{"product_id":"the-long-season-the-classic-inside-account-of-a-baseball-year-1959-isbn-9780062667052","title":"The Long Season: The Classic Inside Account of a Baseball Year, 1959","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"One of the best baseball books ever written. It is probably one of the best American diaries as well.\" —\u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA timeless classic from baseball's golden era, legendary pitcher Jim Brosnan's witty and candid chronicle of the 1959 Major League Baseball season, which set the standard for all sports memoirs to follow.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Long Season\u003c\/em\u003e was a revelation when it was first published in 1960. Here is an insider's perspective on America's national pastime that is funny, honest, and above all, real. The man behind this fascinating account of baseball and its players was not a sportswriter but a self-proclaimed \"average ballplayer\"—a relief pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals. Called \"Professor\" by his teammates and \"Meat\" by his wife, Jim Brosnan turned out to be the ideal guide to the behind-the-scenes world of professional baseball with his keen observations, sharp wit, and clear-eyed candor.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHis player's diary takes readers on the mound and on the road; inside the clubhouse and most enjoyably inside his own head. While solving age-old questions like \"Why can't pitchers hit?\" and what makes for the best chewing tobacco, Brosnan captures the game-to-game daily experiences of an ordinary season, unapologetically, \"the way I saw it\"—from sweating it out in spring training to blowing the opening game to a mid-season trade to the Cincinnati Reds.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eThe Long Season\u003c\/em\u003e, Brosnan reveals, like no other sportswriter before him, the human side of professional ballplayers and has forever preserved not only a season, but a uniquely American experience.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003eArguably the greatest sports memoir ever penned, \u003cem\u003eThe Long Season\u003c\/em\u003e was a revelation when it was first published in 1960. Here is an insider’s perspective on America’s national pastime that is funny, honest, and, above all, real. The man behind this fascinating account of baseball and its players was not a sportswriter but a self-proclaimed “average ballplayer”—a relief pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals. Called “Professor” by his teammates and “Meat” by his wife, Jim Brosnan turned out to be the ideal guide to the behind-the-scenes world of professional baseball with his keen observations, sharp wit, and clear-eyed candor.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHis player’s diary takes readers on the mound and on the road, inside the clubhouse and most enjoyably inside his own head. While solving age-old questions like “Why can’t pitchers hit?” and “What makes for the best chewing tobacco?” Brosnan captures the game-to-game daily experiences of an ordinary season, unapologetically, “the way I saw it”—from sweating out spring training to blowing the opening game and then being traded midseason to the Cincinnati Reds.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eThe Long Season\u003c\/em\u003e, Brosnan reveals, like no other sportswriter before him, the human side of professional ballplayers and has forever preserved not only a season but also a uniquely American experience.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e“One of the best baseball books ever written. It is probably one of the best American diaries as well.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Takes readers inside the clubhouse, the dugout, and the bullpen-not to mention the airplane, the train and the hotel room-in ways no sportswriter ever has.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Rich and always interesting....This is the most authentic and convincing book about baseball I have ever read.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Funny, candid, and even more interesting because it doesn’t chronicle an exceptional season (something Brosnan reserved for his second book, Pennant Race, 1962), this book was a game changer.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Brosnan provides a dose of humor, a touch of self-deprecation and a shot of unvarnished reality.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePlain Dealer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Wonderful reading [from] the Samuel Pepys of the league champions.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Jim Brosnan is a gifted observer.... His book is beautifully constructed.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHerald Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Paperbacks","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44888455905509,"sku":"NP9780062667052","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780062667052.jpg?v=1730229124","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/the-long-season-the-classic-inside-account-of-a-baseball-year-1959-isbn-9780062667052","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}