Greatest Game Ever Played [Hardcover]

Jerry Izenberg (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 163 pages
• Publisher: Henry Holt & Co (May 1988)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0805005137
• ISBN-13: 978-0805005134
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.7 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,343,978 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Izenberg's Work Sets Standard for Sports Histories, July 12, 1999

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This review is from: Greatest Game Ever Played (Hardcover)

Jerry Izenberg's Greatest Game Ever Played is a review and analysis of Game 6 of the 1986 National League Championship, a duel between the New York Mets and Houston Astros. Replete with player biographies and an in-depth study of key plays throughout the series, this book is a must-read for any baseball fan, but particularly those in New York and Houston who reminisce about the Greatest Game Ever Played, Knepper vs. Ojeda.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent book!, September 15, 2007

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This review is from: Greatest Game Ever Played (Hardcover)

After the Astros won a playoff series in 2004 and actually made the World Series in 2005 a big weight was lifted off the shoulders of all Astro fans. They had finally won a playoff series!

Yes, there were the first round losses of 1997-1999 and 2001 that were tough to swallow. The league championship series losses in 1980 and 1986 were just plain heartbreaking! In my opinion the two best league championship series ever, and the Astros came up heartbreakingly short in both series.

Izenberg's book recaptures the twists and turns of the 1986 league championship series and goes into detail of game six - "The greatest game ever played".

I was a little leary of the book when on page one Izenberg mentions Carlton Fisks memorable home run in the 1976 World Series - of course, Fisk hit the home run in game six of the 1975 World Series. But after that, except for a couple of typos (ex. Winterhaven instead of Winter Haven) the book was great.

Even though I knew the eventual outcome of the series, and game six in particular, as I read the book I kept thinking "maybe the Astros can pull it out and win this thing".

5.0 out of 5 stars Happy customer, May 31, 2011

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Eileen (Garden City, NY United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Greatest Game Ever Played (Hardcover)

Ordered this hard-to-find book as a gift and was so pleased with the condition of the book and how quickly I received it.