The grind

By Barry Svrluga

Subjects: Sports, social aspects, SPORTS & RECREATION / Baseball / Essays & Writings, Baseball, SPORTS & RECREATION / General, SPORTS & RECREATION / Baseball / General, Psychological aspects, nyt:sports=2016-05-08, Sports, psychological aspects, New York Times bestseller, Social aspects

Description: "What's it like to live through sports' longest season, the 162-game Major League Baseball schedule? THE GRIND captures the frustration, impermanence, and glory felt by the players, the staff, and their families from the start of spring training to the final game of the year; classy baseball writing in the Roger Angell or Tom Boswell tradition"--