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I finally had a chance to finish this. I found it to be informative and entertaining. I knew very little about Root prior to reading this and he will now be a player I pay particular attention to in my OOTP historical replays.
I agree with Bru in that the backdrop on Eddie Lautenbacher was fascinating. I love the nugget about receiving a golden pass for the Cubs to attend games at Wrigley and that he thought about his playing days and chance at the majors daily even at 97 years of age. It is too bad there was not enough material to write the entire book on Horne - I have always looked to add fringe fictional players in OOTP rather than ghost players because of players like Horne and Lautenbacher. There is not a major talent different between the guys in the high minors and the role players in the major league. I love to follow the careers of the cup-of-coffee guys.
The resource of Della and her journal was obviously an invaluable source that gives this book a flavor I have not seen in other historical recaps. It was great to see some of the season unfold in the eyes of a 10 year old girl.
I am curious. I noticed you refer to Root as "Charlie" throughout the book and baseball-reference has him as "Charley." Was there any consistency in your source material on which form was used? Did you edit the excerpts from Burns and other journalists (which are great by the way) to ensure the same format was used throughout the book, or did they also have it spelled the same?
Every summer I try to read a baseball book that recaps a specific season from years past. Thanks to this thread, this summer's book was a great read.
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