Lost Ballparks: A Celebration of Baseball's Legendary Fields

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Summary: Love Baseball? Get This Book
Review: The descriptions, stories and pictures are a wonderful tribute to some of the parks that I wish I could have seen. It's a great conversation piece as well. If you're not old enough to remember these ballparks, sit down with a friend or relative who is and it will be like looking at an old yearbook with them. In fact I just learned more about the Polo Grounds over Christmas from an 85 year old friend of the family, who loved the pictures and stories.

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Summary: Rough Overview
Review: This is a decent book, but it could have been much better. This book was written in 1992, so it misses out on the golden age of retired baseball parks. For the older reader, it details some of the parks that have been gone for 50-60 years, but the younger reader may be left wondering why all the ballparks they grew up with and remember like County Stadium in Milwaukee, the Kingdome, Three Rivers, and Candlestick aren't detailed in this book. If you're over 60, or a big baseball fan you may enjoy this book. Under 30 though, you may wind up reading about a few of Satdiums you never heard of.