The Soul of Baseball: A Road Trip Through Buck O'Neil's America by Joe Posnanski

4.54 AVERAGE

gwyneira's review

5.0
Posnanski spent the 2005 baseball season touring the country with Negro Leagues legend Buck O'Neil, who had an equal passion for baseball and for life. I think it might be hard to write a bad book about the marvelous O'Neil, but Posnanski has produced an outstanding one, full of stories and laughter and hope: hope in spite of racial discrimination, in spite of O'Neil's inexplicable non-election to the Hall of Fame, in spite of the scandals that mar today's game. The Soul of Baseball is full of sentiment without ever being mawkishly sentimental; if you love baseball, you should read it.

scottbjorn's review against another edition

5.0
You should Read this book if you like

Baseball
Negro Leagues
Life Lessons from a wise man
Buck O'Neil
Ken Burns's Baseball Documentary
The Baseball Hall of Fame
American History
Jazz
Joe Posnanski
Good stories about the past
Good stories about the present
Negro Leagues again
Snubs of the Hall of Fame
Sabermetrics
Scouting
Billy William's ( the famous story about him and buck o neil is worth the purchase of the book)
to hear a positive story after expieranceing something horrible
Satchel Paige
Cool Papa Bell
Double Duty Radcliff
Josh Gibson
Oscar Charleston
The congressional committee on steroid use in baseball
Steroid use in baseball
Baseball


Let me know if I missed anything

Thought I would get to the point.

tandrewsimpson's review against another edition

4.5
hopeful informative inspiring medium-paced
An imaginative and lovely way of bringing Buck O’Neill’s many stories to life. 

samg9010's review against another edition

4.25
adventurous funny hopeful lighthearted reflective fast-paced

margiebee202's review against another edition

5.0
This book had me sobbing in the very public place where I finished reading it. Buck O Neil was such a treasure- I wish I could have met him and gotten one of those big hugs the book talked about. I’m tearing up just writing this. This was such a touching book. Thank you to the author for sharing this with us.
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nilescrane's review against another edition

4.25
loved it!! Would even recommend to those who know nothing of baseball 

jagrmeister's review against another edition

5.0
Beautiful book about Buck and the legacy of the Negro Leagues, but so much more than that. It’s a message from Buck on hoping, not hating, telling stories, and never missing out on the beautiful things in life. Will be reading again

benbennett93's review against another edition

5.0
hopeful informative reflective medium-paced

mgrey15's review

3.75
challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

noahhalmrast's review against another edition

3.5
adventurous inspiring lighthearted reflective fast-paced