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Extra Innings: A Season in the Senior League

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David Whitford captures the second spring of these aging ballplayers with his excellent eye for story and ear for dialogue. The man (Whitford) is a national treasure.

Every word Whitford writes is a marvel. Not too late to put this under your Christmas tree!

This book is an interesting account of the creation and demise of the Senior Baseball League created in Florida in the early 1990's. Using anecdotal accounts from the players themselves the reader gets a good picture of the type of player attracted to the league and the sacrifice the players made to participate.

The book chronicles several strong personalities and famous players and for fans interested in those players this ia a must read. Some of the famous chronicled are Bill Lee, Mike Marshall, Earl Weaver, and Curt Flood and many more, however at times it feels like you are reading a chronicle of a men's slowpitch softball league with the way the game takes a backseat to the personalities. I would have enjoyed a chapter or two that broke down the style of play and the differences in the game which contributed to the failure of the league. The book does touch on those subjects but its failure to go in depth minus anecdotes from players leaves it just a little short as the ultimate chronicle of the League itself.

Definately a interesting and entertaining look at the league and its players and well worth reading to anyone interested in the subject.