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245639Why We Love Baseballhttps://www.gandhi.com.mx/why-we-love-baseball-1/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/1487418/013fd551-0e88-4ac5-9c17-902339f91f9f.jpg?v=638338216197630000461461MXNPenguin Random House Audio Publishing GroupInStock/Audiolibros/<p><em>NEW YORK TIMES</em> bestseller</p><p>Winner of the CASEY Award for Best Baseball Book of the Year</p><p>National Sports Media Association Sports Book of the Year</p><p>An NPR "Book of the Day"</p><p>#1 <em>New York Times</em> bestselling author Joe Posnanski is back with a masterful ode to the game: a countdown of 50 of the most memorable moments in baseballs history, to make you fall in love with the sport all over again.</p><p>Posnanski writes of major moments that created legends, and of forgotten moments almost lost to time. Its Willie Mayss catch, Babe Ruths called shot, and Kirk Gibsons limping home run; the slickest steals; the biggest bombs; and the most triumphant no-hitters. But these are also moments raw with the humanity of the game, the unheralded heroes, the mesmerizing mistakes drenched in pine tar, and every story, from the immortal to the obscure, is told from a unique perspective. Whether of a real fan who witnessed it, or the pitcher who gave up the home run, the umpire, the coach, the opposing playerthese are fresh takes on moments so powerful they almost feel like myth.</p><p>Posnanskis previous book, <em>The Baseball 100</em>, portrayed the heroes and pioneers of the sport, and now, with his trademark wit, encyclopedic knowledge, and acute observations, he gets at the real heart of the game. From nineteenth-century pitchers duels to breaking the sports color line in the 40s, all the way to the greatest trick play of the last decade and the slide home that became a meme, Posnanskis illuminating take allows us to rediscover the sport we loveand thought we knew.</p><p><em>Why We Love Baseball</em> is an epic that ends too soon, a one-of-a-kind love letter to the sport that has us thrilled, torn, inspired, and always wanting more.</p>...244936Why We Love Baseball461461https://www.gandhi.com.mx/why-we-love-baseball-1/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/1487418/013fd551-0e88-4ac5-9c17-902339f91f9f.jpg?v=638338216197630000InStockMXN99999DIAudiolibro20239780593786963_W3siaWQiOiIwN2IzNGYyYS0wNThkLTQ1OWUtODZmNy00NWVhOTlkMjNiYzYiLCJsaXN0UHJpY2UiOjQ1MCwiZGlzY291bnQiOjAsInNlbGxpbmdQcmljZSI6NDUwLCJpbmNsdWRlc1RheCI6dHJ1ZSwicHJpY2VUeXBlIjoiV2hvbGVzYWxlIiwiY3VycmVuY3kiOiJNWE4iLCJmcm9tIjoiMjAyNC0xMi0wMVQwMDowMDowMFoiLCJyZWdpb24iOiJNWCIsImlzUHJlb3JkZXIiOmZhbHNlLCJpc0VsaWdpYmxlRm9yQ3JlZGl0VHJpYWwiOnRydWUsImNyZWRpdFB1cmNoYXNlUHJpY2UiOjF9XQ==9780593786963_<p><strong>A love letter to baseball, and the follow-up to last years runaway bestseller <em>The Baseball 100</em></strong></p><p><em>The Baseball 100</em> was a must-have look at 100 memorable baseball players. Joe Posnanskis new book, <em>Why We Love Baseball</em>, is equally essential reading, now about the games top 50 moments.</p><p>Willie Mayss catch. Babe Ruths called shot. Kirk Gibsons limping home run.</p><p>Moments like these have been described again and again, and in <em>Why We Love Baseball</em>, they are looked at anew, told from unique perspectives. These are moments from the big and famous to the small and private; experienced by players, teammates, and fans; all of them fundamental to the connection fans have with the game they love.</p><p>These are fresh tales of legendary moments so powerful they almost feel like mythtakes that go to the heart of why we love the game we do.</p>...(*_*)9780593786963_<p><em>NEW YORK TIMES</em> bestseller</p><p>Winner of the CASEY Award for Best Baseball Book of the Year</p><p>National Sports Media Association Sports Book of the Year</p><p>An NPR "Book of the Day"</p><p>#1 <em>New York Times</em> bestselling author Joe Posnanski is back with a masterful ode to the game: a countdown of 50 of the most memorable moments in baseballs history, to make you fall in love with the sport all over again.</p><p>Posnanski writes of major moments that created legends, and of forgotten moments almost lost to time. Its Willie Mayss catch, Babe Ruths called shot, and Kirk Gibsons limping home run; the slickest steals; the biggest bombs; and the most triumphant no-hitters. But these are also moments raw with the humanity of the game, the unheralded heroes, the mesmerizing mistakes drenched in pine tar, and every story, from the immortal to the obscure, is told from a unique perspective. Whether of a real fan who witnessed it, or the pitcher who gave up the home run, the umpire, the coach, the opposing playerthese are fresh takes on moments so powerful they almost feel like myth.</p><p>Posnanskis previous book, <em>The Baseball 100</em>, portrayed the heroes and pioneers of the sport, and now, with his trademark wit, encyclopedic knowledge, and acute observations, he gets at the real heart of the game. From nineteenth-century pitchers duels to breaking the sports color line in the 40s, all the way to the greatest trick play of the last decade and the slide home that became a meme, Posnanskis illuminating take allows us to rediscover the sport we loveand thought we knew.</p><p><em>Why We Love Baseball</em> is an epic that ends too soon, a one-of-a-kind love letter to the sport that has us thrilled, torn, inspired, and always wanting more.</p>...9780593786963_Penguin Random House Audio Publishing Groupaudiolibro_589eeb08-9ca6-34ef-8238-5ec76e671f69_9780593786963;9780593786963_9780593786963Joe PosnanskiInglésMéxicoNoMINUTE2023-09-05T00:00:00+00:00Penguin Random House Audio Publishing Group