The perfect gift for baseball fans! Featuring rare reading and commentary by Roger Angell and the late great commissioner of baseball A. Bartlett Giamatti
Roger Angell and A. Bartlett Giamatti's Play By Play
John Updike's Hub Fans Bid Kid Adieu
read by Jack Davidson
Ted Williams' miraculous Fenway farewell.
Rolfe Humphries' Polo Grounds
read by Fritz Weaver
Robert Francis' Pitcher and Base Stealer
read by Arthur French
Robert Fitzgerald's Cobb Would Have Caught It
read by Jonathan Hadary
Roger Angell's Game Six
read by the author
The classic description of the greatest game ever played.
Yusef Komunyakaa's Glory
read by Isaiah Sheffer
W.P. Kinsella's The Thrill of the Grass
read by John Shea
Longing for the good old days, a true baseball fan starts a quiet revolt against artificial turf.
Ken Kalfus' The Joy and Melancholy Baseball Trivia Quiz
read by Jack Davidson
A sophisticated comic flair, describes a number of entirely fictional baseball records.
T.C. Boyle's The Hector Quesadilla Story
read by Jerry Zaks
The funniest baseball story ever written - after 30 innings, the game still ain't over!
A. Bartlett Giamatti's The Green Fields of the Mind
read by the author
The reasons why we'll always love baseball.
Selected Shorts is an award-winning, one-hour program featuring readings of classic and new short fiction, recorded live at New York's Symphony Space. One of the most popular series on the airwaves, this unique show is hosted by Isaiah Sheffer and produced for radio by Symphony Space and WNYC Radio.
"...this story is gentle, hilarious and beautifully observed...Who needs satellite radio?" - From the Las Vegas Sun
