A lot more than 6 years after his loss of life David Halberstam remains one of this country’s esteemed journalists and revered specialists on American lifestyle and history in the years since WWII. A Pulitzer Prize-winner for his ground-breaking confirming over the Vietnam War, Halberstam wrote a lot more than 20 books, almost all of them bestsellers. His work provides stood the test of time and has become the standard by which all journalists measure themselves.

The Teammates may be the profoundly moving story of four about The Teammates great baseball players who have produced the passage from sports icons–when they were young and seemingly indestructible–to men dealing with the vulnerabilities of growing older. At the core of the publication is the companionship of these four very different men–Boston Red Sox teammates Bobby Doerr, Dominic DiMaggio, Johnny Pesky, and Ted Williams–who remained close for a lot more than sixty years.

The book begins in early October 2001, when Dominic DiMaggio and Johnny Pesky begin a 1,300-mile trip by car to go to their beloved friend Ted Williams, whom they know is dying. Bobby Doerr, the 4th member of this close group–‘my guys,’ Williams used to contact them–is unable to sign up for them.That is a book–filled with historical details and first-hand accounts–about baseball and about something more: the richness of friendship.