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  • keith
  • Howell, Michigan, United States
  • 04-16-17

Not what I was expecting... at all

I was excited to get into the book, but only a few of the 30 stories had anything to do with actual MLB greats. Even those were not really what I was hoping for. Just a bunch of really random stories somehow tied to baseball. In a word, disappointing.

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A marvelous collection of stories and essays.

A true dose of Americana full of literary excellence, history and just pure unabashed joy.

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definite not the greatest. not one of them

did not love it. struggled to finish. many stories not even remotely interesting and many just end with really no conclusion. poorly assemblied poorly done.

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I love baseball

it's okay, but not what I expected. As far as baseball is concerned for me.

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Not what I was expecting

I was expecting to interesting stories from the game and in the game of baseball. These revolved (loosely) about players in the game but .... just not what I was wanting. Disappointing. I quit after several chapters.