PLAY BALL! A Tribute to Our National Pastime {FerraBit}

PLAY BALL! A TRIBUTE TO OUR NATIONAL PASTIME Read by . . : Charley Steiner, Hank Aaron, Len Cariou & others Publisher . : HarperCollins / Caedmon (2004) ISBN . . . .: 0060592435 | 9780060592431 Format . . .: MP3. 41 tracks, 302 MB Bitrate . . : ~100 kbps (iTunes 10, VBR (highest), Mono, 44.1 kHz) Source . . .: 6 CDs (7 hrs) Genre . . . : Fiction, Nonfiction, Sports, Baseball, Short Stories Un/Abridged : Unabridged and Abridged (some excerpts) Nicely tagged and labeled, cover scan included. Thanks for sharing & caring. Cheers, FerraBit Sept 2010 Links: hmm... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baseball http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hank_Aaron http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charley_Steiner http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Len_Cariou http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alibi_Ike http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portnoy's_Complaint Originally posted: https://thepiratebay.se/user/FerraBit (TPB), Demonoid, KickAssTorrents Please present your FPL card, and comment me some loving. ______________________________________ Tracks: 01 - Introduction 02 - Casey At The Bat by Ernest Lawrence Thayer. Read by Len Cariou. 03 - Caseys Revenge by Grantland Rice. Read by Len Cariou. 04 -Jinxes And What They Mean To A Ball-Player by Christy Mathewson. Read by Charley Steiner. 06 - McGraw And The Giants - anecdote 07 - The Celebrant by Eric Rolfe Greenburg. Read by Eric Rolf Greenburg. 09 - The Pitcher and the Plutocrat by P.G. Wodehouse. Read by Simon Jones. 11 - Alibi Ike - by Ring Lardner. Read by Len Cariou. 15 - Shoeless Joe (excerpt) by W.P Kinsella. Read by Grover Gardner 18 - The Blacksox Scandal - anecdote 19 - One Down, 713 to Go - by Damon Runyan. Read by Len Cariou. 20 - Babe Ruth - anecdote 21 - Joe Dimaggio - anecdote 22 - Silent Season of a Hero - by Gay Talese. Read by Charley Steiner. 26 - Jackie Robinson - anecdote 27 - Sandy Koufax: A Lefty's Legacy (excerpt) by Jane Leavy. Read by Robert Pensky and Jane Leavy. 32 - You Gotta Have Wa (excerpt) by Robert Whiting. Read by Pat Morita. 33 - Portnoy's Complaint (excerpt) by Philip Roth. Read by Ron Silver. 34 - Boys Of Summer (excerpt) by Roger Kahn. Read by Charley Steiner. 37 - Aaron's Record - anecdote 38 - If I Had A Hammer (excerpt) by Hank Aaron. Read by Hank Aaron. 40 - Season Ticket (excerpt) by Roger Angell. Read by Charley Steiner. 41 - Conclusion Anecdotes from Baseball Anecdotes, read by Tim Carver and Mel Allen - - - From HarperCollins: Baseball inspires writers like no other American sport. From columns written by sports journalists, to short stories, to memoirs penned by the greats of the game, baseball writing holds a place of its own in modern literature. Play Ball! celebrates this writing, bringing to life the sound of the ball hitting the sweet spot, the roar of the crowd, the thrill of a grand slam and the agony of a strikeout. And most importantly, the pure joy of the game, for whether we're on the field or in the last row of the bleachers, we're all fans. This collection highlights the poetry, exuberance, and heartbreak of the game that is, in Roger Angell's words, "one of the reasons that summer exists." Classic stories from baseball's earthy beginnings, profiles of icons such as Joe DiMaggio, Carl Erskine, and 'Hammerin' Hank" Aaron, graceful essays on the moment a ballplayer becomes an idol, and humorous accounts of modern baseball's international reach – Play Ball! presents a lively and passionate tribute to America's favorite pastime. - - - From AudioFile: It's not every day you find Hammerin' Hank Aaron and Philip Roth in the same place. But you will in this unique compendium on America's pastime, along with a warm and nostalgic pastiche of writers and voices spanning a variety of topics: prejudice and corruption in professional ball, the mysteries of the diamond, split-finger fastballs, on-and-off-field heroism and high jinks. Grover Gardner warmly intones the commentary alongside aging sportswriters and boys of both summer and October. A must for any fan of the game, but particularly those with a sense of history.

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