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A brand new edition of the finalist for the 2008 Casey Award, presented annually to the best baseball book, 101 Baseball Places to See Before You Strike Out profiles Americas greatest baseball museums, shrines, sports bars, pop culture landmarks and ballpark sites. From sandlots and skyboxes to TV rooms and sports bars, Americas love for baseball has inspired countless memories, discussions, and tributes. Josh Pahigian takes us across America to explore the places where the games history, culture, and lore come to life. Whether we travel by car or sit in the comfort of our favorite armchair, the book guides us to 101 amazing baseball placesincluding Ted Williams boyhood home, the Field of Dreams movie site, the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum, the Chicago bar where the Cubs Curse of the Billy Goat was born, Babe Ruths grave, and scores of other captivating landmarks and curios.



About the Author

Josh Pahigian

Josh is the author of several baseball books, including "The Ultimate Baseball Road Trip," which he co-authored with his friend Kevin O'Connell, and "101 Baseball Places to See Before You Strike Out," which was a finalist for the 2008 Casey Award, presented annually to the best new baseball book.

Josh's latest book is a colorful journey through the major and minor leagues' best ballpark attractions, titled "The Amazing Baseball Adventure."

Josh is also the author of the Old Orchard Beach mystery novel "Strangers on the Beach," a 2012 Indie Sleeper Pick by Publishers Weekly, and Best Books of 2012 selection by the Maine Edge.

In addition to writing, Josh serves as a fellow in the University of New England Center for Global Humanities and writing mentor in the Western Connecticut State University low-residency MFA program in Creative and Professional Writing.



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