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Baseball best-seller

Baseball Best-Sellers, May 11, 2018

May 11, 2018

Headnote: I’ve decided to bow to the times and include separate lists for e-books and audio books. Be aware that while many titles also appear in print versions, pretty much anyone can produce an e-book these days, so I’m not going to comment at all about the quality. As far as the audio goes, I’m […]

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Tagged as: Ball Four, baseball busines, baseball defense, Davey Johnson, David Halberstam, Jason Kendall, Jim Bouton, Keith Hernandez, Minnesota Twins, New York Mets, Ted Williams

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Baseball Best-Sellers, May 4, 2018

May 4, 2018

I’ve decided to bow to the times and include separate lists for e-books and audio books. Be aware that while many titles also appear in print versions, pretty much anyone can produce an e-book these days, so I’m not going to comment at all about the quality. As far as the audio goes, I’m a […]

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Baseball Best-Sellers, April 20, 2018

April 20, 2018

I’ve decided to bow to the times and include separate lists for e-books and audio books. Be aware that while many titles also appear in print versions, pretty much anyone can produce an e-book these days, so I’m not going to comment at all about the quality. As far as the audio goes, I’m a […]

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Tagged as: Baseball Cards, baseball strategy, Chicago Cubs, H.A. Dorfman, Houston Astros, Joe Maddon, Keith Hernandez, Michael Lewis, Mickey Mantle, Moneyball, Ted Williams

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Baseball Best-Sellers, April 13, 2018

April 13, 2018

I’ve decided to bow to the times and include separate lists for e-books and audio books. Be aware that while many titles also appear in print versions, pretty much anyone can produce an e-book these days, so I’m not going to comment at all about the quality. As far as the audio goes, I’m a […]

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Tagged as: Chicago Cubs, H.A. Dorfman, Joe Maddon, Keith Hernandez, Michael Lewis

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Baseball Best-Sellers, April 6, 2018

April 6, 2018

I’ve decided to bow to the times and include separate lists for e-books and audio books. Be aware that while many titles also appear in print versions, pretty much anyone can produce an e-book these days, so I’m not going to comment at all about the quality. As far as the audio goes, I’m a […]

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Tagged as: Baseball America, baseball analysis, baseball prospects, baseball rookies, Chicago Cubs, Cincinnati Reds, college baseball, Joe Maddon, Little League, Lou Gehrig, Michael Lewis, Minnesota Twins, minor leagues, New York Yankees, prospects, Ron Guidry, rookies

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Baseball Best-Sellers, March 30, 2018

March 30, 2018

I’ve decided to bow to the times and include separate lists for e-books and audio books. Be aware that while many titles also appear in print versions, pretty much anyone can produce an e-book these days, so I’m not going to comment at all about the quality. As far as the audio goes, I’m a […]

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Tagged as: Baseball America, baseball analysis, baseball prospects, baseball rookies, Chicago Cubs, college baseball, Joe Maddon, Little League, Lou Gehrig, Michael Lewis, minor leagues, New York Yankees, prospects, rookies

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The Bookshelf Conversation: Sridhar Pappu

March 19, 2018

They say the Golden Age of a thing — in this case a sports thing —  is often what you remember from your childhood, a time when you had a love for the game that wasn’t affected by too much “grown up” knowledge of salary disputes, gossip, scandal, etc. Roger Kahn got the ball rolling with The Boys of Summer, […]

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Tagged as: Bob Gibson, Denny McLain, Detroit Tigers, Sridhar Pappu, St. Louis Cardinals

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Baseball Best-Sellers, March 16, 2018

March 16, 2018

I’ve decided to bow to the times and include separate lists for e-books and audio books. Be aware that while many titles also appear in print versions, pretty much anyone can produce an e-book these days, so I’m not going to comment at all about the quality. As far as the audio goes, I’m a […]

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Tagged as: Baseball America, baseball analysis, baseball prospects, baseball rookies, Chicago Cubs, college baseball, Joe Maddon, Little League, Lou Gehrig, Michael Lewis, minor leagues, New York Yankees, prospects, rookies

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Baseball Best-Sellers, March 9, 2018

March 9, 2018

I’ve decided to bow to the times and include separate lists for e-books and audio books. Be aware that while many titles also appear in print versions, pretty much anyone can produce an e-book these days, so I’m not going to comment at all about the quality. As far as the audio goes, I’m a […]

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Tagged as: Baseball America, baseball analysis, baseball prospects, baseball rookies, Chicago Cubs, Jim Bouton, Joe Maddon, Little League, Michael Lewis, minor leagues, New York Yankees, prospects, rookies

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Baseball Best-Sellers, February 23, 2018

February 23, 2018

I’ve decided to bow to the times and include separate lists for e-books and audio books. Be aware that while many titles also appear in print versions, pretty much anyone can produce an e-book these days, so I’m not going to comment at all about the quality. As far as the audio goes, I’m a […]

