Posted By:
Frank WakefieldHey Andy...
I recall that the first time I read If I Never Get Back, it wasn't like reading a book, it was like stepping away from the present and warping back to the days just after the Civil War. I'm in total agreement that it is a superb baseball novel. I suspect that my enjoyment of the 1912 era of baseball, about the time the white border tobacco cards are out, and the caramel cards, that is what has me choosing The Celebrant in the number one slot. So the point is well taken, it depends upon what era in baseball the reader likes the most.
I also recall laughing out loud in bed as I read the next letter to "Al", while I read Lardner's book. My wife just wouldn't accept that a baseball book could be that funny.