Gordon H. Fleming

Being a chronicle of the New York Giants' 1908 season as described by the newspapers of the day. The season was memorable because of its tight three-team pennant race and the attendant Merkle Game, still, fourscore years on, doubtless the most famous baseball game ever played, and, toward the book's end, game narratives are closely interwoven with the league's somewhat fumbling attempts to resolve the contretemps. I enjoyed the book throughout, but it's difficult to recommend to anybody who isn't fully involved with the baseball of the day, as it's a rather long book which describes each and every game the Giants played. It doesn't hurt to enjoy the era's florid sportswriting.… (més)