July 25, 200719 yr Besides the Moneyball and 3 nights in August any other good one's to read??? I just got "Is this a Great Game or What" by Tim Kurkjian,(Anyone read this book?) but I'm looking for something a little more promising. Any Ideas??
July 25, 200719 yr I got Jack McKeon's book and loved it. Also Hank Aaron and the Homerun that Changed America.
July 25, 200719 yr Shoeless Joe and Eight Men Out are both great books. In fact, Shoeless Joe is one of my favorite books of all time.
July 25, 200719 yr The Old Ball Game The Boys of Summer (highly recommend) The Big Bam (Ruth biography) I Had a Hammer (Aaron biography) Cobb Ted Williams: The Biography on an American Hero (the best baseball biography I have ever read) The Cheater's Guide to Baseball If you're into baseball history, the Bill James Historical Abstract is a must have. It's the type of book you can pick up and flip back ad forth between sections. The first half of the book breaks down every decade since 1870. The second part breaks down the top 100 players at every position in James' opinion.
July 25, 200719 yr I personally loved "the tale of two cities: Boston vs New York 2004" Great writing from both point of views
July 25, 200719 yr I really enjoyed: The Last Night of the Yankee Dynasty by Buster Olney Luckiest Man by Jonathan Eig I agree Eight Men out was an outstanding book very in depth I've been kind of interested in reading about the Brooklyn Dodgers lately with all the Jackie Robinson stuff going on earlier this year..... anyone have any good titles to look into?
July 25, 200719 yr I really enjoyed: The Last Night of the Yankee Dynasty by Buster Olney Luckiest Man by Jonathan Eig I agree Eight Men out was an outstanding book very in depth I've been kind of interested in reading about the Brooklyn Dodgers lately with all the Jackie Robinson stuff going on earlier this year..... anyone have any good titles to look into? The Boys of Summer
July 26, 200719 yr If you're looking into something with a bigger human interest angle, you may want to try Clemente by David Maraniss.
July 26, 200719 yr The Pride and the Pressure Batboy Searching for Heroes Bleeding Pinstripes Idiot by Johnny Damon Perfect I'm Not by David Wells Glove Affairs and already mentioned, but I reccomend: The Last Night of the Yankee Dynasty by Buster Olney Luckiest Man by Jonathan Eig The Boys of Summer Tale of Two Cities
July 26, 200719 yr Lords of the Realm by John Helyar A fascinating read about the labor struggles between owners and players.
July 26, 200719 yr Baseball Behind the Numbers: Why Everything You Know About the Game is Wrong Last Best League (about the Cape Cod League)
July 26, 200719 yr This is a great thread. I've read a few of these but will def pick up some of the recommendations.
July 26, 200719 yr Author This is a great thread. I've read a few of these but will def pick up some of the recommendations. Yea nice . Think im going with eight men out next.
July 26, 200719 yr Fantasyland is an awesome book about Fantasy Baseball I'm telling you, check it out
September 26, 200718 yr just bought Haunted Baseball http://www.hauntedbaseball.com/ Figured it would be entertaining if nothing else
September 27, 200718 yr Juicing the Game was quite solid. IMO, Juiced by Canseco may end up being looked back upon as the most important baseball book of the fledgling steroid era from '99-'05. May the Best Team Win by Andrew Zimbalist gives you a great look into baseball economics. Sports Illustrated: Baseball is a wonderful coffee table book as is Smithsonian Baseball.
September 27, 200718 yr The Cheater's Guide to Baseball is a FANTASTIC read. Very informative and written in a manner that keeps you reading and never bores you. Baseball Behind the Numbers is wonderful as well.
October 8, 200718 yr just bought Haunted Baseball http://www.hauntedbaseball.com/ Figured it would be entertaining if nothing else finished it.. some real cool stories in there
October 8, 200718 yr Im going to check out "Is this a great game or what?" By Tim Jurjian from ESPN... Anyone read it yet?
October 16, 200718 yr just bought Dollar Sign on the Muscle, which is a book on scouting... I read it a few years ago and it's a great book (lost it though) and also bought John Schuerholtz's book Built to Win and Dealing: The Cleveland Indians' New Ballgame: Inside the Front Office and the Process of Rebuilding a Contender -
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