“The great joy of this wonderful book comes from its layered structure, in which plays and players of long ago float in, around, over, and under every current game. This is just the way an experienced fan appreciates a game: in relief, the present set against the past. Rosen has written a delightful and insightful book.”
- John Thorn, editor of Total Baseball and Baseball in the Garden of Eden
“Rosen does a wonderful job weaving in the evolution of relief pitching with plenty of good old baseball talk in this terrific book.”
- Marty Appel, author of Munson: The Life and Death of a Yankee Captain
