Classic Baseball Stories

Twenty-Two Legendary Stories from the Diamond
Edited by Jeff Silverman - 2003 MJF

First glance would say that this is a book of classical baseball stories about players from the turn of the century.  Although these stories are from the earlier days of baseball, they did not all necessarily happen.  This book is really a collection of baseball literature from sportswriters when baseball was in black and white (in type and photos) and the reigning national pastime.

Highlights include an article of why baseball is considered the real American sport and "Casey at the Bat," a story with a twist followed by a rebuttal written a few years after. 

Written in the laudatory style of sports writers of old and worth it for anyone interested in baseball history and the way they saw it.