I have a really mixed reaction to this book. On one hand I do feel that Barry can capture the essence of what makes this game and it’s players so compelling but at the same time I feel the book rambles on too much sometimes you get overwhelmed. If you asked me to read this and give you a play by play of the game I would instantly fail as it’s broken up so much that the game itself becomes hard to follow. I would say the game is more of a biography of many of the players who stared in that game than it’s about the game itself. Do I feel that it actually does good on themes? Yes I feel like the book is very good at showing that AAA baseball is about the passion and dreams of the players and how many have to move on at some point. Ultimately though I feel that there is so much overload of information and honestly a bit repetitive at times that I can’t really recommend it.