Tag: Baseball

Why We Love Baseball A History in 50 Moments [Audiobook]


Free Download Why We Love Baseball: A History in 50 Moments (Audiobook)
English | ASIN: B0BR8JKZYZ | 2023 | 11 hours and 53 minutes | M4B@64 kbps | 342 MB
Author: Joe Posnanski
Narrator: Joe Posnanski, Ellen Adair

#1 New York Times bestselling author Joe Posnanski is back with a masterful ode to the game: a countdown of 50 of the most memorable moments in baseball’s history, to make you fall in love with the sport all over again. Posnanski writes of major moments that created legends, and of forgotten moments almost lost to time. It’s Willie Mays’s catch, Babe Ruth’s called shot, and Kirk Gibson’s limping home run; the slickest steals; the biggest bombs; and the most triumphant no-hitters. But these are also moments raw with the humanity of the game, the unheralded heroes, the mesmerizing mistakes drenched in pine tar, and every story, from the immortal to the obscure, is told from a unique perspective.

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No Crying in Baseball The Inside Story of a League of Their Own Big Stars, Dugout Drama, a Home Run for Hollywood [Audiobook]


Free Download No Crying in Baseball: The Inside Story of a League of Their Own: Big Stars, Dugout Drama, and a Home Run for Hollywood (Audiobook)
English | ASIN: B0BWGSNFZH | 2023 | 10 hours and 54 minutes | M4B@64 kbps | 314 MB
Author: Erin Carlson
Narrator: Mia Hutchinson Shaw

The inside story of how A League of Their Own-one of the most beloved baseball movies of all time-developed from an unheralded piece of American history into a perennial cinematic favorite. Featuring exclusive interviews and behind the scenes memories from the original cast and creators. No Crying in Baseball is a rollicking, revelatory deep dive into a one‑of‑a‑kind film. Before A League of Their Own, few American girls could imagine themselves playing professional ball (and doing it better than the boys).

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