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The first in-depth historical yet also anecdotal and episodic examination of the unique relationship between the U.S. presidency and America’s national pastime, from Theodore Roosevelt to Joe Biden.

Voices of the GameCurt Smith is the voice of authority on baseball broadcasting. USA Today#1 New Release in Photography, Baseball Statistics, Photo Essays, and Photojournalism In this second in a series ofBaseball Hall of Famebooks, celebrate the larger-than-life role played by radio and TV baseball announcers in enhancing the pleasure of our national pastime.Commemorate the 100thanniversary of baseball broadcasting.The first baseball game ever broadcast on radio was on August 5, 1921 by Harold Wampler Arlin, a part-time baseball announcer on Pittsburghs KDKA, Americas first commercially licensed radio station. The Pirates defeated the Phillies 8-5.An insiders view of baseball.Now you can ownMemories from the Microphoneand experience baseball from author Curt Smith. He has spent much of his life covering baseball radio and TV, and previously authored baseball books including the classicVoices of The Game.Relive baseballs storied past through the eyes of famed baseball announcers.Organized chronologically,Memories from the Microphonecharts the history of baseball broadcasting. Enjoy celebrated stories and personalities that have shaped the gamefrom Mel Allen to Harry Caray, Vin Scully to Joe Morgan, Ernie Harwell to Red Barber.Also discover:Images from the Baseball Hall of Fames matchless archiveA multi-layered narrative exploring cultural, technological, and economic trends that changed fans experience of the gameAnecdotes and quotes from Curt Smiths original researchInterviews with broadcast greatsLittle-known stories, such as Ronald Reagan calling games for WHO Des Moines in the 1930sAccounts of diversity in baseball broadcasting, including the TV coverage of Joe Morgan and earlier Hispanic pioneers Buck Canel and Rafael (Felo) RamirezA special section devoted to the Ford C. Frick Award andinductees since its inception in 1978Also read the first in the series of Baseball Hall of Fame booksPicturing Americas Pastime.

Draws on Curt Smith's extensive background as a former White House presidential speechwriter to chronicle the historic relationship between baseball, the ""most American"" sport, and the US presidency.

In 1950, Vin Scully broadcast his first major league baseball game for the then-Brooklyn Dodgers. Nearly sixty years later he still invites a listener to "pull up a chair," completing a record fifty-ninth consecutive year of play-by-play.

In this collection of anecdotes from the announcers of pro football, the Voices reminisce about a time before television, when the NFL was just making its floundering start and college ball held all the attraction. With the spread of television broadcasting, the Voices gain faces and the NFL gains an audience. Recall with the broadcasters the excitement of pivotal moments, the glory of the victors, and the great men who coached those champions. With their love of the work and lots of lighthearted memories about everything from the Heidi game to the glory of Green Bay to the birth of "e;Monday Night Football,"e; these men and women bring football to life.

The Green Monster. The Triangle. Pesky's Pole. They are but a few of the defining features of Fenway Park, home base for legions of devoted Red Sox fans. Now, a hundred years after Fenway first opened its gates, Mercy! tells the park's history through Red Sox radio and TV announcers recalling and commemorating the American institution.