From the Suite101.com folks. Includes non-fiction, fiction, and “bullpen” (whatever that means) choices.
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This one of five top choices comes from The Washington Post Book Blog, Shortstacks.
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HitandRunOnline posted this list of preferred manuals for coaches: #5 Lau’s Laws on Hitting – Charlie Lau Jr #4 Youth Baseball Coaching – John T Reed #3 The Baseball Coaches Bible – John Winkin and Jerry Kindall #2 The Mental Game of Baseball – H.A. Dorfman #1 The Baseball Playbook – Ron Polk
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Posted the second list before the first, so here it is: Ball Four (Jim Bouton, 1970) | This book changed everything about how we cover and view sports and the people who play them. It also almost got me and my friend Prisby thrown out of sophomore English because we kept reading passages out loud […]
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MyrtleBeachOnline’s sports columnist Sean Horgan offered a list of 20 great sports books, including the following baseball titles, listed in his order: The Bill James Historical Baseball Abstract, (Bill James, 1986) This book changed the way many people looked at baseball, encompassing history, anecdotes and statistical analysis. The Great American Novel (Philip Roth, 1973) Roth […]
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Current Baseball Publications, a comprehensive quarterly list compiled by SABR’s Rich Arpi.
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General: Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game, by Michael Lewis Yankee Stadium: The Official Retrospective, by Al Santasiere Watching Baseball Smarter: A Professional Fan’s Guide for Beginners, Semi-experts, and Deeply Serious Geeks, by Zack Hample. The Cubs: The Complete Story of Chicago Cubs Baseball, by Glenn Stout and Richard Johnson Science of Hitting, […]
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Sorry, a little late on this one. Holiday, and all. *** General: Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game, by Michael Lewis Yankee Stadium, the Official Retrospective, by Al Santasiere Watching Baseball Smarter, by Zack Hample. The Natural, by Bernard Malamud The Mental Game of Baseball: A Guide to Peak Performance, by H.A. Dorfman […]
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General: Watching Baseball Smarter, by Zack Hample. Sports Illustrated: The Baseball Book. The Baseball Economist: The Real Game Exposed, by J.C. Bradbury The ESPN Baseball Encyclopedia, Fifth Edition. The Mental Game of Baseball: A Guide to Peak Performance, by H A Dorfman Essays and Writings: Sports Illustrated: The Baseball Book. Heads-Up Baseball : Playing the […]
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General: Watching Baseball Smarter, by Zack Hample. Moneyball, by Michael Lewis Yankee for Life: My 40-year Journey in Pinstripes, by Bobby Murcer. Yankee Stadium: The Official Retrospective, by Santasiere and Vancil. The Natural, by Bernard Malamud. Essays and Writings: Sports Illustrated: The Baseball Book. Ball Four, by Jim Bouton. The New Bill James Baseball Abstract. […]
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This site offers dozens of reviews of baseball titles written by readers like ourselves (Scroll down to “sports”; there’s a link specifically for baseball titles). Typically, the publisher’s press release tops the individual page, followed by reader reviews and ratings. Think Amazon.com without all the ordering information and clutter. Like most criticism, the reviews can […]
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General: Moneyball, by Michael Lewis Yankee for Life: My 40-year Journey in Pinstripes, by Bobby Murcer. Yankee Stadium: The Official Retrospective, by Santasiere and Vancil. The Natural, by Bernard Malamud. The Science of Hitting, by Ted Williams and John Underwood. Essays and Writings: Ball Four, by Jim Bouton. Sports Illustrated: The Baseball Book. The Mental […]
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From BookClubClassics.com, this list of fiction and non-fiction classics. No reviews, just links to Amazon.
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General: Yankee for Life: My 40-year Journey in Pinstripes, by Bobby Murcer. T Yankee Stadium: The Official Retrospective, by Santasiere and Vancil. Living in the Black, by John Feinstein. Yankee Stadium: A Tribute: 85 Years of Memories, 1923-2008, by Les Krantz. The 33-Year Old Rookie, by Chris Coste Essays and Writings: You Can Learn a […]
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From Philosopher Stone.
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I was planning to do my own analysis of Derek Gentiles recent title, Baseball’s Best 1,000: Rankings of the Skills, the Achievements, and the Performance of the Greatest Players of All Time. One thousand? seems like a mighty task Mr. Gentile has undertaken. Would you mind being the last on that list? After all, there […]
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General: Yankee for Life: My 40-year Journey in Pinstripes, by Bobby Murcer. The passing of the former ballplayer puts this one on top. Yankee Stadium: The Official Retrospective, by Santasiere and Vancil. The closing of the ballpark makes this subgenre hot. But why don’t they wait until the final season is over, which would complete […]
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In a May 3 piece for The Wall Street Journal, Dawidoff — author The Catcher was a Spy: The Mysterious Life of Moe Berg and, the just-released The Crowd Sounds Happy — lists his top choices in the genre: You Know Me, Al by Ring Lardner The Natural, by Bernard Malamud The Universal Baseball Association, […]
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is available on Amazon.com,
* And now MY tops list
October 29, 2008
Humbly submitted via the pages of ForeWord Magazine, this non-fiction list of RK’s “essential” baseball reading. I’ll be working on a fiction version soon.
Tagged as: baseball books, Mini-reviews, Rankings
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