- Paperback: 368 pages
- Publisher: Main Street Books; 1 edition (April 2000)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0385498829
- ISBN-13: 978-0385498821
- Product Dimensions: 14 x 2 x 21.6 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 4,354,276 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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In the 1890s, the legendary Baltimore Orioles of the National League (sic) under the tutelage of manager Ned Hanlon, perfected a style of play known as "scientific baseball, " featuring such innovations as the sacrifice bunt, the hit-and-run, the squeeze play, and the infamous Baltimore chop. Its best hitter, Wee Willie Keeler, had the motto "keep your eye clear and hit 'em where they ain't" -- which he did. He and his colorful teammates, fierce third-baseman John McGraw, avuncular catcher Wibert Robinson, and heartthrob center fielder Joe Kelly, won three straight pennants from 1894 to 1896. But the Orioles were swept up and ultimately destroyed in a business intrigue involving the political machines of three large cities and collusion with the ambitious men who ran the Brooklyn Trolley Dodgers. Burt Solomon narrates the rise and fall of this colorful franchise as a cautionary tale of greed and overreaching that speaks volumes as well about the enterprise of baseball a century later.
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Superb Baseball Book,
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This review is from: Where They Ain't: The Fabled Life and Untimely Death of the Original Baltimore Orioles, the Team That Gave Birth to Modern Baseball (Hardcover)
"Where They Ain't" manages at once to be a fascinating book about baseball, an acute historical account of a fascinating era, and a remarkably apt parable for our own times. A must read for baseball fans, but also a serious and thought-provoking volume for any serious reader.
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Great read for any baseball fan,
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This review is from: Where They Ain't: The Fabled Life and Untimely Death of the Original Baltimore Orioles, the Team That Gave Birth to Modern Baseball (Hardcover)
Being an Oriole fan for many years, I was attracted to this book by it's title, but I got much more than I expected. This book is chock full of baseball history regarding the early years of what is now considered "modern baseball". Stories about the early Brooklyn Trolley Dodgers, Wee Willie Keeler, and John McGraw make this a must read for any true baseball fan.
4.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent. A superb picture of a ruthless era inbig business,
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This review is from: Where They Ain't: The Fabled Life and Untimely Death of the Original Baltimore Orioles, the Team That Gave Birth to Modern Baseball (Hardcover)
This book was a masterful description of baseball's most notorious era. I bought the book, hoping to learn more about the Old Orioles, a legendary team. And I got more than I bargained for. I was thrust into a world of "Syndicate Baseball," where fans and players were ignored and the personal vendettas of the owners dictated the circumstances under which baseball would exist. I would highly recommend this book for any one interested in US history or merely in the history of baseball. Disclaimer- I am a devout Orioles fan and a native of Baltimore City.
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