♦ The Knoxville News published this review of native son R.A. Dickley’s Wherever I Wind Up. Upshot: “t is rare to find a baseball book by an insider that dishes no dirt. It is even rarer to find a professional athlete willing to acknowledge his own mistakes. In “Wherever I Wind Up,” R.A. Dickey reveals himself to be a sensitive, fragile human being — just like the rest of us.”
♦ Tom Hoffarth’s latest additions to his 30/30 project include
- Connie Mack: The Turbulent and Triumphant Years 1915-1931, by Norman L. Macht. Upshot: “No, we didn’t get through this whole Mack 2.0. For the sake of time, and to get this included in the “30 for 30” series, we did the best we could to consume as many turns of the pages before the reality of the situation stepped in. Could we read it all? Eventually. But then we’re also behind a bit on War and Peace.)
- The Ultimate Baseball Road Trip: A Fan’s Guide to Major League Stadiums, 2nd Edition, by Josh Pahigian and Kevin O’Connell. Upshot: “Fan-tastic, as expected.”
- Perfect: The Inside Story of Baseball’s Twenty Perfect Games, by James Buckley Jr. Upshot: “Very imperfect…. Gee-whiz prose and cliche-filled paragraphs get annoying after awhile, unfortunately.” And, as Hoffarth notes, it’s already out of date, thanks to Phil Humber’s gem on Saturday.
♦ The Charlotte Observer posted a few mini-reviews, including Calico Joe; Wherever I Wind Up; and Extra Innings (the Baseball Prospectus book, not the Ted Williams novel by Bruce Spitzer).
♦The Minneapolis Star-Tribune ran this roundup, including Dickson’s Bill Veeck bio, Wendell’s Summer of ’68, and Baseball Prospectus 2012.
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