The New York Game: Baseball and the Rise of a New City - Hardcoverby Kevin Baker (Author) The New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice A hugely entertaining history of baseball and New York City, bursting with larger than life figures and fascinating stories from the game's beginnings to the end of World War II. "You're going to beg for extra innings. Without missing a scandal or a sensation, with an eye on how assimilation transforms the picture, Kevin Baker has written a buoyant, double coming of age story. "