"A charming book about a charming element of American life."—David M. Shribman, Wall Street Journal
"This book is highly recommended to readers as an enjoyable and informative baseball history."—Anna R. Newton, NINE: A Journal of Baseball History and Culture
"This is an informative examination of an overlooked form of grassroots baseball that, for some players, can be an important step to the major leagues."—Wes Lukowsky, Booklist
"Reading this makes one realize that there is so much more to the game than just the big money and big statistics. This book is baseball at the grass roots and it is so much fun to read that it comes highly recommended for any baseball fan."—Guy Who Reviews Sports Books
“Will Geoghegan’s beautifully written and richly detailed Summer Baseball Nation reminds one of why baseball—in its purest and most innocent form—is still the greatest of all sports.”—Erik Sherman, New York Times best-selling coauthor of After the Miracle: The Lasting Brotherhood of the ’69 Mets
“If you’ve ever felt like pulling off the road to witness the last stop before WAR and OPS and WHIP stats overpower grassroots baseball, this is the book for you. Feel the breeze of a Cape Cod summer and the sound of wood bats hitting baseballs. Love this book.”—Marty Appel, New York Yankees historian and author of Pinstripe Empire and Casey Stengel
