Selected Shorts: Baseball

Acclaimed actors from stage and screen perform tales from the baseball diamond in this newest, three-CD collection of stories from Selected Shorts. Both classic and contemporary works are featured, including a heartwarming piece on some fan habits during a players' strike, by W.P. Kinsella, and a sidesplitting account from T. Coraghessan Boyle of the longest game ever. Many of the readings were recorded during a historic broadcast of the show hosted by the late, beloved baseball commissioner A. Bartlett Giamatti. From the first pitch to the final out, these short stories are a lively listening experience.

TRACK LISTING

1. Play by Play by Roger Angell and A. Bartlett Giamatti
2. Hub Fans Bid Kid Adieu by John Updike
   Read by Jack Davidson
3. Polo Grounds by Rolfe Humphries
   Read by Fritz Weaver
4. Pitcher and Base Stealer by Robert Francis
   Read by Arthur French
5. Cobb Would Have Caught It by Robert Fitzgerald
   Read by Jonathan Hadary
6. Game Six by Roger Angell
   Read by the author
7. Glory by Yusef Komunyakaa
   Read by Isaiah Sheffer
8. The Thrill of the Grass by W.P. Kinsella
   Read by John Shea
9. The Joy and Melancholy Baseball Trivia Quiz by Ken Kalfus
   Read by Jack Davidson
10. The Hector Quesadilla Story by T.C. Boyle
    Read by Jerry Zaks
11. The Green Fields of the Mind by A. Bartlett Giamatti
    Read by the author

About Symphony Space:
Symphony Space is America's only community-based arts organization with a nationwide audience, beloved in New York City for events such as the annual Wall to Wall music marathon and celebrated around the country for its Selected Shorts broadcasts.

Format: 3 Compact Discs
Running Time: Approx. 2 hrs. 45 min.