Ninety Feet from Fame

by Michael Robbins
Category: "Sports"
Pages:304
Year of Publication:2004
Date Added:07/01/2011
Date Read:04/02/2015
Notes:Subtitle: Close Calls with Baseball Immortality

Short accounts of baseball players who aren't famous but might have been if ... It includes players who played well but whose achievements are overshadowed by others who did better, those who just missed statistical milestones, those who shared names with more famous players, those who were injured or died too soon, etc.
My Rating: 7

Reviews for Ninety Feet from Fame

Review - Ninety Feet from Fame

The author works really hard to make his case that some of these players could or should be famous. It's often a reach, but the book is well written and interesting because it talks about a lot of old baseball history that I hadn't heard or had forgotten.
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