abc006 Posted October 12, 2007 Share Posted October 12, 2007 Ball Four obviously, and for that matter anything else by Bouton, anything by Bill James, Moneyball, Fantasyland, A Lefty's Legacy which is a great book about Sandy Koufax, anything co-written by Yogi Berra just because it may not be the most well-written or monumental stuff, but it's always fun... but probably my favorite baseball book is "The Numbers Game," which is a fantastic look at the history of statistics in baseball, from Henry Chadwick to Allan Roth to Bill James, and Alan Schwarz is also a great writer. Books I would like to read but haven't gotten around to are "Luckiest Man", the Lou Gehrig biography, "Clemente," "Foul Ball" which is a more recent Bouton book that looks really good, and "I was right on time" which I actually have but still haven't gotten around to reading it! So much to read, so little time... On a side note, I recently read Emperors and Idiots, but I didn't like how much it centered on the 2004 season and it didn't pull me in as much as I thought it would. The cover should have been enough warning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaptorQuiz Posted February 5, 2008 Share Posted February 5, 2008 I know this thread has been dormant since October of 2007... but... ...I just wanted to say I have now read three baseball books by Peter Morris, and I want to reccomend them to all. "Level Playing Fields" is an amazingly gripping tale about the history of groundkeeping. "A Game of Inches" has two volumes... "Volume I: The Game on the Field" and "Volume II: The Game Behind the Scenes" - and both are fantastic, surrounding baseball "firsts." ...and, as already mentioned in this thread... I was a big fan of "Moneyball" and think, no matter what you think of the A's or the SABR-approach to baseball, it should be required reading for real baseball fans... ...and "3 Nights in August" - a very good look at Tony La Russa and his brand of baseball, and what the STL-CHC rivalry really means to those entrenched in it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarlinsMS_35 Posted February 6, 2008 Share Posted February 6, 2008 Mind Game- General Baseball Head Game- Pitching Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim825 Posted February 6, 2008 Share Posted February 6, 2008 As a Yankees fan and classic baseball enthusiast, I really enjoyed "Luckiest Man: The Life and Death of Lou Gehrig" by Jonathan Eig. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slomo76 Posted February 6, 2008 Share Posted February 6, 2008 Opening Day by Jonathan Eig The story of Jackie Robinson's first season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yankee4Life Posted February 6, 2008 Share Posted February 6, 2008 As a Yankees fan and classic baseball enthusiast, I really enjoyed "Luckiest Man: The Life and Death of Lou Gehrig" by Jonathan Eig. I have that on audio book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonthefon Posted February 6, 2008 Share Posted February 6, 2008 There's two books at my local library on baseball. That's just how it is in Australia One's Juiced (naturally), the other one's a book on the rowdy 86 Mets. Craa. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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