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Praise for The Baseball 100 and Joe Posnanski
“I love baseball, I know baseball, and this book is baseball. It’s the whole story of baseball told through the 100 greatest players of all time . . . But what really makes me say, 'Give this to the baseball people in your life,' is that it’s a book that, when you read it, you fall in love with the game all over again. . . . Every sport needs great players, but it also needs great writers, and Joe Posnanski has done something great for the game of baseball with this book.”
—Tony Dokoupil, CBS This Morning
“Stellar . . . Always fun . . . A book for the moment but also for the bookshelf of the future, an old friend that will bring back old times and old arguments again and again. . . . The rankings were all made by Mr. Posnanski, who is contemporary sports writing’s biggest star. He writes with grace and wit, combining an old-time sense of style with the mountains of numbers and factoids and observations that can be found on the internet.”
—Leigh Montville, The Wall Street Journal
“Posnanski knocks it out of the park with this fascinating deep dive into the careers of those he considers baseball’s 100 greatest players. . . . Will surprise even devoted followers of the sport . . . This is a remarkable achievement.”
—Publishers Weekly (starred review)
“Major League Baseball fans, you just won the lottery. . . . Posnanski presents 880 pages of sheer baseball bliss . . . It’s a true masterwork, and his writing is so good that it’s likely to engross even those who know nothing about the sport.”
—BookPage (starred review)
“Posnanski skillfully weaves statistics into the narrative without spilling into geekdom, and he searches baseball history for his candidate pool while combing the records for just the right datum or quote. . . . Red meat, and mighty tasty at that, for baseball fans with an appreciation for the past and power of the game.”
—Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
“Posnanski offers manna for baseball geeks with his selection of the 100 all-time greatest baseball players, melding the sabermetrics chops of a Bill James with the eloquence and droll humor of a Roger Angell. . . . . Posnanski also nobly, and rightly, casts a wide net, embracing Japanese legends Ichiro Suzuki and Sadaharu Oh, and, more important, long-neglected Negro leagues players, such as Oscar Charleston. . . . Most important, these selections will bring to the mind’s eye of any baseball fan a vision of how singularly great each of these athletes have played—or, in the case of the old-timers, might have played—the game. Recommended.”
—Booklist
“You can quibble with some of Joe Posnanski's judgements. And so what? That's always been part of the fun for baseball fans. And Posnanski on Baseball has always been fun. . . . This book is a baseball feast that can be consumed in small bites or large gulps. Either way, it's a book we fans will return to often. To spark or settle debates, sure. But especially for the endless pleasure of the history of our greatest game as delivered by one of its finest chroniclers.”
—Bob Costas
"Posnanski is an outstanding journalist, arguably the best pure long-form sportswriter in the land."
—Chicago Sun-Times
"Joe Posnanski is a terrific writer."
—Entertainment Weekly
"One of the best sportswriters in America."
—Washington Times
“I love baseball, I know baseball, and this book is baseball. It’s the whole story of baseball told through the 100 greatest players of all time . . . But what really makes me say, 'Give this to the baseball people in your life,' is that it’s a book that, when you read it, you fall in love with the game all over again. . . . Every sport needs great players, but it also needs great writers, and Joe Posnanski has done something great for the game of baseball with this book.”
—Tony Dokoupil, CBS This Morning
“Stellar . . . Always fun . . . A book for the moment but also for the bookshelf of the future, an old friend that will bring back old times and old arguments again and again. . . . The rankings were all made by Mr. Posnanski, who is contemporary sports writing’s biggest star. He writes with grace and wit, combining an old-time sense of style with the mountains of numbers and factoids and observations that can be found on the internet.”
—Leigh Montville, The Wall Street Journal
“Posnanski knocks it out of the park with this fascinating deep dive into the careers of those he considers baseball’s 100 greatest players. . . . Will surprise even devoted followers of the sport . . . This is a remarkable achievement.”
—Publishers Weekly (starred review)
“Major League Baseball fans, you just won the lottery. . . . Posnanski presents 880 pages of sheer baseball bliss . . . It’s a true masterwork, and his writing is so good that it’s likely to engross even those who know nothing about the sport.”
—BookPage (starred review)
“Posnanski skillfully weaves statistics into the narrative without spilling into geekdom, and he searches baseball history for his candidate pool while combing the records for just the right datum or quote. . . . Red meat, and mighty tasty at that, for baseball fans with an appreciation for the past and power of the game.”
—Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
“Posnanski offers manna for baseball geeks with his selection of the 100 all-time greatest baseball players, melding the sabermetrics chops of a Bill James with the eloquence and droll humor of a Roger Angell. . . . . Posnanski also nobly, and rightly, casts a wide net, embracing Japanese legends Ichiro Suzuki and Sadaharu Oh, and, more important, long-neglected Negro leagues players, such as Oscar Charleston. . . . Most important, these selections will bring to the mind’s eye of any baseball fan a vision of how singularly great each of these athletes have played—or, in the case of the old-timers, might have played—the game. Recommended.”
