"Recreation." . . . . "SPORTS & RECREATION Baseball Essays & Writings." . . . . "Electronic books"@en . . "ESPN's Tim Kurkjianhas spent over twenty-five years coveringalmost 3,000 Major League Baseball games andinterviewing about that many players, coaches, managers and executives. In Is This a Great Game, or What', Kurkjian combines his years of experience, uncanny knowledge and deep love of the game, to create a book filled with some of the most fascinating insight into Major League Baseball this side of Jim Bouton's bestseller, Ball Four. Whether he's explaining what goes through a ballplayer's mind when he faces a fastball in the chapter \"My Face Was Crushed by a Bowling Ball Going 90mph\", detailing bizarre rituals and superstitions performed by some of baseball's greatest players, or taking us into the locker room to see what transpires in the clubhouse of a Major League team, Kurkjian's tales are at times hilarious, other times horrifying, yet always entertaining. Kurkjianhas spoken tosome of the greatestballplayers ever over the years and they have revealed details about themselves and the game they love with a candor that readers won't find anywhere else. Filled with anecdotes and fascinating insight, this isan essential bookfor baseball fans or anyone curious about America's pastime."@en . . "Biography" . "The ESPN sports commentator describes his twenty-five-year career covering professional baseball, drawing on candid interviews with notable players, coaches, managers, and executives to furnish revealing insights into the game." . "Biography"@en . . "Is this a great game, or what? : from A-Rod's heart to Zim's head -- my 25 years in baseball" . . "Is this a great game, or what? : from A-Rod's heart to Zim's head---my 25 years in baseball"@en . . . . . . . . . "Anecdotes" . "Anecdotes"@en . "Is this a great game, or what? from a-rod's heart to zim's head--my 25 years in baseball"@en .