![]() ![]() ![]() But what seems to be lacking is any analysis of why the game appealed to the author, or what she got out of it. We get some fond reminiscences about growing up on Long Island during the prosperous fifties, a description of the author's home life, and, yes, a lot about baseball. ![]() After having gotten halfway through it, though, I'm dismayed to report that there doesn't seem to be enough material in here to make a book out of. So "Wait Till Next Year" seemed like a good fit for me. I'm a guy and a baseball fan, but I've long suspected that I follow baseball like a lot of female baseball fans do: I care less about winning and statistical excellence than about the stories, personalities, culture and aesthetics of the game. ![]()
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