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Joe Posnanski:
The Baseball 100 was incredible, Joe. I could have done The Baseball 1,000 and devoured every word. Besides Musial, which players' essays were the most challenging for you to complete?
Joe Posnanski
I know it's cliche to say that each essay provided its own challenge ... but I would say that's really true. As I hope comes through, I wanted to make each one special.
Probably the most challenging were the essays of players people already know a lot about -- DiMaggio, Mantle, Mays, Aaron, Ruth etc. With those players, there has already been so much written that finding a new way to tell their story was a test. But you definitely picked the one that was most challenging -- that was Musial because I knew him and wanted so much to have the essay live up to just a small part of his greatness. Thanks for the question!
Probably the most challenging were the essays of players people already know a lot about -- DiMaggio, Mantle, Mays, Aaron, Ruth etc. With those players, there has already been so much written that finding a new way to tell their story was a test. But you definitely picked the one that was most challenging -- that was Musial because I knew him and wanted so much to have the essay live up to just a small part of his greatness. Thanks for the question!
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Phil
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Joe Posnanski:
Hello, Mr. P. The Baseball 100 is 5 stars through and through! What a page-turner. Proves that the romance of this sport keeps us coming back time after time, right? And that it's the individual players that we really grow attached to, maybe more than the teams. You showed not only what a fine researcher and storyteller you are but also what a big heart you have. Thanks!
Debbie Ladd
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Joe Posnanski:
My husband, a lifelong lover of golf loved The Secret of Golf and wants to know, Will be more golf books? I, am a lifelong lover of baseball and The Soul of Baseball is my ALL time favorite baseball book. Up next is The Baseball 100! Thanks for all of the research and writing you do!
David Blankenship
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Joe Posnanski:
Joe...just finished the Baseball 100 and absolutely loved it. Here's an idea for your next book: the Baseball 9723-9624. The same kind of book, but about the most average of the 20K or so players who have played MLB? Maybe it's too soon to write it after the work that you put in on BB100...but I'd be first in line to read it if you did. Thanks.
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