Collector's edition limited to 1,000 copies worldwide, numbered and signed by Neil Leifer To the baby boomers of the world, professional baseball means the 1960s and 70s. Growing up near a city with three major league teams, editor Eric Kroll lived and breathed the Giants at the Polo Grounds, the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium, and the Brooklyn Bums (Dodgers) at Ebbets Field. ?What did Willie Mays do last night? How about the Duke? And the golden boy, Mickey Mantle? Was that a thunderous strikeout last night or what?? All this flavor and juice were captured on film by the premier sports photographer of this generation, Neil Leifer. Professional baseball for those two decades belongs to Neil. In 1960, at age 17, Neil had the human drive to match his new Nikon motor drive and he was on his way. With gumption and an eye for the decisive moment in baseball, the baby-faced kid from Manhattan's lower east side was soon selling his baseball photos to Sports Illustrated and later, wo
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"Take me out to the ball game, Take me out with the crowd. Buy me some peanuts and Cracker Jack, I don't care if I never get back..." - Take Me Out to the Ball Game!, written by Jack Norworth (1908)"
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Ballet in the dirt: baseball photography of the 1960s and 70s
Collector's edition limited to 1,000 copies worldwide, numbered and signed by Neil Leifer
To the baby boomers of the world, professional baseball means the 1960s and 70s. Growing up near a city with three major league teams, editor Eric Kroll lived and breathed the Giants at the Polo Grounds, the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium, and the Brooklyn Bums (Dodgers) at Ebbets Field. "What did Willie Mays do last night? How about the Duke? And the golden boy, Mickey Mantle? Was that a thunderous strikeout last night or what?"
All this flavor and juice were captured on film by the premier sports photographer of this generation, Neil Leifer. Professional baseball for those two decades belongs to Neil. In 1960, at age 17, Neil had the human drive to match his new Nikon motor drive and he was on his way. With gumption and an eye for the decisive moment in baseball, the baby-faced kid from Manhattan's lower east side was soon selling his baseball photos to Sports Illustrated and later, working for Life and still later, staff photographer for Time magazine.
This superb collection of images reflects the total access Neil had to the players on the field, in the dugout, and in the locker room. All the pathos, elation, disappointment, and celebration are etched upon the faces of the ball players and mercurial fans. Neil and his camera never sat still. He is up in the nosebleed section of the grand stands in Yankee Stadium, in the ceiling of the Astrodome in Houston, or in a helicopter high above. Many of the old stadiums he photographed are gone, replaced by modern convenient structures to ease and increase commerce.
From the 1960 World Series between the Yankees and the Pirates, decided in the 9th inning of the 7th game by a Bill Mazeroski home run, to the 1977 World Series between the Yankees and the Los Angeles Dodgers, Neil Leifer never stopped shooting. Who won the games isn't important--it's how the game was played. The blood, sweat, and grace. It's all about the game, and Neil Leifer's photographs create a topographical map to the very heart and soul of baseball.
Featuring over 300 photos, the book is divided into four chapters: on the Game; the Heroes--like Roberto Clemente, Mickey Mantle, and pitcher Sandy Koufax; the Rivalry (infamously, between the Yankees and the Boston Red Sox and the Giants and Dodgers); and the World Series championship.
"Take me out to the ball game, Take me out with the crowd. Buy me some peanuts and Cracker Jack, I don't care if I never get back..." --Take Me Out to the Ball Game!, written by Jack Norworth (1908)
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This review is from: Neil Leifer: Ballet in the Dirt: The Golden Age of Baseball (Hardcover)
The images in this book capture an era in baseball history. From the vibrant cover photo to the pictures inside, this is a wonderful book, well worth your time and money. The quality of the book itself is top shelf, the paper is rich and well printed. Thumbs up to Neil Leifer for this great book and to Taschen for doing such a great job publishing it.
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This review is from: Neil Leifer: Ballet in the Dirt: Baseball photography of the 1960s and 70s (Hardcover)
The book is fascinating, with many pictures never seen before, more interesting the explanations behind the pictures, a collectors item
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Ballet in the dirt,
This review is from: Neil Leifer: Ballet in the Dirt: The Golden Age of Baseball (Hardcover)
The cover itself reflects an era that will never be repeated: 1) the pitcher (drysdale) completed his game. 2) tthe clock on the scoreborard reveals that he game took barely 2 hours 3) it was a day game world series 4) Drysdale is surrounded by black ballplayers (where did they all go?) 5)All three players essentially spent their entire careers with one team (Dodgers). The ball players look lean and mean-no steroids. Where did we go wrong?
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