George Vecsey

George Vecsey, a sports columnist forThe New York Times, has written about such events as the FIFA World Cup and the Olympics but considers baseball, the sport hersquo;s covered since 1960, his favorite game. He is the author of more than a dozen books, includingBaseball: A History of Americarsquo;s Favorite GameandLoretta Lynn: Coal Minerrsquo;s Daughter(with Loretta Lynn), which was made into an Academy Awardndash;winning film. He has also served as a national and religion reporter forThe New York Times, interviewing the Dalai Lama, Tony Blair, Billy Graham, and a host of other noteworthy figures. He lives in New York with his wife, Marianne, an artist.