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CONTENTS
Foreword by Glenn Stout
Introduction by William Nack
S.L. Price A Death in the Baseball Family
from Sports Illustrated
Jeanne Marie Laskas G-L-O-R-Y
from GQ
Mark Kram Jr. Forgive Some Sinner
from TheSmartSset.com
from Backpacker
Steve Friedman Dogged
from Runner’s World
John Brant Following Terry Fox
from Runner’s World
Joe Posnanski The Legend of Bo
from the
Michael Weinreb Bo Knows Best
from ESPN.com
Michael Lewis The Kick Is Up and It’s … A Career Killer
from The New York Times Play Magazine
Paul Solotaroff Casualties of the NFL
from Men’s Journal
Rick Telander Atkins a Study in Pride and Pain
from The
Tommy Craggs Hammering on Hank
from Slate.com
Tom Boswell The Rocket’s Descent
from The
T.J. Simers Family Carries On After Tragic Day at Rose Bowl
from The
Rick Reilly Getting a Second Wind
from Sports Illustrated
Dan Jenkins Golf in Geezerdom
from Golf Digest
Mark Lucius Joining the Club
from The
Eli Saslow The Old Ba’ Game
from The
Wright Thompson Behind the Bamboo Curtain
from ESPN.com
Patrick Hruby Murder by Cricket
from ESPN.com
Alec Wilkinson No Obstacles
from The New Yorker
Sam Shaw Run Like Fire Once More
from Harper’s
Mike Sager Scito Hoc Super Omnia
from Esquire
Alexander Wolff No Finish Line
from Sports Illustrated
Chip Brown Not to Get Too Mystical About It
from The New York Times Play Magazine
Rick Bragg In the Nick of Time
from Sports Illustrated
Franz Lidz Baseball After the Boss
from Portfolio
By J.R. Moehringer 23 Reasons Why A Profile of Pete Carroll Does Not Appear in this Space
from