartbreak of the

game that is, in Roger Angell's words, "one of the reasons that summer

exists." Classic stories from baseball's earthy beginnings, profiles of

icons such as Joe DiMaggio, Carl Erskine, and 'Hammerin' Hank" Aaron,

graceful essays on the moment a ballplayer becomes an idol, and humorous

accounts of modern baseball's international reach – Play Ball! presents

a lively and passionate tribute to America's favorite pastime.



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From AudioFile:



It's not every day you find Hammerin' Hank Aaron and Philip Roth in the

same place. But you will in this unique compendium on America's pastime,

along with a warm and nostalgic pastiche of writers and voices spanning

a variety of topics: prejudice and corruption in professional ball, the

mysteries of the diamond, split-finger fastballs, on-and-off-field

heroism and high jinks. Grover Gardner warmly intones the commentary

alongside aging sportswriters and boys of both summer and October. A

must for any fan of the game, but particularly those with a sense of

history.