Babe Ruth's Called Shot: The Myth and Mystery of Baseball's Greatest Home Run Author: Ed Sherman | Language: English | ISBN:
B00IS9S0L6 | Format: PDF
Babe Ruth's Called Shot: The Myth and Mystery of Baseball's Greatest Home Run Description
Game Three of the 1932 World Series between the Cubs and Yankees stood locked at 4-4. Some 50,000 fans had gathered at Wrigley Field that bright October day, but above their roar Ruth heard insults pouring from the Cubs' dugout. He watched a fastball from Cubs pitcher Charlie Root set the count at 2-2. Agitated, the Bambino made a gesture, holding out two fingers—but what did it mean? Lou Gehrig heard him call out: "I'm going to knock the next one down your goddamn throat." Then the game's greatest showman pounded Root's next pitch. The ball whizzed past the centerfield scoreboard and began its long journey into history. In an instant, the legend of the Called Shot was born, the debate about what Ruth actually did still dividing fans and sports historians alike more than 80 years later. Deftly placing the homer in the social and economic contexts of the time, Chicago sportswriter Ed Sherman gives us the first full-length, in-depth look at one of baseball's most celebrated and enduring moments—including the incredible stories of two hand-held videos taken by fans and rediscovered decades later—and answers the question: Did Ruth really call his shot?
- File Size: 1604 KB
- Print Length: 272 pages
- Publisher: Lyons Press (February 18, 2014)
- Sold by: Amazon Digital Services, Inc.
- Language: English
- ASIN: B00IS9S0L6
- Text-to-Speech: Enabled
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Maybe I expected too much from this book, but there is nothing new here. The matter in question (did Babe
Ruth predict he was going to hit a homerun by pointing to an area past the outfield fences, then hit a home run?) is not answered here. The first part of the book describes the greatness of Ruth as a baseball man (and he was great, if not the greatest) as well as the Yankees ball club in general. If you are already familiar with Ruth and the Yankees of his era, this section will not light your fire. The second part of the book describes the homerun incident in detail without resolving the main question. The third part prints the opinions of lots of people who were there. If you have never heard of the "called shot" before, this might be interesting to read, but do not expect any questions to be answered.
By C L
Babe Ruth’s Called Shot: The Myth and Mystery of Baseball’s Greatest Home Run is a book about one swing, or more specifically, a couple of arm gestures during one at bat during the 1932 World Series. It is without doubt one of the most--if not THE most--memorable swing in history. And coming as it did near the end of his career it was like an exclamation point on the Great Bambino! Ed Sherman uses the context of the time and the game's greatest player to look at this moment in time from the viewpoint of the 1930s and the 2010s. A very thorough job and very thorough book.
By Matthew Silverman
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