It's softball's lot always to be measured against baseball: The ball is bigger, the bats are smaller, the bases closer together. But the fact is that more Americans play softball than play the so-called national pastime — more than 40 million weekend warriors at last count. The Worth Book of Softball: A Celebration of America's True National Pastime pays homage to softball's primacy and tells us everything we never knew about this underchronicled game. Included are a glossary of softball terms, the sport's first record book of players and stats, and more than 120 photos of softball's heroes — men and women who play the sport at its highest levels, in most cases, just for the fun of it. B+
Add your comment
The rules: Keep it clean, and stay on the subject or we might delete your comment. If you see inappropriate language, e-mail us. An asterisk * indicates a required field.