Baseball Letters : A Fan's Correspondence with His Heroes

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Summary: A magical, historical, and awe-inspiring book!
Review: A fabulous, grand-slam of a book I want to share with fellow sports fans.The perfect gift for any sports fan, any age, any gender, anytime,especially for the holidays! The book contains about 100 letters the author sent to famous, and not so famous, baseball players and their fascinating responses. As a baseball fan of many years standing, I am sure all other fans would enjoy and appreciate this book. It's a gem, and the book deserves to become part of the great national pastime. Read it and enjoy the magic

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Summary: "Baseball Letters" -- Historical, Magical, & Awe-inspiring!
Review: 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 Ripkin, 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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Summary: Rich and full of Exciting Baseball History
Review: This book is rich and full of exciting baseball history, as Swirsky writes to professional baseball players of all decades and teams and poses questions to them on their careers and reflections of America's Pastime. Not only is this book interesting in a historical prospective, but it's very fun to read and analzye. The work that went into this book is noticeable, and both the letter to the player and the response from the player (as well as many great pictures) make this book a timeless classic. Bravo to Seth Swirsky for such a job well-done.