“Pennant races drain the energy from the best of them. Old-fashioned baseball races are to me the most grueling daily test in any sport. Gotta keep coming out, every day, in the face of looming disaster.”

American non-fiction author and sports columnist

George Vecsey is an American non-fiction author and sports columnist for The New York Times. He is best known for writing about sports, and he has also co-written several autobiographies with people outside the sports world. His work has long focused on sports journalism, while his book projects have extended beyond that field. He is also the older brother of sports journalist Peter Vecsey, who worked as a columnist and as a color commentator for NBATV and NBA on NBC.