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Synopsis
'Lieb was an indispensable addition to any press box: he was there...Reading his gentle memoirs is like having a drink at the Cubby-Bear Lounge outside Wrigley Field with an old-timer who remembers seeing Swish Nicholson play centerfield' - "New York Times Book Review". '[Lieb] has seen the best the game has had to offer, from Ed Delahanty to Tom Seaver...It is a rare treat to read these vivid reminiscences recalling the exploits and personalities of early greats such as Honus Wagner, Christy Mathewson, and Nap Lajoie...This belongs in every popular sports collection' - "Library Journal".From Honus Wagner to Johnny Bench, "Baseball As I Have Known It" covers sixty-six seasons of America's national sport. Fred Lieb, the dean of baseball writers, tells about its heroes, rogues, controversies, and grand plays. He broke in as a sportswriter in the Polo Grounds press box in 1911. In 1933, in the midst of the Depression, Lieb was fired from the "New York Post" and began a freelance career writing about his beloved sport. "Baseball As I Have Known It", first published in 1977 when Lieb was eighty-nine years old, remains a vital record of a glorious bygone era. In superb style, he comments on changes in baseball over the decades and tells inside stories about great events and immortal players. Introducing this Bison Books edition is Lawrence S. Ritter, author of "The Glory of Their Times".
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Review
"[Lieb] has seen the best the game has had to offer, from Ed Delahanty to Tom Seaver. . . . It is a rare treat to read these vivid reminiscences recalling the exploits and personalities of early greats such as Honus Wagner, Christy Mathewson, and Nap Lajoie. . . . This belongs in every popular sports collection."--"Library Journal," Lieb was "an indispensable addition to any press box: he was there. . . . Reading his gentle memoirs is like having a drink at the Cubby-Bear Lounge outside Wrigley Field with an old-timer who remembers seeing Swish Nicholson play centerfield."--"New York Times Book Review,"
About the Author
Introducing this Bison Books edition is Lawrence S. Ritter, author of "The Glory of Their Times."
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Baseball As I Have Known It
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paperback. Condition: Fair. Pages yellowed, back cover bent. Paperback, different picture. Seller Inventory # 240101D
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BASEBALL AS I HAVE KNOWN IT
Seller: Mike's Baseball Books, Chula Vista, CA, U.S.A.
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Soft cover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Seven decades of baseball history, by a man who was an eyewitness to it all. In good condition. I have over 200 books on the history of baseball and more than 175 books written by and about sportswriters in stock. Discounts are available when you purchase multiple items on the same order. Seller Inventory # ABE-1721173143621
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Baseball As I Have Known It
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Penguin Publishing Group, 1980
ISBN 10: 044817345X
ISBN 13: 9780448173450
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Seller: Better World Books: West, Reno, NV, U.S.A.
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Condition: Very Good. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good. Seller Inventory # 68269771-75