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The Year of the Pitcher stands up and stands out...Seldom does an era, and do sports personalities, come alive so vividly, and so unforgettably. -- Boston Globe A highly engaging look at that '68 season...Will appeal...to everyone interested in good baseball stories and the evolution of the game. -- St. Louis Post-Dispatch Especially insightful...A fine history of a vital period in the history of not only baseball, but America. -- Kirkus Reviews Exciting...Devoted baseball fans will appreciate this story from one of major league's best years. -- Library Journal Here's the rare baseball book that succeeds as first-rate sports-writing and dramatic history...Prodigious reporting and beautiful writing. -- Jonathan Eig, New York Times bestselling author This exciting work by New York Times columnist Pappu is a sophisticated look at the 1968 baseball season. -- Publishers Weekly

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Sridhar Pappu writes the Male Animal column for the New York Times. He began his award-winning career as a feature writer for the Chicago Reader and has served as a columnist at the New York Observer and as a correspondent for the Atlantic. In addition, he worked as a staff writer at Sports Illustrated and the Washington Post. A native of Oxford, Ohio, and graduate of Northwestern University, he currently lives in Brooklyn. Leon Nixon is a professional actor, playwright, and filmmaker. A Los Angeles native, he has performed in short films, web series, and on stage in dramatic and comedic roles. He is also an improviser and part of the group that appears in the Guinness Book of World Records for Longest Continuous Improv Show.

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