You'll never watch baseball the same way again.

A timeless baseball classic and a must read for any fan worthy of the name, Nine Innings dissects a single baseball game played in June 1982 — inning by inning, play by play. Daniel Okrent, a seasoned writer and lifelong fan, chose as his subject a Milwaukee Brewers<endash>Baltimore Orioles matchup, though it could have been any game, because, as Okrent reveals, the essence of baseball, no matter where or when it's played, has been and will always be the same.

In this particular moment of baseball history you will discover myriad aspects of the sport that are crucial to its nature but so often invisible to the fans — the hidden language of catchers' signals, the physiology of pitching, the balance sheet of a club owner, the gait of a player stepping up to the plate. With the purity of heart and unwavering attention to detail that characterize our national pastime, Okrent goes straight to the core of the world's greatest game. You'll never watch baseball the same way again.

"An astounding piece of sports journalism... the best book about the best game there is." St. Louis Dispatch

"If your budget limits you to one baseball book this season, make it this one." Newsweek

"A wonderful book....Like a kaleidoscope, it reveals fresh aspects, draws novel patterns, and offers bold clues to the game with each turn of the page." Boston Herald

"Galvanizing...fascinating...an amazing and unique baseball book." Booklist

A timeless baseball classic and a must read for "any baseball fan worthy of the name" (Publishers Weekly), Nine Innings dissects a single baseball game in 1982 inning by inning, play by play. By using this particular moment in baseball, Okrent explores the myriad aspects of the sport that are crucial to its nature but so often invisible to the fans — the hidden language of catchers' signals, the physiology of pitching, the balance sheet of a club owner, the gait ora player stepping up to the plate. With the purity of heart and unwavering attention to detail that characterize our national pastime, Okrent captures the very essence of baseball with his account. Readers will never watch a game the same way again.

You'll never watch baseball the same way again. A timeless baseball classic and a must read for any fan worthy of the name, Nine Innings dissects a single baseball game played in June 1982 — inning by inning, play by play. Daniel Okrent, a seasoned writer and lifelong fan, chose as his subject a Milwaukee BrewersBaltimore Orioles matchup, though it could have been any game, because, as Okrent reveals, the essence of baseball, no matter where or when it's played, has been and will always be the same. In this particular moment of baseball history you will discover myriad aspects of the sport that are crucial to its nature but so often invisible to the fans — the hidden language of catchers' signals, the physiology of pitching, the balance sheet of a club owner, the gait of a player stepping up to the plate. With the purity of heart and unwavering attention to detail that characterize our national pastime, Okrent goes straight to the core of the world's greatest game. You'll never watch baseball the same way again.