Capitalism, Baseball, Community, and Loss

Homestand is a book about baseball, and the author is a Mets fan. Thus, Homestand is a book about loss. It’s not only about loss, of course, and the Mets are only in the background. The 2022 Batavia Muckdogs, the centerpiece of Homestand, win most of their games, including an exciting playoff run. And Homestand isn’t only about baseball, either. It’s also about capitalism and community—and about the complicated relationship between the two.

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