Are We Winning?
By Will Leitch

Baseball Is Still America’s Pastime

Will Leitch, author of ARE WE WINNING? (Hyperion, May 4, 2010; Hardcover; $24.99)

In ARE WE WINNING?: Fathers and Sons in the New Golden Age of Baseball, Will Leitch, founder of the popular sports blog Deadspin, writes about how the game of baseball linked him and his dad.  While telling his story, Will assesses various beloved aspects of the game, from stats to umpires (including the odd fact that a disproportionately high percentage of umpires live with their mothers!). As the book progresses, Leitch argues that baseball is being watched by more people now than ever before and debunks common myths about the sport such as: steroids have ruined baseball’s record book, baseball is in constant need of saving by Babe Ruth, Cal Ripken, or Mark McGwire, and more people care about football than baseball. The book is the perfect Father’s Day gift and will appeal to baseball fans.