The cartoonists at "The New Yorker" once again hit a home run with this funny and insightful look at all aspects of baseball.
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Strike one! Strike two! Strike....no, they're not out. They're playing. But among the truisms of baseball, we offer three. One is that kids have always kept on playing, no matter what the pros do. The second is that the cartoonists of The New Yorker have kept on hitting home runs with their funny and insightful looks at all aspects of baseball. The third is that, year in and year out, baseball fans and devotees step up to the plate (and the cash registers) at bookstores to buy books on the most cerebral of team sports. With cartoons spanning eight decades, this collection includes work from many of The New Yorker's most beloved cartoonists (clearly devoted fans, with maybe a heckler or two thrown in for spice). An All-Star lineup featuring Arnie Levin, Jack Ziegler, George Price, Robert Mankoff, Danny Shanahan, and Charles Barsotti are all on deck for this book, which is sure to hit a grand slam with every baseball fan--and fanatic!
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