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Bottom of the Ninth: Great Contemporary Baseball Short Stories

3.8/5 ( ratings)

Skillfully edited by John McNally, Bottom of the Ninth: Great Contemporary Baseball Short Stories collects nineteen contemporary baseball short stories from a successful mix of well-established writers, lesser-knowns, and a few up-and-comers. These stories are characterized by the same dramatic elements that draw people to the sport itself—the mythologizing of players, the obsessions and romance of the game, the bonds between players and fans, parents and children. From a key play, a missed catch, a chance lost, these are tales of characters facing high stakes and calls to action, metaphorically and literally, in the bottom of the ninth.

Language: English

Pages: 264

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Southern Illinois University Press

Release: March 22, 2003

ISBN: 0809325047

ISBN 13: 9780809325047

Bottom of the Ninth: Great Contemporary Baseball Short Stories

3.8/5 ( ratings)

Skillfully edited by John McNally, Bottom of the Ninth: Great Contemporary Baseball Short Stories collects nineteen contemporary baseball short stories from a successful mix of well-established writers, lesser-knowns, and a few up-and-comers. These stories are characterized by the same dramatic elements that draw people to the sport itself—the mythologizing of players, the obsessions and romance of the game, the bonds between players and fans, parents and children. From a key play, a missed catch, a chance lost, these are tales of characters facing high stakes and calls to action, metaphorically and literally, in the bottom of the ninth.

Language: English

Pages: 264

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Southern Illinois University Press

Release: March 22, 2003

ISBN: 0809325047

ISBN 13: 9780809325047

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