Hardball: How Politics Is Played Told By One Who Knows The GameAuthor Contributor(s): Matthews, Chris Publisher: Free Press Date: 11 2 1999 Binding: Paperback Condition: NEW How politics is played by one who knows the game host of MSNBC's Hardball, Chris Matthews. Chris Matthews has spent a quarter century on the playing field of American politicsfrom right hand man of Speaker of the House Tip O'Neill to host of NBC's highest rated cable talk show Hardball. In this revised and updated edition of his political