Why We Love Baseball

'Joe Posnanski is baseball's greatest modern-day storyteller, and his passion and expertise leap through every page of this book' - New York Times Why We Love Baseball is the classic countdown of baseball's most memorable episodes, updated with a new introduction for the UK edition. Here are moments that forged legends -- Babe Ruth's called shot, Kirk Gibson's limping home run ?- side by side with unsung heroes, gale-force tantrums and eye-watering mishaps. With baseball poised for British take-off, this is the perfect celebration of the sport's unrivalled storytelling lore. AUTHOR: Joe Posnanski is the number one New York Times bestselling author of six books, including The Baseball 100, The Secret of Golf and Paterno, and has been named National Sportswriter of the Year by five different organisations. He writes at JoePosnanski.com.