Cracking the Show

by Thomas Boswell

Book Overview

"Anyone interested in baseball can not fail to be captivated by Boswell's penetrating look at the game, and by his graceful prose."-- USA Today Thomas Boswell, longtime Washington Post syndicated sports columnist, has been called "an astute observer of the human condition disguised as a first-rate sportswriter." Boswell will be featured as a major on-screen spokesman in Ken Burns's PBS series on baseball, which airs in fail '94 and will attract millions...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0385477139
• ISBN13: 9780385477130
• Release Date: March 1995
• Publisher: Main Street Books
• Length: 364 Pages
• Weight: 0.94 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Boswell is the best baseball writer in America

The title of my review is not hyperbole, as you will find if you read any of Thomas Boswell's fine baseball books ("Craking the Show" is the latest). The book features essays about players, teams, stadiums, season, statistics and Boswell's own unique perspective on the game. For example, Boswell is of the belief that Ted Williams did more damage to the art of hitting than any other player because of his insistance that batters should not swing at the first pitch. Boswell provides ample statistical proof to show that batters who do hit better! This is a great book for anyone interested in the national pastime.