Rader's Baseball Chapter Summary

Baseball is a sport that has been glorified and challenged since its fabrication in the 19th century. Baseball is a novel that analyzes and explains many of the defining and key moments of the sport's history that have shaped it into the game it is today. Rader's argument is that baseball is America's game, and like America's people, will stand the test of time. Rader reveals the struggles that have persisted to threaten the game's very existence and spectacular moments of the game that have brought America's people together. Rader also examines the impact and effect of the game's and America's heroes, such as Babe Ruth, Jackie Robinson, and Roberto Clemente, that have defined what it means to be American, broken barriers, and changed the game

For example, each chapter would address and focus on a central topic, but the period could end after the period that the next chapter would start, resulting in some overlap from chapter to chapter. This made it difficult to read while trying to keep up chronologically, but thematically very easy. Rader even refers the reader to previous or future chapter of the book when covering and explaining a topic to further reveal his focus. It is obvious that Rader's intentions were to explain each topic fully and together, instead of just chronological. Overall, Rader does a good job of explaining the importance of each topic in fullness, while being able to keep the book in a sense of chronological

Whether a fan that occasionally watches a game or an avid one that holds season tickets every year for their favorite team, there is something for every type of fan to learn from this book. Spanning from the mid 19th century to the present 21st century, Rader covers every era of baseball that is known to date. Rader analyzes and explains each major turning point and outcome of a revolutionary decision that this game has made, while providing an in depth look at the people or ideology during that time that had influence in shaping the game. This book exemplifies the famous quote, made by current star second baseman Robinson Cano, that is popular among many baseball fans today, "You never stop learning. You learn something new every day." Reading this book does just that as Rader tackles a wide range of baseball history with plenty of facts and statistics, while also debunking and identifying famous baseball folklore and