Baseball: More Than 150 Years

Baseball More Than 150 Years is a must for the baseball fan. The co-authors David Nemec and Saul Wisnia did a wonderful job covering baseball from the very first game on June 19, 1846 through the 1900's. I myself am a baseball lover and I have never read or seen anything about the game that is more in depth than this book. This book goes into every year from1846 through 1995 giving pictures of the first teams, early uniforms and the first games. It also talks about all the major changes and breakthroughs in baseball every year. Also in this book starting in 1900 it gives information about one player who is the player of the year in the eyes of the authors. This book is split up into 12 parts: the early years, the turn of the century, the 1900's, the 1910's and so on until the 1990's. My personal favorite chapter is the 1960's section, because I love reading and watching things about the M & M boys or Roger Maris, and Mickey Mantle. Another thing that I like about the 1960's is the year 1960 was "The greatest hitter of all times" last year that is Ted Williams if you didn't know. I also like reading about the 1940's, because those were Ted William's glory days, he really made a name for himself in the 40's. This chapter also goes in depth of Jackie Robinson's first years after he broke the color barrier, and it talks about his struggles he had to go through just so he could play the game. Even though he was not the first African-American to play professional baseball he was the first to make a name for himself, which is why he is such a big person in this book. I like to read about the 70's too, because I am a Cincinnati Reds fan the 70's were the years they dominated as Tony Perez, Pete Rose, Ken Griffey Sr., Joe Morgan, and Johnny Bench led the " Big Red Machine". Also in the 70's were the years possibly the best player of all time had his best years. That man is Roberto Clemente. Plus in 1974 The all time career home run record was broken by Hank Aaron. All though I was not born yet to see all these things happen I still love to read and see about them. All though I like reading about the 40's through the 70's I also enjoy reading about the 90's too. I enjoy ready about Cal Ripkin breaking Lou Gehrig's "Iron Man" record of 2,130 games. Enough about my opinion, I suggest you go out to your local library or to the nearest book store and buy this book. Baseball More Than 150 Years, especially if you are a baseball fan you will love this book