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The Game: One Man, Nine Innings, A Love Affair with Baseball
In the spirit of Field of Dreams, a remarkable book about baseball and the meaning of life from the author of Living Prayer. A game between the Iowa Cubs and the Nashville Sounds at an AAA park in Nashville, Tennessee, provides a lens through which Robert Benson explores the game of baseball and the meaning of life in The Game. It is "an ordinary week night game in the ear...more
Hardcover, 208 pages
Published
May 7th 2001
by Tarcher
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A bit sentimental, as the title might suggest. Benson is a simple man, with simple pleasures, and he simply wants to tell you about them. I enjoyed his old-fashioned approach to the game; he appreciates the tradition and the symbolism of baseball, without moaning over the more modern and moneyed aspects of it. But he's also careful not to wander off into tangents on what baseball stands for; he just likes the game for what it is.
He isn't the best writer; he's a generically good writer. His pros...more
He isn't the best writer; he's a generically good writer. His pros...more
11/12: Good read. Loved all the references to the Chicago Cubs and Wrigley Field. Appreciated this man's love for all the nuances and details of baseball and the reverence he held for his baseball memories. His memories of going to a certain ballpark for the first time were like my memories. I loved the detailed way he wrote about baseball memories and the games and his life. This book reminded me of all the reasons I love the experience of watching baseball games live, on the TV, and through th...more
As someone who thinks that baseball is the purest form of sport (at least when it's played properly and PEDs aren't involved...but I digress) I very much enjoyed Mr. Benson's simple tribute to the game. Like Mr. Benson, I like going to a minor league park nearly as much as I enjoy going to a major league one. There is something that's just so small town America about going to a minor league game, whether it be the carnival-like games played between innings by children or the fact that it doesn't...more
Delightful! Anyone whose ever been to a baseball game, and especially with children, will love this book. And, if you've ever played the game, you will be taken back to the crack of the bat, no matter how long ago, or in what setting, it occurred.
I connected with this story on so many levels. A fun story with a baseball game inserted between chapters. A book to read at the beginning of each baseball season.
Enjoyed this book. I can't wait to make some more baseball memories with my guys!
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An easy read but some editorial errors which I find annoying.
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