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Baseball Letters : A Fan's Correspondence With His Heroes
Baseball Letters is a unique scrapbook with reflections on every aspect of the game directly from the players, some famous and some forgotten. Questions that talk about historic events and dates we all know are presented to the players who respond in honesty and enlighten our knowledge of some truly historic days.
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"In the summer of ninety-four, when the baseball players went on strike, I wrote to baseball players - the famous and not so famous. Almost all wrote back." - Seth Swirsky
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An illustrated selection of the author's correspondence with major league baseball players - both famous and forgotten, active and retired. Contains the reflections of nearly a hundred players on the highlights of their careers and the history of the game.
This is a unique scrapbook containing many of baseball's greatest moments - in the words of the players who lived them. For every fan who's ever wondered how Mickey Mantle came to wear the number seven or who Cal Ripken, Jr.'s childhood idols were, Seth Swirsky has the answers. 90 photos.
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Recently, I came across a fabulous book and decided to share my thoughts about this "grand slam" with fellow sports fans! Incidentally, it's the perfect gift for any sports fan, any age, any gender, any time - especially for the holidays! The book is called "Baseball Letters - A Fan's Correspondence With His Heroes" by Seth Swirsky (Kodansha, NY) and it contains about 100 letters that the author wrote to famous (and some not so famous) baseball players (Cal Ripken, Jr., Ted Williams, etc..) and the truly fascinating, incredible responses that the players sent back. I'm 33 years old, I've been a baseball fan for years, and I just loved this book. I know there are other sports fans out there who would enjoy and appreciate it as well. Every book store in America should display "Baseball Letters" so every "fan" can get a hold of this gem! Baseball is the national pastime and I'm sure "Baseball Letters" will be, too. Check it out and enjoy the magic! - E.Hayden
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"Like a book of O'Henry's short stories, fabricated for the baseball fan who did not expect the concise answer he hears, to accounts of some of Baseball's great moments, recalled by some of the manufacturers and onsite observers of the event. Seth is somewhat after his time, and how cool it would be to have had 'The Babe' himself included with his answers, or Gehrig,Wagner,Cy Young, Adrian Anson, Josh Gibson, Satchel, Cool Papa Bell, and that scoundrel Ty Cobb. I would like to see Seth Swirsky ask some of these deceased immortals similar questions, and have his imagination simulate the intimate answers."
"This is a great book, and not just for baseball fans. Mr. Swirsky uses baseball to focus on more important issues of life, such as the relationship between fathers and sons. His heroes are mostly drawn from a time before multi-million dollar salaries were the measure of a man's worth. He asks questions that focus on important events in the lives of the players; questions that elicit responses that give us insight into the concept of honor, teamwork, and what it means to be a man. This is a great book for any baseball fan, but it is also a great book for any father who has a son, or any son who has a father. I am hoping that Mr. Swirsky's first book will not be his last!"
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