All I Thought About Was Baseball: Writings on a Canadian Pastime

Bob Forsey is the education officer at the Newfoundland Museum in St.
John’s.

In this celebration of baseball in Canada, 58 writers provide colorful
anecdotes about the players, managers, builders, ballparks, and historic
games played in Canada over 159 years.

In “A Game of Long Ago,” Alan Ford remembers the first game in
Beachville, Ontario, on June 9, 1838. Marshall McLuhan explores the
cultural implications of baseball, Stephen Brunt discusses modern
baseball as big business, and Mordecai Richler describes Jackie
Robinson’s success and popularity with the Montreal Royals in 1946.
Other contributors describe ordinary people playing the game in small
towns, discuss the impact of Canadian players like Larry Walker in the
big leagues, and speculate on the future of international baseball.

All I Thought About Was Baseball will appeal to baseball fans and
general readers alike.