This book, which I think I purchased from Black Bond Books a couple of years ago is about Mark McGwire's 70th homerun baseball. Obviously, it's only a ball - with an actual worth of $5, considering materials and workmanship - but the preceived value, because of connection to baseball history, was almost a million times greater. The book, by Dan Paisner, follows what happens to the young man that sprawls out and smothers this ball after it bangs into the box suite he and his office buddies where sharing at the last Cardinals game of the year. The story isn't really that exciting nor is it very interesting but I always finish books I start. The only cliffhanger in all of this was trying to determine who had actually purchased the ball for $3.005 Million. And whether or not he feels like an idiot paying out $3.005 Million for a ball that quickly depreciated back to $5 after Barry Bonds smashed the 70 homerun mark a couple of years later. Without mention of the troubles McGwire has had in the recent past with allegations of steroid use during this amazing feat, obviously there are no chapters set aside to question the legitimacy of his feat. It's a book. I read it. Rating: 2.5/5. (206pages. Total for the year: 4186 pages)
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