Front Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Foreword by Tim Kurkjian -- Introduction -- Chapter 1: The Big Picture -- Why Baseball's History Matters -- The Hall of Fame: Where Do We Go From Here? -- The Information Age -- The Age of the Pitcher -- The Stuff Winners are Made Of -- The Best Records in Baseball (Now that Barry Has Ruined the Home Run Records) -- Chapter 2: It Happens Every Spring -- The End of Al Lang -- Josh Hamilton is Back -- Red Sox Contemplate Life After the Curse -- The Return of Jim Leyland -- How the Tigers Changed Their Stripes -- Not Just Another Hurdle for the Pirates -- Greatest Spring Injuries of All Time -- Reggie Sanders' Guide to Spring Training -- The Invited to Spring Training All-Stars -- Chapter 3: Champions -- The 2009 Yankees -- The 2004 Red Sox -- The 2005 White Sox -- The 2010 Giants -- The 2011 Cardinals -- Chapter 4: October Classics -- The Greatest World Series Game Ever -- Pujols' Homer -- The Mr. November World Series -- The Bartman Game -- Never Underestimate the Rally Monkey -- Chapter 5: What I Got Right-and Wrong -- The World Series Beckons the Cubs -- One Win Away -- San Francisco Will Never Be the Same -- The Red Sox are Going to Win the World Series -- Chapter 6: Legends -- Pondering the Pete Rose Induction That Wasn't -- How Great Was Chipper? -- The Thumb and Bobby Cox -- Mariano's Last Spring -- The Commish Drops By the Bonds Watch -- Chapter 7: Philly! -- A Tribute to Harry Kalas -- Farewell to the Vet -- Phillies on the Verge of History -- Phillies Pull Off a Game 4 Miracle -- Remembering Tug -- Vuke: The Greatest .161 Hitter Who Ever Lived -- Jamie Moyer Just Can't Stop Pitching -- 10,000 Losses -- Chapter 8: Just for the Fun of It -- The True Story of Glove Talking -- "Take Me Out to the Ball Game" -- Duane Kuiper's Unforgettable Homer -- The World Series That Wasn't.

The 25 Greatest Home Run Derby Moments -- Does Anybody Know the Rules? -- Strange But True Feats of the Millennium -- Acknowledgments.