Note: The Amazon rankings are updated every hour, so these lists might not be 100 percent accurate by the time you read them (or even by the time I finish writing one). But close enough for government work, as the saying goes. In addition, occasionally the powers-that-be over there try to pull a fast one […]
Building on the previous entry about baseball books on the horizon, here’s a quick update on some additional titles announced since then, according to Amazon and in no particular order (from November into 2020). So Many Ways to Lose: The Amazin’ True Story of the New York Mets, the Best Worst Team in Sports, by […]
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Babe Ruth,
Billy Martin,
biography,
Jay Horwitz,
Jim Bouton,
Los Angeles Dodgers,
New York Mets,
New York Yankees,
World Series
Note: The Amazon rankings are updated every hour, so these lists might not be 100 percent accurate by the time you read them (or even by the time I finish writing one). But close enough for government work, as the saying goes. In addition, occasionally the powers-that-be over there try to pull a fast one […]
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Houston Astros,
inside baseball,
Michael Lewis,
Oakland As,
Ted Williams,
trivia,
Washington Nationals,
World Series
Note: The Amazon rankings are updated every hour, so these lists might not be 100 percent accurate by the time you read them (or even by the time I finish writing one). But close enough for government work, as the saying goes. In addition, occasionally the powers-that-be over there try to pull a fast one […]
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baseball managers,
David Ross,
Houston Astros,
inside baseball,
Michael Lewish,
Mike Methany,
Oakland As,
Pitching,
Ted Williams,
Washington Nationals,
World Series
Note: The Amazon rankings are updated every hour, so these lists might not be 100 percent accurate by the time you read them (or even by the time I finish writing one). But close enough for government work, as the saying goes. In addition, occasionally the powers-that-be over there try to pull a fast one […]
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Boston Red Sox,
Chicago Cubs,
David Ortiz,
David Ross,
Houston Astros,
Michael Lewis,
New York Yankees,
Oakland As,
Ted Williams
Note: The Amazon rankings are updated every hour, so these lists might not be 100 percent accurate by the time you read them (or even by the time I finish writing one). But close enough for government work, as the saying goes. In addition, occasionally the powers-that-be over there try to pull a fast one […]
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Babe Ruth,
Baseball Cards,
baseball stadiums,
Black Sox scandal,
David Cone,
Doc Gooden,
Eliot Asinof,
Houston Astros,
Joe Maddon,
Los Angeles Dodgers,
managers,
New York Mets,
New York Yankees,
Oakland As,
Pitching,
Ted Williams,
World Series
Note: The Amazon rankings are updated every hour, so these lists might not be 100 percent accurate by the time you read them (or even by the time I finish writing one). But close enough for government work, as the saying goes. In addition, occasionally the powers-that-be over there try to pull a fast one […]
Tagged as:
Baseball Cards,
Boston Red Sox,
Chicago Cubs,
David Cone,
Houston Astros,
Los Angeles Dodgers,
managers,
Negro Leagues,
New York Mets,
New York Yankees,
Oakland As,
Pitching,
Ted Williams,
World Series
Note: The Amazon rankings are updated every hour, so these lists might not be 100 percent accurate by the time you read them (or even by the time I finish writing one). But close enough for government work, as the saying goes. In addition, occasionally the powers-that-be over there try to pull a fast one […]
Tagged as:
Ball Four,
baseaball stats,
Baseball Cards,
baseball memoirs,
Boston Red Sox,
David Cone,
Doc Gooden,
Houston Astros,
Jim Bouton,
Moneyball,
New York Yankees,
Oakland As,
Pitching,
Shoeless Joe Jackson,
Ted Williams
Note: The Amazon rankings are updated every hour, so these lists might not be 100 percent accurate by the time you read them (or even by the time I finish writing one). But close enough for government work, as the saying goes. In addition, occasionally the powers-that-be over there try to pull a fast one […]
Tagged as:
Boston Red Sox,
Casey Stengel,
David Cone,
Houston Astros,
Jerry Remy,
Jim Bouton,
Keith Hernandez,
New York Yankees,
Oakland As,
Pete Rose,
Pitching,
Ted Williams
Note: The Amazon rankings are updated every hour, so these lists might not be 100 percent accurate by the time you read them (or even by the time I finish writing one). But close enough for government work, as the saying goes. In addition, occasionally the powers-that-be over there try to pull a fast one […]
Tagged as:
Baseball Cards,
baseball strartegy,
Ernie Banks,
Houston Astros,
Michael Lewis,
Moneyball,
New York Mets,
New York Yankees,
Oakland As,
Pete Rose,
Ron Darling,
Ted Williams
Headnote: The Amazon rankings are updated every hour, so these lists might not longer be 100 percent accurate by the time you read them. But it’ll be close enough for government work. In addition, sometimes the powers-that-be over there try to pull a fast one by including a book in a category to which it […]
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Art Shamsky,
Babe Ruth,
baseball rules,
Bernard Malamud,
Houston Astors,
Jane Leavy,
Little League,
Michael Lewis,
Moneyball,
New York Mets,
New York Yankees,
Oakland As,
rookies,
Ted Williams,
The Natural
Headnote: The Amazon rankings are updated every hour, so these lists might not longer be 100 percent accurate by the time you read them. But it’ll be close enough for government work. In addition, sometimes the powers-that-be over there try to pull a fast one by including a book in a category to which it […]
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analytics,
Art Shamsky,
Babe Ruth,
baseball rookies,
Fantasy baseball,
Jane Leavy,
Michael Lewis,
Moneyball,
New York Mets,
New York Yankees,
Oakland As,
sabermetrics
Headnote: The Amazon rankings are updated every hour, so these lists might not longer be 100 percent accurate by the time you read them. But it’ll be close enough for government work. In addition, sometimes the powers-that-be over there try to pull a fast one by including a book in a category to which it […]
Tagged as:
Babe Ruth,
Ball Four,
Boston Red Sox,
Fantasy baseball,
Houston Astros,
Jim Bouton,
Moneyball,
New York Yankees,
Oakland As,
rookies,
Ted Williams
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 […]
Tagged as:
Babe Ruth. Ted Williams,
baseball analytics,
Baseball Cards,
baseball nostalgia,
baseball photography,
baseball rules,
baseball statistics,
baseball strategy,
Boston Red Sox,
Brooklyn Dodgers,
coaching,
Houston Astros,
New York Yankees