The Dad Report: Fathers, Sons, and Baseball Families

An unforgettable look at how baseball families share our national pastime.Baseball honors legaciesfrom cheering the home team to breaking in an old glove handed down from father to son. In The Dad Report, award-winning sportswriter Kevin Cook weaves a tapestry of uplifting stories in which fathers and sonsfrom the sports superstars to Cook and his own ball-playing fathershare the game.Almost two hundred father-son pairs have played in the big leagues. Cook takes us inside the clubhouses, homes, and lives of many of the greats. Aaron Boone follows grandfather Bob, father Ray, and brother Bret to the majorsthree generations of All-Stars. Barry Bonds and Ken Griffey Jr. strive to outdo their famous dads. Michael Jordan walks away from basketball to play minor-league baseballto fulfill his fathers dream.