Black and Blue - Hardcover

Adelman, Tom

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0316069019 ISBN 13: 9780316069014

Publisher: Little, Brown & Company, 2006

Synopsis

An unforgettable account of the epic Baseball World Series between the celebrated Los Angeles Dodgers and the perennial underdog Baltimore Orioles. Nobody expected the Orioles to have a chance; after all by 1966, the Dodgers had replaced the Yankees as the dominant team in baseball, winning two of the previous three World Series. Few outside of Baltimore gave the Orioles more than a fighting chance to win. What transpired over four games astonished and mesmerised a nation in turmoil. Baltimore's young pitchers shredded the veteran Dodgers lineup, setting Major League records along the way. Nobody had ever seen dominant pitching like this before: in the entire Series the Dodgers scored only two runs and collected a mere 17 hits. Their team batting average was a lowly 0.142 and - incredibly - for the last 33 innings of the Series they were held completely scoreless.

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Review:

'Superior space adventure' LOCUS 'Ingenious enough to call to mind Iain M. Banks' SFX 'To master [space opera] and still bring to life characters with recognizable emotions and aspirations is a challenge few writers care to take on. Westerfeld succeeds admirably. NEW YORK TIMES "...this is SF as it should be: savvy, space-smart and fascinating, filled with dazzling concepts and a genuine sense of wonder." THE AUSTRALIAN "Scott Westerfeld sets a stage half the size of the universe, yet tells a very intimate and personal tale. His scope ranges from the politics of a galactic empire to the essence of what it means to be human. One of the best space operas I have read in a long time." Kevin J. Anderson, Sunday Times bestselling author of "The Saga of Seven Suns"

About the Author:

Tom Adelman has written several novels and works of musical criticism as well as his previous book on baseball, THE LONG BALL. He and his family live in Princeton, New Jersey.

About this edition

• Publisher: Little, Brown & Company
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0316069019
• ISBN 13: 9780316069014
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 304