The 34-Ton Bat: The Story of Baseball as Told Through Bobbleheads, Cracker Jacks, Jockstraps, Eye Black, and 375 Other Strange and Unforgettable Objects
“Book Descriptions: Malevolent ballpark organists. Backed up Ebbets Field toilets. Peanuts, cracker jacks, huge balls, giant bats, the man who invented the batting helmet and the other man who invented the protective athletic cup.
Sportswriter Steve Rushin wants to tell these histories--the real, unvarnished story of all the things that make the game what it is. It's like Sam Kean's THE DISAPPEARING SPOON but for baseball.
Each piece of equipment, from the ball to the bat, from stirrups to eyeblack, and from the planes players take to the pipe organs that keep fans cheering, has its own rich story, and Rushin weaves them together in their order of importance (from most to least) for an entertaining and compulsive read, glowing at the same time, at every turn, with a deep passion for America's Pastime. ” DRIVE
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