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If you are a baseball junkie, this program is for you. Producers Moira Rankin and Dan Collison explore the baseball fan's addiction to the game as they follow two die-hard enthusiasts to see how they endure the off-season in anticipation of the spring.
The Last Out was produced by Dan Collison and Moira Rankin. Special thanks to ESPN, CBS, WBAL, Tim Eyerman, the Baltimore Orioles, and everyone else in Major League Baseball. It Breaks Your Heart was written by Bart Giamatti and read by Alex Chadwick. That November Feeling was written by Donald Hall and read by Lynn Neary.
Links:
Major League Baseball
The official site of Major League Baseball.
ESPN
Follow baseball news on ESPN's site.
Top 10 Signs You're Addicted to Baseball
If the off season gets you down, you might be addicted to baseball.
Strat-O-Matic Games
The official site for Strat-O-Matic baseball games offers the original board game and new downloadable electronic versions.
Baseball Stats
Stats of baseball players since the beginning of time and offical box scores of games dating back to the 1950s.
Books:
 Chicken Soup for the Baseball Fan's Soul: 101 Stories of Insight, Inspiration, and Laughter from the World of Baseball
by: Jack Canfield, Tommy Lasorda, Mark Donnelly, Chrissy Donnelly, Mark Victor Hansen 2001
Inspirational stories sure to get you through the off season.
 2007 Standard Catalog Of Baseball Cards
by: Bob Lemke (Editor) 2007
This updated catalog includes estimates for over half a million baseball cards and collectibles.
 Take Me Out to the Ballpark: An Illustrated Tour of Baseball Parks Past and Present
by: Josh Leventhal, With Jessica Macmurray 2003
This book will transport you to the best ball parks in the country.
 The Echoing Green: The Untold Story of Bobby Thomson, Ralph Branca, and the Shot Heard Round the World
by: Joshua Prager 2006
Every baseball fan knows the story: October 3, 1951; the third and decisive playoff game between the archrival New York Giants and Brooklyn Dodgers, at the Polo Grounds. In the bottom of ninth, three runs down, the Giants stage an astonishing comeback. With a run in, one out, and two men on, Giant outfielder Bobby Thomson strokes an high, inside high fastball into the left-field stands. If you think that's the whole story, think again. Joshua Prager's recap of the Giants' race for the 1951 pennant is replete with surprises, suspense, and one spy-worthy secret.
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