Industry Reviews
Jonathan Yardley"Washington Post"A subtle and revealing book about the making of Camden Yards...Clear-eyed, unsentimental and candid. Bob Ryan"Boston Globe"An important work of scholarship that should be read by politicians, team officials and sportswriters alike, because the lessons contained therein are universal. Mark Hyman"Baltimore Sun"Richmond is simply one of the most gifted sportswriters around. He could make a visit to an Eastern Shore sod farm into an exhilerating moment. And in this book, he has. John Schulian"Los Angeles Times"Richmond masterfully dissects [the building of Camden Yards]...His irreverence is precisely what I should have expected from such a stylish, insightful sportswriter. Allen Barra"The New York Times Book Review"An informative and entertaining account of how Camden Yards came into being. Who got the ball rolling, who picked it up and ran with it, and who dropped it are detailed in short, sharp sketches. Robert Lipsytecolumnist, "The New York Times"This savory biography of a place brims with the lives of real people: a dying power-broker, a slickfielding clubhouse lawyer, a steel-willed architect, whose passions for excellence reflect the game itself. Daniel Okrentauthor of "Nine Innings" and "Baseball Anecdotes""Ballpark" is a captivating book-the reporting terrific, the writing superb, the subject far more complex than its quiet title. Richmond has managed to combine baseball, architecture, politics, history, and a series of marvelous character studies into something nearly as grand as Camden Yards itself. John Schulian "Los Angeles Times" Richmond masterfully dissects [the building of Camden Yards]...His irreverence is precisely what I should have expected from such a stylish, insightful sportswriter. Bob Ryan "Boston Globe" An important work of scholarship that should be read by politicians, team officials and sportswriters alike, because the lessons contained therein are universal. Robert Lipsyte columnist, "The New York Times" This savory biography of a place brims with the lives of real people: a dying power-broker, a slickfielding clubhouse lawyer, a steel-willed architect, whose passions for excellence reflect the game itself. Jonathan Yardley "Washington Post" A subtle and revealing book about the making of Camden Yards...Clear-eyed, unsentimental and candid. Mark Hyman "Baltimore Sun" Richmond is simply one of the most gifted sportswriters around. He could make a visit to an Eastern Shore sod farm into an exhilerating moment. And in this book, he has. Allen Barra "The New York Times Book Review" An informative and entertaining account of how Camden Yards came into being. Who got the ball rolling, who picked it up and ran with it, and who dropped it are detailed in short, sharp sketches. Daniel Okrent author of "Nine Innings" and "Baseball Anecdotes" "Ballpark" is a captivating book-the reporting terrific, the writing superb, the subject far more complex than its quiet title. Richmond has managed to combine baseball, architecture, politics, history, and a series of marvelous character studies into something nearly as grand as Camden Yards itself. Allen Barra The New York Times Book Review An informative and entertaining account of how Camden Yards came into being. Who got the ball rolling, who picked it up and ran with it, and who dropped it are detailed in short, sharp sketches. Bob Ryan Boston Globe An important work of scholarship that should be read by politicians, team officials and sportswriters alike, because the lessons contained therein are universal. John Schulian Los Angeles Times Richmond masterfully dissects [the building of Camden Yards]...His irreverence is precisely what I should have expected from such a stylish, insightful sportswriter. Robert Lipsyte columnist, The New York Times This savory biography of a place brims with the lives of real people: a dying power-broker, a slickfielding clubhouse lawyer, a steel-willed architect, whose passions for excellence reflect the game itself. Daniel Okrent author of Nine Innings and Baseball Anecdotes Ballpark is a captivating book-the reporting terrific, the writing superb, the subject far more complex than its quiet title. Richmond has managed to combine baseball, architecture, politics, history, and a series of marvelous character studies into something nearly as grand as Camden Yards itself. Jonathan Yardley Washington Post A subtle and revealing book about the making of Camden Yards...Clear-eyed, unsentimental and candid. Mark Hyman Baltimore Sun Richmond is simply one of the most gifted sportswriters around. He could make a visit to an Eastern Shore sod farm into an exhilerating moment. And in this book, he has. Robert Lipsytecolumnist, "The New York Times"
This savory biography of a place brims with the lives of real people: a dying power-broker, a slickfielding clubhouse lawyer, a steel-willed architect, whose passions for excellence reflect the game itself. Allen Barra"The New York Times Book Review"
An informative and entertaining account of how Camden Yards came into being. Who got the ball rolling, who picked it up and ran with it, and who dropped it are detailed in short, sharp sketches. John Schulian"Los Angeles Times"
Richmond masterfully dissects [the building of Camden Yards]...His irreverence is precisely what I should have expected from such a stylish, insightful sportswriter. Mark Hyman"Baltimore Sun"
Richmond is simply one of the most gifted sportswriters around. He could make a visit to an Eastern Shore sod farm into an exhilerating moment. And in this book, he has. Bob Ryan"Boston Globe"
An important work of scholarship that should be read by politicians, team officials and sportswriters alike, because the lessons contained therein are universal. Jonathan Yardley"Washington Post"
A subtle and revealing book about the making of Camden Yards...Clear-eyed,
unsentimental and candid. Daniel Okrentauthor of "Nine Innings" and "Baseball Anecdotes"
"Ballpark" is a captivating book-the reporting terrific, the writing superb, the subject far more complex than its quiet title. Richmond has managed to combine baseball, architecture, politics, history, and a series of marvelous character studies into something nearly as grand as Camden Yards itself.
