Baseball's greatest: it's a matter of opinion.

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Ruth or Aaron? Gibson or Koufax? Fenway or Wrigley? Yankees or Cardinals? For as long as there has been baseball, pundits and fans of America's national pastime have argued, deliberated, and analyzed over who are the best players, teams, games, and more. Indeed, one can ask an entire stadium of people and come up with an entire stadium of answers.

Now, the Major League Baseball specialists from Sports Illustrated weigh in with thought-provoking answers to the questions that have been pondered since the days of Alexander Cartwright. Baseball's Greatest (Time Home Entertainment, $32.95) offers a Top 10 in more than 20 categories, including the top sluggers, pitchers, stadiums, managers, and franchises.

According to Bill Syken, the book's editor, baseball is the toughest sport to judge across the ages: "When you attempt to compare Honus Wagner to Derek Jeter, or Stan Musial to Barry Bonds, or Waiter Johnson to Roger Clemens, there are no right answers, only compelling arguments--and this book is full of them."

Baseball's Greatest also pays tribute to the diamond's best characters and the most impressive records that may never be surpass--and includes hundreds of classic images and the storytelling that Sports Illustrated is known for. "Robert W. Creamer, non Fimrite, and...