Baseball: How Much Do You Know About Baseball?: Everything about Baseball

Baseball is a team sport played between two teams of nine players on a diamond-shaped field with four white bases (i.e., a square oriented so that its diagonal line is vertical). When three members of the batting team are "put out," the teams trade places as fielders (defensive) and batters (offense). In order to get all the way around the bases and score a "run," players try to knock the ball outside the fielding team's reach. The team that scores the most runs over the course of nine innings wins (at bats). These pages, which are not just lists but vibrant pictures of the greatest baseball players ever, give life to the game's legends. Posnanski digs deeply into the lives of illustrious Hall of Famers, unfairly underappreciated All-Stars, current talents, and more. In addition to meticulously tracing players' ancestries, illuminating their personalities, and placing their accomplishments in the context of baseball's past and present, he doesn't merely rely on records and statistics. How much more effective as a pitcher in the twenty-first century is Clayton Kershaw than Greg Maddux was when he faced the fired-up hitters of the 1990s? How do Babe Ruth's influence and career compare to those of Hank Aaron? Which of the top ten players deserves to be raised from the grave? In just one volume, the book gives readers a thorough insight at baseball's interesting past. Encourage readers to examine folklore with fresh eyes and unearth stories that have been lost for a long time in each chapter. The reader's epic and emotional reading experience is mirrored in Posnanski's epic and frequently emotional journey, which is motivated by his inexhaustible love for baseball. Read more