Charlotte, a local Seward Librarian provides a weekly service to residents of Brookdale and elsewhere by bringing up and returning books. She honors requests and puts people on the waiting list if necessary but also just brings up some books that she thinks people may enjoy. She knows me well enough to know my interest in the Environment and Baseball and brought up this book yesterday. It is the story of the longest professional baseball game ever played on April 18, 1981 between the International League, Triple A Pawtucket Red Sox and the Rochester Red Wings. "Bottom of the 33rd" was written and copyrighted by Dan Barry, a national columnist for the New York Times in 2011. It was published by Harper Collins Publishers of New York City. I have found this book to be most interesting, it is in larger print which helps and involves a number of familiar named players. The author is obviously very familiar with the baseball hierarchy and traces the steps that many of them take in their quest to the Major Leagues. The 425 page book is divided into only 5 "Inning spans": 1-9; 10-21; 21-32; 33 and 30 years later. I have just finished page 127 when the score was tied 1-1.
That book sounded so interesting I ordered it from our local library so will be anxious to get the call they have it waiting for me. I'm sure Larry will enjoy it as well. He had never heard of it.
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