All the love and wonder you have for baseball is here, and it's transformed into something both recognizable and altogether new in this moving and highly enjoyable book. Many of the most powerful archetypal tales of the game--such as the flame-throwing teenager taking a major league mound and dominating, or the chiseled power-hitter blasting moonshots into the Yankee Stadium bleachers--are here, but rather than punctuating stories of the ongoing glory of a Bob Feller or a Mickey Mantle, these moments of astounding promise flash once and disappear. In doing so, thanks to Patrick Montgomery's keen eye for detail, rigorous research, and gift for giving nuanced voice to the wisdom, regrets, and resilience of these flash-of-light players, Baseball's Great Expectations reveals the vulnerable human heart at the center of the game. I devoured this book, and came away with new eyes for the miraculous flashes of light in the game I love.
