Baseball Best-Sellers, Jan. 29, 2016

January 29, 2016

NOTE: I have been posting these things long enough now that a few have commented that the introductory section isn’t necessary anymore. But I’m leaving it in because, to paraphrase Joe DiMaggio when asked why he played so hard all the time, there may be people who’ve never read the best-seller entries before. So on with the show…

Caveat 1: Print editions only (at least for now); because I’m old school.

Caveat 2: Since the rankings are updated every hour, these lists might not longer be 100 percent accurate by the time you read them. But it’ll be close enough for government work.

Caveat 3: Sometimes they’ll try to pull one over on you and include a book within a category that doesn’t belong. I’m using my discretion to eliminate such titles from my list. For example, for some reason a recent listing included Tarnished Heels: How Unethical Actions and Deliberate Deceit at the University of North Carolina Ended the “The Carolina Way,” which, far as I can tell, is not at all about baseball, at least not in the main.

  1. https://i1.wp.com/ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51x6ONdmNdL._SX258_BO1,204,203,200_.jpg?resize=149%2C193Baseball Prospectus 2016
  2. Baseball America 2016 Prospect Handbook: Scouting Reports and Rankings of the Best Young Talent in Baseball
  3. 2016 Baseball Forecaster, by Ron Shandler
  4. Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game, by Michael Lewis
  5. The Bill James Handbook 2016
  6. Up, Up, and Away: The Kid, the Hawk, Rock, Vladi, Pedro, le Grand Orange, Youppi!, the Crazy Business of Baseball, and the Ill-fated but Unforgettable Montreal Expos, by Jonah Keri
  7. 2016 Minor League Baseball Analyst, by Rob Gordon
  8. This Old Man: All in Pieces, by Roger Angell
  9. The Baseball Drill Book, American Baseball Coaches Association
  10. The Mental Game of Baseball: A Guide to Peak Performance, by H.A. Dorfman

Keri’s history of the Expos returns in paperback form. Fantasy players are getting hot and heavy as they prep for the new season, going so far as to see what’s going on in the minor leagues. When is enough enough?

New York Times: The monthly sports list is without a single baseball title. I expect that to change when  when the February list comes out next Friday.

Not on either the Amazon or Times’ monthly list? 501 Baseball Books Fans Must Read before They Die. Today: 1,062,665. Last week, 975,596. Come on, friends. Help keep the dream alive!

If you have read 501, thanks, hope you enjoyed it, and please consider writing a review for the Amazon page; it’s never too late. There haven’t been any in awhile. Doesn’t have to be long (or even complimentary, if you didn’t like it), but anything would be appreciated. And thanks to those who have.

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