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January 2, 2008
One blogger speaks for many when he reports that “Jose Canseco is getting on my nerves.”
Tagged as: Jose Canseco, steroids, vindicated
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Why We Love Baseball: A History in 50 Moments, by Joe Posnanski (via Bookreporter)
The Last Miracle: My 18-Year Journey with the Amazin’ New York Mets, by Ed Kranepool with Gary Kaschak
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The Body Scout, by Lincoln Michel
Grade: C. Perhaps the ultimate performance enhancers -- interchangeable body parts -- help major leaguers of the future. But, as with all of these things, there's a price to pay.
Cardboard Gods: An All-American Tale Told Through Baseball Cards, by Josh Wilker
Grade: A. Re-read in preparation for a Bookshelf Conversation with the author. Had a deeper meaning than when I first read it more than a decade ago.
No Crying in Baseball: The Inside Story of A League of Their Own: Big Stars, Dugout Drama, and a Home Run for Hollywood , by Erin Carlson
Grade: B-. A bit too much about director Penny Marshall. Could have used more info about thew actual filming of the movie. Not enough about the "lesbian issue," but that might be for a different book.
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Granted, no fan of Canseco. But if he wants to think he’s Bouton or Bronsan, then he at least has the cred to write about his cohorts in 1990’s. We may not like what he says, or his self-promoting style, but if the substance is there, we are just going to have to deal with it. (Maybe he’s short on cash and needs these books…)
Happy 2008 Baseball Season!
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