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The Only Way Is the Steady Way: Essays on Baseball, Ichiro, and How We Watch the Game

Andrew Forbes

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Description:Essays about baseball’s past, present, and future—and the wisdom of Ichiro Suzuki The Only Way Is the Steady Wayis a baseball memoir in scorecards and baseball cards, a recollectionof the game’s biggest stars and outlandish personalities, andintrospective letters to a legendary player. These essays examine themeaning of baseball across international borders and at all levels ofthe game—from Little League diamonds to big league ballparks. Parentslearn unexpected lessons at t-ball, cheap souvenirs reveal their hiddensignificance, and baseball’s beating heart is exposed through sharplybeautiful observations about the history of the game. Forbes locatespeace, reassurance, and a way to measure the passage of time with homerun bonanzas, old games on YouTube, and especially in the unique careerof beloved outfielder Ichiro Suzuki. Just as he did in The Utility of Boredom ,Forbes shows us how a summertime distraction might help us to makesense of the world, and how a certain enigmatic Japanese superstaroffers a surprising ethos for living. "Andrew Forbes's essays are cool and clear and may well slake the thirst of any thinking baseball fan." —Rob Neyer, author of Power Anatomy of a Modern Baseball Game "Transcendent prose." —Shelf AwarenessWe have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Only Way Is the Steady Way: Essays on Baseball, Ichiro, and How We Watch the Game. To get started finding The Only Way Is the Steady Way: Essays on Baseball, Ichiro, and How We Watch the Game, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: Essays about baseball’s past, present, and future—and the wisdom of Ichiro Suzuki The Only Way Is the Steady Wayis a baseball memoir in scorecards and baseball cards, a recollectionof the game’s biggest stars and outlandish personalities, andintrospective letters to a legendary player. These essays examine themeaning of baseball across international borders and at all levels ofthe game—from Little League diamonds to big league ballparks. Parentslearn unexpected lessons at t-ball, cheap souvenirs reveal their hiddensignificance, and baseball’s beating heart is exposed through sharplybeautiful observations about the history of the game. Forbes locatespeace, reassurance, and a way to measure the passage of time with homerun bonanzas, old games on YouTube, and especially in the unique careerof beloved outfielder Ichiro Suzuki. Just as he did in The Utility of Boredom ,Forbes shows us how a summertime distraction might help us to makesense of the world, and how a certain enigmatic Japanese superstaroffers a surprising ethos for living. "Andrew Forbes's essays are cool and clear and may well slake the thirst of any thinking baseball fan." —Rob Neyer, author of Power Anatomy of a Modern Baseball Game "Transcendent prose." —Shelf AwarenessWe have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Only Way Is the Steady Way: Essays on Baseball, Ichiro, and How We Watch the Game. To get started finding The Only Way Is the Steady Way: Essays on Baseball, Ichiro, and How We Watch the Game, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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