Notes of a Baseball Dreamer

By Robert Mayer

For anyone who has ever hit a baseball, or gone to sleep with the rise and fall of home runs in his mind, here at last is the book that unlocks the secret to baseball's hold over our hearts. Robert... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0618329617
• ISBN13: 9780618329618
• Release Date: January 2003
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.2" x 8.4"

Customer Reviews

Very good read

Robert (Bobby)Mayer does a very good job of evoking thoughts of how baseball intertwines so much with life. While reading different parts of the book, I felt like he had read my mind while writing it. With his take on subjects such as the American League, the designated hitter, fields of grass, knee-high socks, football vs. baseball, etc., I found Mr. Mayer to mirror my views. Mayer uses humor effectively throughout the book and is very adept at putting feeling into his writing. I highly recommend this book, even for the non-baseball fan.

A Wonderful Escape

In a time of real-world turmoil, this book offers a wonderful escape into the alternate reality that is the world of baseball. The writing is wry, funny, insightful. Mayer knows his baseball inside and out -- but he is also wise about life. Some of his best tales wander far from the ball field, into love, fatherhood and other national pastimes. But there is always a subliminal connection to the game. Like a tight ball game, the book gets better and better as it goes along. A great read.