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'Tyler Kepner knows his stuff—by which I mean the plethora of possible assaults on the strike
zone that have created the modern game: splitters, spitters, sinkers, sliders. Itâ€s all here: Cy
Youngâ€s whistler; Sandy Koufaxâ€s 12-to-6 curve; the fadeaway that made Matty famous
before it became a screwball and revived Warren Spahnâ€s career. K is an education in the
history, mechanics and language of pitching and as rich with detail as the craft it describes. This is
inside baseball at its best. A must read for any fan who aspires to be in the know.'--Jane Leavy,
New York Times bestselling author of Sandy Koufax: A Leftyâ€s Legacy and The Big
Fella: Babe Ruth and the World He Created “There has been so much good writing on the
subject of baseball that you sometimes wonder if there can be a fresh way to go about it. But Tyler
Kepner turns the trick. Analytical and anecdotal, insightful and entertaining, K is a welcome
addition to the baseball bookshelf.―--Bob Costas'[An] instant classic. . .[Kepner] deftly weaves
all these voices into a seamless narrative. . .K is even better than I'd hoped, and I suspect it will
now take its place on all the lists of essential baseball books.'--Rob Neyer, Casey Award-winning
author of Powerball: Anatomy of a Modern Baseball Game “Kepner, the national baseball
writer for the New York Times, has chosen a nifty conceit. Heâ€s organized his history of the
game around the 10 major types of pitches. . .The result is a fascinating tour of the sport as seen
from the mound.― -- Robert Birnbaum, The Washington Post “No one celebrates the
details of the game quite like Kepner, The New York Times baseball columnist, and for him to
deconstruct the sport down to its most crucial yet arcane element — the art of pitching — is like
Michelangelo explaining the brush strokes on the Sistine Chapel.―-- David Lennon, Newsday
“You will love every single word of “K: A History of Baseball in Ten Pitches,―. . .Iâ€ve
never read a better love letter to the sport.―-- Mike Vaccaro, The New York Post“Make
sure you pick up “K: A History of Baseball in Ten Pitches― by Tyler Kepner of the New York
Times. Kepner, a former Globe intern, is the best baseball read in American newspapers today.―
-- Dan Shaughnessy, Boston Globe'Kepner puts a new spin on baseball's history that will have
even the most avid fans entertained as they learn something new in each chapter.'Â --Publishers
Weekly, starred review“For decades as a catcher and broadcaster, Iâ€ve been fascinated
by the craft of pitching. Tyler Kepner brings the pitchers—and the pitches—alive as few others
ever have, with a fresh and informative trip through the history of the great American game.―
–Tim McCarver, Hall of Fame broadcaster and two-time All-Star and World Series
champion'A gripping tour through the most elemental component of baseball... Kepner has
worked magic.'--