Why Time Begins on Opening Day

Sportswriter Tom Boswell of the Washington Post is a gifted analyst with a flair for moving prose. Here he covers baseball in the late 1970's and early 1980's in a series of essays that display a mixture of wit, insight, humor and reverence. Boswell focuses heavily on the nearby Baltimore Orioles and a couple other teams. Boswell gives fans a sense of what the players feel in terms of pressure, and how they deal with heart-breaking losses. There's also a section on pinch hitting, one on the late batting guru Charlie Lau, and another on how pitchers care for their valued arms. This is a fan's book, one written by one of baseball's most stringent devotees. The pages are a bit dated, but this remains superb reading for fans and students of the game.

An ecellent reading for anyone who does or has enjoyed the national passtime. Boswell records many hillarious insigts, all framed within the scope of the always unpredictable game. You will truly enjoy it!