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PoindexterOglethorpe

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9. Bottom of the 33rd by Dan Barry.
Wed Dec 14, 2016, 03:19 PM
Dec 2016

The longest professional baseball game ever played. It started on April 18, 1981, the day before Easter, between the Pawtucket Red Sox and the Rochester Red Wings, two triple A teams.

The author wanders back and forth in time, profiling players, managers, umpires, ball boys, and spectators, telling you their history to that point what what happened subsequently. Absolutely amazing book.

Also, I'm 11 out 59 holds for The Trespasser at my local library. Probably get it in another week or two. Make that more like three or four weeks since they only have three copies of the book, although they've just ordered an additional six copies. I've read all of her novels so far and they are wonderful.

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Thanks for the thread, hermetic. After finishing up on japple Dec 2016 #1
Sounds great hermetic Dec 2016 #3
Finishing up The Hours. Goblinmonger Dec 2016 #2
What? hermetic Dec 2016 #4
Nope. Took a bit off from Icelandic tales Goblinmonger Dec 2016 #6
GoodReads is terrific hermetic Dec 2016 #8
The Association of Small Bombs eissa Dec 2016 #5
Sounds like something we should hermetic Dec 2016 #7
Bottom of the 33rd by Dan Barry. PoindexterOglethorpe Dec 2016 #9
"My Brilliant Friend" bif Dec 2016 #10
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