Play Ball: The Life and Troubled Times of Major League Baseball
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As he did with world-class tennis (Hard Courts) and college basketball (A Season on the Brink), sports journalist and commentator Feinstein spent a full year following the teams of both the National and American leagues. The result: the ultimate inside look at "the show" as personified by the 1992 season and its pyrotechnic aftermath.
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