The Yogi Poems and Other Celebrations of Local Baseball

This book of 25 stories and poems is for anyone who loves baseball at any level - from the major leagues to high school to little league - or softball played with passion by people of all ages on diamonds across America and the world.<p> It's also a celebration of Yogi Berra one of baseball's most beloved figures and his legendary contribution to the sport and the nation.<p> Read about the only perfect game in World Series history the Bucky Dent home run seen from a crowded bar in Woodstock a pair of tickets to Ebbets Field in its final days a miracle outcome at Yankee Stadium in a city stunned by 9/11 a nine-year old girl who outshines every player on the field a serious baseball league for men in their fifties and sixties a meaningful late night catch between father and son a high school alumni game with sudden insight into what it means to be a parent a family reunion centered around a baseball game across generations...<p>Above all this is a book about the greatest game ever invented told through the experiences and emotions of its fans and players. It's about you.<p> So let's play ball!