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Contents: Blasts From The Past (Our information with the home run goes back, back, back to the Babe); Chasing History (In ’61, Roger Maris battled the spotlight and the shadow of the Bambino); The Power And The Glory (Two true sportsmen used the summer of ’98 to exalt the home run) April – Larger Than Life (Everything about Mark McGwire in Bunyanesque – including his heart); Somebody’s Gotta Do It (Pitchers who give up historic homers learn to deal with it) May – Goin’ Yard (When Big Mac took batting practice at Wrigley, you didn’t need a ticket to appreciate it); The Best Column Ever* (Written by this author in defense of the maligned asterisk) June – A Slugger Arrives (A little discipline helped Sammy Sosa go on the greatest tater tear ever); Where Stars Are Born (The Dominican Republic had its status affirmed as the game’s cradle) July – Homer Odyssey (The author went on a long-ball bender to catch up with the men chasing Maris); The Albert Alternative (Imagine the joy in Mudville if the mighty Belle had hit 62); Where They Hit ‘Em (The ballparks and where the balls landed) August – 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53… (McGwire broke out of a slump and again put the record in peril); The Whammy Of Sammy (The insouciant Sosa helped make a merry man out of Mark) September – Making His Mark (With one swing, McGwire took his place in the pantheon of American heroes); One Sweet Season (Even during a cold stretch the game remained good for Sammy); Mac’s Whacks & Sammy’s Slams (All 136 of them); The Grand Finale (By hitting number 70, McGwire lifted the record – and season – to epic heights); A Blow For The Republic (We, the people, have formed a perfect union with the homer); Big Numbers (A statistical dissection of a huge season)
Cover: The Great Home Run Race – Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa
Condition: Very Good
