The Mac Attack: The Road to 62 and Beyond!

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Summary: A great "first" baseball book for children.
Review: "The Mac Attack: The Road To 62 And Beyond" chronicles Mark McGwire's record breaking season. Included are interesting stories, stats, and trivia about the 1998 season, as well as facts about his entire baseball career (including college, minor league and olympic team), his childhood, and his family. It's not just a book about McGwire, as other interesting and pertinent major league facts are included. It even includes an exceptional section on Androstenedione, in a way any eight year-old can understand (even if they can't spell it!). "The Mac Attack: The Road To 62 And Beyond" is a great book for parents to read with their children, and a great "first" baseball book. The only disappointment is that the publisher chose to sacrifice accuracy of some statistics in order to get the book quickly to market. In listing other unanimous selections for Rookie of the Year, "The Mac Attack: The Road To 62 And Beyond" lists Orlando Cepeda as a Cardinal instead of a SF Giant, Vince Coleman as a Met instead of a St. Louis Cardinal, and Derek Jeter as a MET instead of a Yankee. It then completely forgets Nomar Garciaparra of the Red Sox and Scott Rolen of the Phillies, last years' unanimous picks. It also lists Bobby Richardson as the man who hit the "shot heard 'round the world" (hopefully Grandpa will tell them that it was really Bobby Thomson), and forgets that Hank Aaron played his final year in 1976 for the Milwaukee Brewers and not the Atlanta Braves. Other than the few boo boos, "The Mac Attack: The Road To 62 And Beyond" is a great choice for every little leaguer's book collection.

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Summary: Full of fun facts!
Review: "The Mac Attack: The Road To 62 And Beyond" chronicles Mark McGwire's record breaking season. Included are interesting stories, stats, and trivia about the 1998 season, as well as facts about his entire baseball career (including college, minor league and olympic team), his childhood, and his family. It's not just a book about McGwire, as other interesting and pertinent major league facts are included. It even includes an exceptional section on Androstenedione, in a way any eight year-old can understand (even if they can't spell it!). "The Mac Attack: The Road To 62 And Beyond" is a great book for parents to read with their children, and a great "first" baseball book. The only disappointment is that the publisher chose to sacrifice accuracy of some statistics in order to get the book quickly to market. In listing other unanimous selections for Rookie of the Year, "The Mac Attack: The Road To 62 And Beyond" lists Orlando Cepeda as a Cardinal instead of a SF Giant, Vince Coleman as a Met instead of a St. Louis Cardinal, and Derek Jeter as a MET instead of a Yankee. It then completely forgets Nomar Garciaparra of the Red Sox and Scott Rolen of the Phillies, last years' unanimous picks. It also lists Bobby Richardson as the man who hit the "shot heard 'round the world" (hopefully Grandpa will tell them that it was really Bobby Thomson), and forgets that Hank Aaron played his final year in 1976 for the Milwaukee Brewers and not the Atlanta Braves. Other than the few boo boos, "The Mac Attack: The Road To 62 And Beyond" is a great choice for every little leaguer's book collection.

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Summary: Full of fun facts!
Review: Sports fans will have a good time with this book! How did they find all those tidbits to put in here? The sports trivia experts in my family are already fighting over who looks at the book next. Fear not, baseball fans -- until baseball season is back in full swing, you've got this book and the one about Sammy Sosa to keep you company during the cold winter months.