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Baseball's Starry Night: Reliving Major League Baseball's 2011 Wild Card Night of Shock and Awe [Paperback]

Paul Kocak
4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (21 customer reviews)


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March 26, 2012

Baseball's Starry Night gives you a fan's-eye view of a night that many have called the most exciting night in the history of Major League Baseball. Going beyond a standard retelling of the balls and strikes and homers and webgems, the book hears from 20 fans in their own words. Loyal fans of the St. Louis Cardinals, Atlanta Braves, Boston Red Sox, and Tampa Bay Rays provide exciting and deeply personal eyewitness accounts -- either from the stadiums or their living rooms. Get the "you-are-there" feeling.

“This is a magical book about a magical night. This beautifully told story captures baseball at its very best.”
Doris Kearns Goodwin

“September 28, 2011. It was a night that will forever be frozen in baseball time. A night of miracles. A night of magic. A night of heartbreak. A night for the history books. Somebody needed to write a book about that night. Thankfully, Paul Kocak volunteered for the job. And in this beautifully written book, he takes us not merely inside the astonishing ups and downs of this unforgettable evening, but inside the hearts and minds of ‘ordinary’ people -- the fans whose pulse rates haven’t come down yet.”
Jayson Stark, ESPN.com Senior Baseball Writer

“A retelling unlike any other of the greatest night in baseball regular-season history.”
Chris Mallonee, BirdsOnTheBat82.com

“With Baseball’s Starry Night, Paul Kocak captures an unforgettable moment in time in powerful, passionate prose that will bring fans to their feet all over again.”
Greg Tobin, former editor-in-chief of Book-of-the-Month Club, Inc. and author of Holy Holidays!

“Paul Kocak hits an ‘inside the park homer.’ What a night!”
Len Berman, Sportscaster/Author


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About the Author

Paul Kocak (@kocakwords) is a professional writer with more than 20 years’ experience. A poet, blogger, humorist, and consummate baseball fan, his humor writing has appeared in the Washington Post, Toronto Globe & Mail, New York Magazine, and the New Statesman (U.K.). He is a frequent contributor to the baseball blog OneFlapDown77.com. A Le Moyne College graduate, Kocak lives with his family in Syracuse, New York. At last count, he has attended games at 19 Major League ballparks. The first game featured Billy Pierce against Whitey Ford at Yankee Stadium.

Product Details

  • Paperback: 230 pages
  • Publisher: Digitature (March 26, 2012)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0615622305
  • ISBN-13: 978-0615622309
  • Product Dimensions: 0.5 x 5.4 x 8.4 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 12 ounces
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (21 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #899,301 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

At its best, sports mimics the heroics we all aspire to in daily life. When someone overcomes long odds in sports, it reminds us of the triumphs we sometimes encounter. That's what I've tried to bottle and share in my first book. I like wordplay (sometimes finding it hard to rein it in). My writing ranges from haiku to essay to meditation. I've worked as a teacher and as a technical editor and marketing communications person in corporate environments. But writing "Baseball's Starry Night" gave me the chance to indulge my affection for baseball, which goes back to backyards with my dad and my brothers. The surprise reward of all this has been discovering relationships with fans scattered far and wide. If successful, my writing reaches folks in the same way a conversation at a ballgame does.

Customer Reviews

I loved this book and would recommend it for anyone who loves baseball. Ms. Susan E. Thompson  |  9 reviewers made a similar statement
One night, 4 games, 20 fans...a story of 2011's Game 162s. A. S. Baesel  |  6 reviewers made a similar statement
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7 of 9 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Bringing a Magical Night to Life March 29, 2012
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
One night, 4 games, 20 fans...a story of 2011's Game 162s. Paul has written a great book about what will go down as one of the most historic (and certainly most exciting) nights in baseball. The book brings to life the weeks leading up to the night, the teams, and their fans. If you like baseball even a little....get yourself this book. And keep it for your kids, when they ask about Baseball's Starry Night.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Great! November 1, 2012
By pat
Format:Kindle Edition
A must read for any baseball aficionado. full of great information not only about that night but games in the past too. the social media tie in was brilliant .
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5.0 out of 5 stars A Spectacular Read-Mike McCormick August 15, 2012
By MIKE
Format:Paperback
Paul Kocak has written an incredible read in Baseball's Starry Night.It appears all the stars were aligned in their rightful places for this game of inches to occur on one night.Paul has done his homework and put together a book which should be considered some of the best of baseball lore.He has hit a home run with this book.Paul Kocak has done the game and the book proud with this writing.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Better than the movie!!!
If you consider yourself a true fan of the game and was blessed to have witnessed this wonderful culmination of the 2011 season, then this book will be better than whatever movie... Read more
Published 2 months ago by Leo Michael Cruz
2.0 out of 5 stars Baseball's Great Night Deserves Better
The pennant races of the 2011 season went down in a flash of excitement on the last regular game. It also provided a springboard for a most exciting 2012 season. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Stuart Saunders
3.0 out of 5 stars Somewhat interesting
Kocak provides several different perspectives on the night, but I feel that the book truly lacks input from the players that participated in the games and the broadcasters and... Read more
Published 3 months ago by Josh handler
4.0 out of 5 stars 2011 Season Finale In A Book
The wild day of upsets and storybook endings to the regular baseball season are relived here. There will never again be and ending like this one. Read more
Published 6 months ago by Charles J. Selden
5.0 out of 5 stars A Wonderful Book!
I really enjoyed this book, not only because I was interested in these particular games that night, but because as a fan, you can relate to what these fans are feeling while their... Read more
Published 10 months ago by Blade3colorado
5.0 out of 5 stars Great Read! Highly Suggested for ALL who Love the Game of Baseball!
Paul does a great job here...making the reader feel almost as if they are at the games. I highly suggest this book for anyone who loves the game of baseball. Read more
Published 10 months ago by Charles Marchant
5.0 out of 5 stars Couldn't Stop Reading It!!
This is an excellent and entertaining book that grabbed me from the get-go and wouldn't let go. It's an exciting, poignant, insightful, and often humorous account of one of the... Read more
Published 10 months ago by a reader
2.0 out of 5 stars Starry Starry Night
Did not like this book. It was very hard reading because it just contained a lot of statistics. No flow to it and not easy reading. Would not recommend it.
Published 11 months ago by Lady Di
5.0 out of 5 stars Great story!
This is a great story. Told well. A quick read. Captures the excitement of the moments leading to the end of the regular season and leading into the playoffs. Read more
Published 12 months ago by Edwin
5.0 out of 5 stars Baseball's Starry Night
I loved this book and would recommend it for anyone who loves baseball. It chronicles the dramatic end to the final games of the 2011 season which was full of amazing results. Read more
Published 12 months ago by Ms. Susan E. Thompson
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