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Tagged as: minor leagues

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Baseball Best-Sellers, February 16, 2018

February 16, 2018

I’ve decided to bow to the times and include separate lists for e-books and audio books. Be aware that while many titles also appear in print versions, pretty much anyone can produce an e-book these days, so I’m not going to comment at all about the quality. As far as the audio goes, I’m a […]

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Tagged as: Baseball America, baseball analysis, Bill James, Chicago Cubs, Chipper Jones, Michael Lewis, prospects, rookies

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Baseball Best-Sellers, February 9, 2018

February 9, 2018

A new year, a new look for the BBS list. I’ve decided to bow to the times and include separate lists for e-books and audio books. Be aware that while many titles also appear in print versions, pretty much anyone can produce an e-book these days, so I’m not going to comment at all about […]

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Tagged as: Baseball America, baseball analysis, Bill James, Chicago Cubs, Chipper Jones, Michael Lewis, prospects, rookies

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Baseball Best-Sellers, January 26, 2018

January 26, 2018

A new year, a new look for the BBS list. I’ve decided to bow to the times and include separate lists for e-books and audio books. Be aware that while many titles also appear in print versions, pretty much anyone can produce an e-book these days, so I’m not going to comment at all about […]

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Tagged as: Baseball America, baseball analysis, Bill James, Chicago Cubs, Chipper Jones, Michael Lewis, prospects, rookies

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Baseball Best-Sellers, January 12, 2018

January 12, 2018

A new year, a new look for the BBS list. I’ve decided to bow to the times and include separate lists for e-books and audio books. Be aware that while many titles also appear in print versions, pretty much anyone can produce an e-book these days, so I’m not going to comment at all about […]

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Tagged as: Baseball America, baseball analysis, Bill James, Chicago Cubs, Michael Lewis, prospects, rookies, Ted Williams

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Bits and Pieces, January 9, 2018

January 9, 2018

Here we go again. Man, is this a dull off-season or what? Aside from the Yankees getting richer with the acquisition of Giancarlo Stanton, what is has really rocked your socks? SO, trying to make lemonade out of lemons… Let’s start off with a little shameless self-promotion: Paul Hagen offers this piece — “Looking back […]

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Tagged as: Aaron Judge, Casey Stengel, Dick Enberg, Houston Astros, Leo Durocher, Marty Appel, Mickey Mantle, New York Times, Paul Dickson, Richard Sandomir, Troy Soos

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Baseball Best-Sellers, January 5, 2018

January 5, 2018

A new year, a new look for the BBS list. I’ve decided to bow to the times and include separate lists for e-books and audio books. Be aware that while many titles also appear in print versions, pretty much anyone can produce an e-book these days, so I’m not going to comment at all about […]

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Tagged as: Baseball America, baseball analysis, Bill James, Chicago Cubs, Michael Lewis, prospects, rookies

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Baseball Best-Sellers, December 29, 2017

December 29, 2017

By now most of you are familiar with my caveats, so I’ll just mention them briefly: The list includes only print editions of books; calendars (even though Amazon includes them on their lists), no audiobooks (as much as I enjoy them), and no kindle (because I’m old school). Second, since the rankings are updated every […]

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Tagged as: baseball analytics, Chicago Cubs, Fantasy baseball, Houston Astros, New York Yankees, prospects, Trivia, World Series

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Baseball Best-Sellers, December 15, 2017

December 15, 2017

By now most of you are familiar with my caveats, so I’ll just mention them briefly: The list includes only print editions of books; calendars (even though Amazon includes them on their lists), no audiobooks (as much as I enjoy them), and no kindle (because I’m old school). Second, since the rankings are updated every […]

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Tagged as: baseball analytics, Boston Red Sox, Chicago Cubs, David Ross, Houston Astros, New York Yankees, Trivia, World Series

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Baseball Best-Sellers, December 2, 2017

December 2, 2017

By now most of you are familiar with my caveats, so I’ll just mention them briefly: The list includes only print editions of books; calendars (even though Amazon includes them on their lists), no audiobooks (as much as I enjoy them), and no kindle (because I’m old school). Second, since the rankings are updated every […]

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Tagged as: Aaron Judge, Chicago Cubs, David Ross, Hank Greenberg, Houston Astros, New York Yankees, Rich Cohen, World Series

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Baseball Best-Sellers, November 24, 2017

November 24, 2017

Happy Thanksgiving, y’all. By now most of you are familiar with my caveats, so I’ll just mention them briefly: The list includes only print editions of books; calendars (even though Amazon includes them on their lists), no audiobooks (as much as I enjoy them), and no kindle (because I’m old school). Second, since the rankings […]

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Tagged as: baseball analysis, Boston Red Sox, Chicago Cubs, Chipper Jones, David Ortiz, David Ross, Hank Greenberg, Houston Astros, Rich Cohen, World Series

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