72 Stories

From the Baseball Collection of Geddy Lee

By: Geddy Lee

Narrated by: Geddy Lee

Geddy Lee, the beloved, iconic Rock and Roll Hall of Famer, Rush bassist, and New York Times bestselling author of My Effin’ Life, shares the stories behind some of the special pieces in his lovingly curated and extensive baseball collection.

One of the greatest bass players of all time, Geddy Lee is also a self-proclaimed baseball geek who assembled a noted collection of baseballs signed by some of the game’s greatest players—selections from which he recently auctioned at Christie’s. In 72 Stories, Geddy shares his love of the game and the stories behind some of his favorite baseballs and other items from his vast collection.

“Baseball was in my bones long before music started to seriously divert my attention,” Geddy writes. He later sang the national anthem at the 1993 All-Star Game in Baltimore, cheers for the Toronto Blue Jays from his seat behind home plate and attends MLB games across Canada and the US. That lifelong love of the game comes through in 72 Stories. Told with the same charming candor that infused both of his memoir, My Effin’ Life, and Geddy Lee’s Big Beautiful Book of Bass, the stories told here relate to the legends of baseball—Satchel Paige, Joe Dimaggio, Shohei Ohtani among them—and to other famous figures who signed balls, such as the Beatles (during their final concert at Shea Stadium), Neil Armstrong, and John F. Kennedy.

A lively personal tour through cultural and sports history, 72 Stories is a delightful and loving tribute to the game.

Wonderful book full of surprises

I loved the personal stories and learning more about the greats I loved as a child.

Geddy knows a lot about baseball!

Wowzers. Geddy knows a lot about baseball! He provides a tons of facts about a host of players I have never heard of... and still makes it all interesting.

Totally worth it for fans of baseball and/or Rush. Play ball!

Shared spoils of a generous baseball aficionado

What can I say that hasn’t been already said? Geddy Lee is my favorite musician, and when I found out, he was such a baseball nut. I loved him even more. He has lived an incredibly charmed life. It took a while for this book to come out, but it was well worth the wait . one criticism I would offer is that he didn’t mention the Baltimore Orioles very much. I think that they had a dynasty that he didn’t touch on. Baltimore Orioles were the only team ever to have four pictures win 20 games in the same season. I was really hoping he would burst out with that at some point, but he never did nor did. He mention the likes of the human vacuum cleaner, Brooks Robinson, nor did he mention Frank Robinson, both of which are Hall of Famers. Nevertheless, a brilliant book with wonderful anecdotes. I look forward to his next book whatever it may be about because I just love hearing him read them.

Lots of great baseball stories!

I'm a big baseball fan and I enjoyed this book. Geddy Lee's love and knowledge of baseball shines through, and I learned a lot of stuff that I didn't know about before ... the only reason that I gave it just a 4/5 and not a 5/5 is there were a few instances where Lee let his politics invade a book about baseball. For example, at one point when talking about a Major League player who was a World War 2 veteran, he said the player was a "true patriot" instead of the "fake patriots/misguided cult members nowadays" in a not-so-subtle dig at Trump and conservative Americans. Let's leave politics out of baseball - when I watch the sport or read a book on it I don't want to have politics crammed down my throat. Other than that it's well worth a listen!

bringing back childhood memories

loved this
great to see you digging so deep into this "hobby"
very well done!