—Booklist
“You can quibble with some of Joe Posnanski's judgements. And so what? That's always been part of the fun for baseball fans. And Posnanski on Baseball has always been fun. . . . This book is a baseball feast that can be consumed in small bites or large gulps. Either way, it's a book we fans will return to often. To spark or settle debates, sure. But especially for the endless pleasure of the history of our greatest game as delivered by one of its finest chroniclers.”
—Bob Costas
"Posnanski is an outstanding journalist, arguably the best pure long-form sportswriter in the land."
—Chicago Sun-Times
"Joe Posnanski is a terrific writer."
—Entertainment Weekly
"One of the best sportswriters in America."
—Washington Times
About the Author
Joe Posnanski is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of seven books, including The Baseball 100, Paterno, and The Secret of Golf. He has written for The Athletic, Sports Illustrated, NBC Sports, and The Kansas City Star and currently writes at JoePosnanski.com. He has been named National Sportswriter of the Year by five different organizations and is the winner of two Emmy Awards. He lives in Charlotte, North Carolina, with his family.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Fascinating and very readable!
While this book is formidable in terms of the number of pages (827!) one must remember there are one hundred stories - and each story is unique unto itself. I especially appreciated the wide range of baseball greats remembered in this book - many I did not know but came to appreciate. I am passing this book on to my thirteen year old grandson who LOVES and plays baseball and is already a fountain of knowledge on the sport and many of the players. I am sure he will devour this book! highly recommend.
5.0 out of 5 stars Must Read
Fantastic book - an absolute must read for a avid baseball fan.
5.0 out of 5 stars Must Read for Baseball Fans
This book is a collection of one hundred short essays about the players the author ranks as the top 100 of all time.I learned a great deal about players i have seen all my life and about players i have only heard of. I also learned a great deal about the Negro Leagues. Great and fascinating information, although i felt the author spent an inordinate amount of time on the Negro Leagues and racism in baseball. Not that he wasn't right. Only that he seemed almost obsessive at times.Overall, this is a greatly informative and entertaining book. Very long, but well worth it. You can read it in small chunks to make it more manageable. Also, you can read from #100 to #1 (like i did), you can jump around as you choose or you can just read the articles about the players who interest you. Any way you choose to attack it though, if you like baseball, you’re gonna like this book👍👍
5.0 out of 5 stars Great Baseball book
Lots of players I wouldn’t have know without reading this book. Very enjoyable book.
4.0 out of 5 stars LOTS to absorb
I love baseball, and I love to learn about the players beyond their statistics. The author provides a ton of interesting detail — in a few places a bit more than I might have needed. It is 825 pages long and I wonder if he should have kept it to 500 or 600 pages.
5.0 out of 5 stars Enjoying it so much!
This is a BIG book (over 850 pages) - and does what it should do: spur debate as to the important 100 players in baseball history. Well-written and just fun to read. Don't get too caught up in debating who is listed, what order they're in, etc. Just have run reading an excellent baseball book
5.0 out of 5 stars Worth taking the time.
This is a remarkable book. I already loved baseball, but it made me love it even more. It’s long. But every chapter is thoughtful and well written. This is a Great book.
5.0 out of 5 stars Enjoyable Stories For the Baseball Enthusiast
I certainly enjoyed reading Joe Posnanski's book "The Baseball 100." I agree that part of my love since boyhood for baseball has always been the lore behind the players and an appreciation for all the numbers. I've always enjoyed debating the merits of one player over another with childhood friends when forming fantasy teams... Anyway, the book certainly introduces some new information and raised my appreciation for some of the game's great characters. For me, it doesn't matter if you agree with his ranking, but what does matter with any book, is that you'll want to continue to turn the pages. I certainly found that to be the case. Overall, I believe "The Baseball 100" makes for a good read, or a great gift for any baseball enthusiast!
Don’t miss this exceptional book on baseball!
I thoroughly loved reading The Baseball 100. Wonderful writing on baseball’s greatest players. It’s celebrates the players and the game while also fully recognizing baseball’s history and all it should be shameful for. Filled with mind-blowing stats as well as the stories of incredible human beings (and controversial ones too). Would love to read it a second time.
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Joe Posnanski is incredible.His knowledge of baseball is so vast, his ability to tell stories is such an incredible talent and they work in perfect harmony in this book.Joe has taught me so much about the history of the game through his books and this is no exception. As a jays fan it was great to read about a couple of the guys that played for us as well as many of the guys that played against us. Additionally I learned about the history and stories of the Negro Leagues and their value and importance in telling the story of this great game.Keep up the great work Joe and thank you for all the stories!
Good read
I'm not much of a reader. Took me until a boring day to open book. But once in good to know many of the past stars.
Awesome!
This is one if my favorite baseball books of all time! Every one of those 99 stories filled with fascinating facts and information.
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