In a time when there is no baseball to be had, its nice to go back to a time (long before I was born) when the game, and life, perhaps seemed simpler. The cast of characters from the 1949 Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees jump off the page. Unfortunately, even after so many years, the Red Sox still lose. It is clear that Halberstam favors the Yankees. A fun and quick read to prepare for (a baseball-less?) summer.Thursday, April 30, 2020
Summer of '49 - David Halberstam
In a time when there is no baseball to be had, its nice to go back to a time (long before I was born) when the game, and life, perhaps seemed simpler. The cast of characters from the 1949 Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees jump off the page. Unfortunately, even after so many years, the Red Sox still lose. It is clear that Halberstam favors the Yankees. A fun and quick read to prepare for (a baseball-less?) summer.