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I bought the book after hearing Sowell talk about it on the Baseball By the Book podcast, and in the iterim, I read his book about the beaning/death of Ray Chapman. That said, once I finally got around to this one, I was glad I did.

Sowell's account of the 1986 MLB postseason is quick and readable, and he formats his book to comb through those great playoffs in about 1/4 of the book. The remaining 3/4 of the book goes through some of the most significant players (an unforgettable posthumous chapter on Donnie Moore, for instance, or an inspiring chapter on Bob Stanley) and recounts their stories and reflections on a particularly great installment of baseball's postseason.

Honestly, I'd enjoy a sequel (or a revised edition perhaps) today, with the recent passing of Bill Buckner. Sowell does a great job of interviewing human drama and baseball drama-- which is fun, because ultimately baseball drama IS human drama. This is as good as the book he did on Chapman-- which is to say, entirely worth reading and enjoying.