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Steve Kettmann

Biography

Steve Kettmann

Steve Kettmann has reported from more than 20 countries on five continents for publications, including the New York Times, the New Republic, the Village Voice, GQ and Salon.com; he was a San Francisco Chronicle sportswriter for nearly a decade. He conceived and edited GAME TIME, Roger Angell's collection of baseball writing.

Steve Kettmann

Books by Steve Kettmann

Baseball Maverick: How Sandy Alderson Revolutionized Baseball and Revived the Mets
by Steve Kettmann - Nonfiction, Sports

By 2010, the New York Mets had suffered an embarrassing September collapse and two bitter losing seasons. Their GM had made costly mistakes. And their principle owners were embroiled in the largest financial scam in American history. To whom did they turn? Sandy Alderson, a former marine who served in Vietnam and graduated from Harvard Law. Granted unprecedented access to a working GM over several seasons, bestselling author Steve Kettmann traces Alderson’s history and his renewal of the Mets despite a limited budget.

One Day at Fenway: A Day in the Life of Baseball in America
by Steve Kettmann - Nonfiction, Sports

Fenway Park, Saturday, 8/30/03: Yankees versus Red Sox. Not just a special day in a historic rivalry but a unique one in the long tradition of baseball writing. For on this day, award-winning sportswriter Steve Kettmann worked with a team of top reporters to chronicle everything that happened, from the point of view of everyone involved. With ONE DAY AT FENWAY, Kettmann goes beyond the ballpark to bring you interviews and anecdotes involving all the major players.