“Genuine and fresh…a heartfelt function of despair, triumph, and redemption.”

-Boston Globe

The critically acclaimed Heart of the Game-subtitled “Existence, Loss of life, and Mercy in Minor Group America”-explores the pure roots of the sport that is stained by scandal at its highest level. S.L. Cost, award-winning article writer for Sports activities Illustrated and writer of Pitching Around Fidel, gives a tragic but ultimately uplifting account from the death of minor league baseball coach Mike Coolbaugh, and in doing this, illustrates the countless factors and myriad ways in which baseball still includes a hold on America. A Friday Night Lights for baseball supporters, Heart of the Game reveals the classic center of small-town America.