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Baseball's Golden Age comes alive through the voices of men who were there. Selected from the original tapes on which Lawrence S. Ritter based his classic book of baseball history, The Glory of Their Times is a collection of wonderful tales that paint a vivid and evocative picture of a lively young America and the giants who starred on her ballfields, legends like Babe Ruth, Ty Cobb, Honus Wagner, Walter Johnson, and many others.

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A captivating chronicle of the incredible story of one of America’s most iconic, charismatic, and still polarizing figures—baseball immortal Pete Rose—and an exquisite cultural history of baseball and America in the second half of the twentieth century ...

Through meticulous research and exclusive interviews with the late Mickey Mantle and Billy Martin, journalist and historian Tony Castro poignantly reveals the double-edged sword of their friendship: how the New York Yankees legends—an inseparable duo—epitomized the larger-than-life spirit of their era, along with the repercussions. Castro’s Mickey & Billy not only shares the enduring legacy of two of baseball’s iconic figures but also provides a deeper understanding of their enabling friendship, ambition, and the dark side of fame.

There are many kids in India who grow up with the dream of an Olympic podium, few touch that finish line, but their journey is exciting- it is a road of highs and lows. In our all new podcast series GUTS, GLORY, GUMPTION, the Indian Sports story we bring you voices of athletes who live each day dreaming of sporting glory, of being a hero; they speak about bounceback post Covid and how they are preparing to make not just this year, but the decade a memorable one for Indian Sports.