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Welcome to the Machine

The Machine: A Hot Team, a Legendary Season, and a Heart-stopping World Series: The Story of the 1975 Cincinnati Reds by Joe Posnanski

March 28, 2025 by jeverett15 Leave a Comment

I like reading Joe Posnanski’s writing about baseball because he understands that baseball, fundamentally, is about stories. And he seems to know every baseball story there is. And every player has a story, from the Hall of Famers to the guys who only got a cup of coffee. The Machine, an account of the 1975 Cincinnati Reds, aka “The Big Red Machine”, is full of entertaining stories, both about the players on the Reds, their manager, players on other teams, and even stories that just […]

Filed Under: Featured, Sports Tagged With: Joe Posnanski

jeverett15's CBR17 Review No:13 · Genres: Featured, Sports · Tags: Joe Posnanski ·
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Nifty Fifty

Why We Love Baseball: A History in 50 Moments by Joe Posnanski

December 2, 2024 by jeverett15 Leave a Comment

Baseball’s status as the national pastime has been called into question more and more over the last few decades, as its own popularity has declined and that of other sports have surpassed it, but there’s almost no question that baseball is the preferred sport among writers. Baseball, with its curious rhythms, obsession with mythology, and opportunities for heroism, seems to speak especially to those with love for a good story. No one loves a good baseball story as much as Joe Posnanski. He’s got a […]

Filed Under: Sports Tagged With: Joe Posnanski

jeverett15's CBR16 Review No:76 · Genres: Sports · Tags: Joe Posnanski ·
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