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Soul of Baseball The

内容简介

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

作者简介

AseniorwriteratSportsIllustrated,JoePosnanskihastwicebeennamedtheBestSportsColumnistinAmericabytheAssociatedPressSportsEditorsforhisworkattheKansasCityStar.HeistheauthorofTheGoodStuffandTheSoulofBaseball:ARoadTripThroughBuckO'Neil'sAmerica,whichwontheprestigiousCaseyAwardforbestbaseballbookof2007.HisworkhasalsobeenanthologizedinBestAmericanSportsWriting,andheliveswithhisfamilyinKansasCity,Missouri.

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