HOUSTON — New York Times bestselling author, Joe Posnanski, has a new book called "Why We Love Baseball: A History in 50 Moments." Posnanski writes of major moments that created legends, and of forgotten moments almost lost to time. It's Willie Mays's catch, Babe Ruth's called shot and Kirk Gibson's limping home run. The slickest steals 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—these are fresh takes on moments so powerful they almost feel like myth.
Posnanski's previous book, "The Baseball 100," 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' duels to breaking the sport's color line in the '40s, all the way to the greatest trick play of the last decade and the slide home that became a meme, Posnanski's illuminating take allows us to rediscover the sport we love—and thought we knew.
To get a copy of the book, visit penguinrandomhouse.com
You can see sportswriter & author, Joe Ponanski, Tuesday, November 14 at 7:30 p.m. at the Jewish Book and Arts Festival, in the Evelyn Rubenstein JCC. For tickets, click here.