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 of viewers. His three previous baseball collections have won wide praise across the country and sold close to two hundred thousand copies. In this latest book, Boswell has handpicked his best baseball pieces of the past five years to create a collection that will be must reading for fans across the country. These pieces, from The Washington Post and national magazines, are arranged thematically so there is a narrative flow to the book and cover everything from Fay Vincent's ouster to Pete Rose's gambling to the Bo Jackson saga to the return of Steinbrenner. Another splendid gathering of smart, witty, beautifully written stories aboutt our national pastime, Cracking The Show confirms that when it comes to baseball, Boswell is in a league by himself. It's a sure hit for the 1995 baseball season. "Boswell...is the thinking person's writer about the thinking person's sport...inexhaustibly interesting and fun."--George Will

• 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.