100 Miles of Baseball: Fifty Games, One Summer

by Heidi L.M. Jacobs

By the end of the 2016 season, Dale Jacobs and Heidi LM Jacobs both finally admitted to themselves and to each other that they were losing interest in the Tigers and, consequently, in baseball itself―a thread that had not only connected the two of them, but brought them together with their families and with their own histories as well. They weren’t sure what they were missing, but they had an idea where it might be in their own backyard. Drawing a radius of one hundred miles around their home in Windsor, Ontario, Heidi and Dale set a goal of seeing fifty games within that circle in one summer, a schedule that took them across southwestern Ontario and into Michigan and Ohio, from bleachers behind high schools, to manicured university turf, to the steep concrete stands of major league parks. 100 Miles of Baseball is the story of their rediscovery of their love of the game―and with it their relationships, and the region they call home.

Genres: Sports

304 pages, Paperback

Published March 30, 2021

Reviews

[Jim Bogue · Rating 4 out of 5]

The authors, both baseball fans, decided to watch fifty games within 100 miles of their home in southern Canada. They thus traveled extensively in both Canada and,mostly, northern Michigan.
This is a fun book for any baseball fan. It records all the games, as well as the authors’ reactions, with both commenting on each game. They look at the baseball and the culture, as they attend games ranging from major league to over thirties.
Their growing commitment to the project is nice to experience. This is an interesting slice of life.

[Michael Stetz · Rating 2 out of 5]

If these 50 games didn’t take place the the area of which I’ve lived my entire life I wouldn’t have read the entire book. I skimmed the game summaries. The stuff about the area and baseball in general was better.

[Jim Blessing · Rating 3 out of 5]

Parts of this book were interesting and parts were not.

[Marc · Rating 3 out of 5]

I generally enjoyed this book and frankly am jealous of the project, but the repeated play-by-play sections hurt the readability.