Bottom of the Ninth: Great Contemporary Baseball Short Stories

by Floyd Skloot, Cris Mazza, Richard Russo, et al.

Book Overview

Skillfully edited by John McNally, Bottom of the Ninth: Great Contemporary Baseball Short Stories collects nineteen contemporary baseball short stories from a successful mix of well-established writers, lesser-knowns, and a few up-and-comers. These stories are characterized by the same dramatic elements that draw people to the sport itself--the mythologizing of players, the obsessions and romance of the game, the bonds between players and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0809325055
• ISBN13: 9780809325054
• Release Date: March 2003
• Publisher: Southern Illinois University Press
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.6" x 8.5"