Current mood:	sore
Entry tags:	james overmyer, queen of the negro leagues

Queen of the Negro Leagues: Ninth Post (Descriptions)
I've been exceedingly frustrated by the organization of this book, but I finally figured out what Overmyer's strength is as a writer - descriptions of games and plays. He has spent very little time talking about actual game play, which makes completely logical sense, but the last chapter (about the Eagles 1946 championship season) had several descriptions of important plays from the important games leading up to that championship win. The chapter is still abysmally organized, but the descriptions just shine! Overmyer gave amazing accounts of important plays so vivid that I could picture them! His ability to evoke movement and tension is amazing (and extremely enviable)! Overmyer clearly should be writing accounts of famous games or series rather than biographies of executives! I still take issue with the organization of this book, but my respect for Overmyer went up dramatically after that chapter.