Why We Love Baseball: A History in 50 Moments by Joe Posnanski. Dutton. 400 pages. 2023
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I was given this book by my wife’s aunt (herself a huge St. Louis Cardinals fan). Her husband had read and enjoyed the book and he thought I would enjoy it was well, which I did.
In this book, Joe Posnanski counts down the 50 most magical baseball moments, those moments that have for more than a century made people fall in love with baseball. In addition to the 50 magical moments, he interrupts the countdown with five bonus baseball memories. These are five unlikely homers, five baseball trick plays, five baseball moments that melt the heart, five blunders that will never be forgotten, etc. In all, the book includes 108 moments and memories. The author also includes a reason to love baseball for every team in baseball, based on a survey completed by more than four thousand fans.
Posnanski ranks Henry Aaron’s 715th home run is the most magical moment in baseball history, a moment at the heart of why we love baseball.

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