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WhenlegendaryNegroLeagueplayerBuckO'NeilaskedJoePosnanskihowhefellinlovewithbaseball,therenownedsportscolumnistwasinspiredbythequestion.Hedecidedtospendthe2005baseballseasontouringthecountrywiththeninety-four-year-oldO'Neilinhopesofrediscoveringthelovethatfirstdrewthemtothegame.TheSoulofBaseballisasmuchthestoryofBuckO'Neilasitisthestoryofbaseball.Drivenbyarelentlessoptimismandhistwogreatpassions—forAmerica'spastimeandforjazz,America'smusic—O'Neilplayedsolelyforlove.Inanerawhengreedy,steroid-enhancedathleteshavecometocharacterizeprofessionalball,Posnanskioffersasalveforthedamagedspirit:theupliftinglifelessonsofatrulyextraordinarymanwhonevermissedanopportunitytoenjoyandlovelife.