Scoring From Second
Writers on Baseball
Bison Original · Print & ebook · April 1, 2007
Why do accomplished writers (and grown-ups) like Ron Carlson, Rick Bass, and Michael Chabon (to name but a few of those represented here) still obsess over their baseball days?
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- Who it’s for
- Writers reflect on baseball through personal memories, meditations, and lessons drawn from the game.
- Themes
- Baseball and American life, Personal memories of baseball, Lessons drawn from baseball
- Pacing
- Reflective
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Why do accomplished writers (and grown-ups) like Ron Carlson, Rick Bass, and Michael Chabon (to name but a few of those represented here) still obsess over their baseball days? What is it about this green game of suspense that not only moves us but can also move us to flights of lyrical writing?
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In Scoring from Second: Writers on Baseball some of the literary lights of our day answer these questions with essays, reminiscences, and meditations on the sport that is America’s game but also a deeply personal experience for player, observer, and fan alike. Here writers as different as Andre Dubus and Leslie Epstein, Chabon and Floyd Skloot, Michael Martone and William Least Heat-Moon reflect on the game they grew up with, the players who thrilled them, and the lessons that baseball holds for us all. From the one-season wonder to the long-haul heroes to the hall of fame, the game that has framed so many American summers—and lives—comes to quirky, instructive, and always entertaining life in these pages.
Writers on Baseball
Writers reflect on baseball through personal memories, meditations, and lessons drawn from the game.
Come here for
- Essays, reminiscences, and meditations on baseball
- Writers’ memories of the players who thrilled them
Expect
- Perspectives from writers including Andre Dubus and Michael Chabon
- Reflections spanning one-season wonders, long-haul heroes, and the Hall of Fame
Where it sits
| Baseball Essays | 99% |
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| Sports Writing | 63% |
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Publisher categories
- Baseball Essays
- Authors
- Philip F. Deaver
- Publisher
- Bison Original
- Published
- April 1, 2007
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Baseball and American life · Personal memories of baseball · Lessons drawn from baseball
- Reading lane
- Baseball Essays