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Pitchers are at the heart of baseball. Each has the potential to make his team a winner or, very quickly, a loser. The pressure is huge. In the long run, only those with both the arm and the heart and the capability to manage remarkable stress will emerge as champions.

John Feinstein looks into this complex side of the game through the events of one nerve-racking season and through the eyes of two great pitchers trying to perform at the highest possible level in the twilight with their careers in the biggest media fishbowl in America. Tom Glavine and Mike Mussina have seen everything in the Major Leagues, remarkable highs and heartbreaking lows. Both entered the 2007 season searching for individual milestones and yet another shot at the planet Series--Glavine with the Mets, Mussina a few miles and one borough away with the Yankees. Despite their proximity, they experienced completely different seasons--one pitching for a team dealing with the pressure of seeking to qualify for the planet Series for the very first time in seven years; the other with a legendary team, likely to be there every year.

Feinstein captures the rollercoaster that was the 2007 season for both teams through the encounters of two pitchers at the center of everything. John Feinstein provides a true insider's check out the most intensely watched and scrutinized position in sports-Major League starting pitcher.

Category: Baseball