He Saw It All, 13 Jun 1999
A close up view of the game and players of days of yore. Farrell saw them all in action, from Shoeless Joe to the Georgia Peach.

This book contains at least two of the all time great pieces of Baseball writing. 1) Farrell's descripion of the meeting between Schalk and Campenella and 2) his visit to a player's boarding house in Chicago.

The comparision between the life of ball players in the pre-WWII period and that in the late 20th century is clear. Read Farrell's accounts then skip forward to read "Ball Four" and "Season's In Hell".