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New York Times Book Review

Posted: June 1st, 2009 | Author: mshapiro | Filed under: Reviews, Updates | No Comments »

“There’s something refreshing about a book in which the heroes both fail. Shapiro makes us feel their pain. He captures the sense of loss — not only for Rickey and Stengel, but for baseball and its fans. As Stengel once said, “Without losers, where would the winners be?”

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