books about: baseball     books:       Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game390 reviews Michael Lewis W.W. Norton & Co., 2004 Great read Perhaps I'm a bit behind the times, but I had intended on reading this book for many years. As we approach the start of another baseball season, I finally remembered to get a copy of Moneyball. I loved it! I couldn't put the book down. It was a quick read, and great look at the mind of Billy Beane. Frankly, I think I may have become a bit of an Oakland Athletics fan...or Billy Beane fan. I ...             Beyond Belief: Finding the Strength to Come Back39 reviews Josh Hamilton FaithWords, 2008 My Husband couldn't put it down I didn't buy it for myself but for my husband and he couldn't put it down. He finished it with in 4 days. He said it was very powerful and for a person who loves baseball and would love to hear a story of how this man got out of the junk he was in, this is a great book for them. I'm planning on reading it next.             Odd Man Out: A Year on the Mound with a Minor League Misfit18 reviews Matt McCarthy Viking Adult, 2009 Ivy Leaguer Meets Low Level Minor Leaguers This is a inside look at what it's like for an Ivy League graduate to try to blend in as one of the boys in a rookie league in the low minors in Mormon country. His teammates ranged from bonus babies to fringe draft choices. More than a few eventually made it to The Show. I got a kick out of Matt McCarthy's having to dumb himself down to be accepted, while maintaining his admittedly Yale-based ...             Now I Can Die in Peace: How The Sports Guy Found Salvation Thanks to the World Champion (Twice!) Red Sox1 review Bill Simmons Ballantine Books, 2009 Following the Bible's Format Following the 2004 season, The Sports Guy wrote the best of the many books about the Red Sox championship run. In preparation for opening day of 2009, he has revised it to include 100 pages of updated columns. Simmons starts the new section with an analysis of how Sox fans confronted a new and uncursed existence. He asks "What happens when your identity gets stripped away, when you get the ...             As They See 'Em: A Fan's Travels in the Land of Umpires1 review Bruce Weber Scribner, 2009 A Pleasant Surprise For starters, I have personally never before issued a five-star rating to a non-fiction work, saving those for the Grishams and Browns of the literary world (pedestrian, I realize). I could not, however, pass up the opportunity to do so on this occasion. As a typical fan, there is only so much that I care to know about the umpires' side of the baseball equation (just as Weber depicts in the ...             Forever Blue: The True Story of Walter O'Malley, Baseball's Most Controversial Owner,and the Dodgers of ...3 reviews Michael D'Antonio Riverhead Hardcover, 2009 RICK "SHAQ" GOLDSTEIN SAYS: "BROOKLYN WILL NEVER BE THE SAME!" Brooklyn and the Dodgers were synonymous for almost seventy years... and in some households like mine... they still are after one-hundred years. The Brooklyn Dodgers were the original *AMERICA'S-TEAM*! Through good years and bad years the fans and players were like family. They lived in the same neighborhoods and they called each other by their first names... or by their beloved Brooklyn accented ...             Baseball America 2009 Prospect Handbook: The Comprehensive Guide to Rising Stars from the Definitive Source ...1 review The Editors of Baseball America Baseball America, 2009 Must-Have for fans and fantasy league players! Every year Baseball America's Prospect Handbook gets better and better. Get the inside scoop on who is on deck to be baseball's next biggest all-stars. Fantasy Leaguers will have the best possible scouting report and are sure to have the edge on competitors who are not armed with this resource. Great savings at Amazon makes this a sure bet for the die hard baseball fan and competitive fantasy ...             Yogi Berra: Eternal Yankee40 reviews Allen Barra W.W. Norton & Co., 2009 Excellent book about a man we all think we know Given that he is one of the best known players of any era, this book certainly tells us a lot we probably don't already know. Also famous for his Yogi-isims as well, whether he said them or not, an enjoyable look at a great man and a time gone by.             Baseball Prospectus 2009: The Essential Guide to the 2009 Baseball Season19 reviews Plume, 2009 Great for statheads and casual fans alike Those who dismiss the Baseball Prospectus as strictly for "seamheads" and stat nerds are making a mistake. The player profiles are not only thorough, they're cheekily funny and chock full of pop culture nuggets. The writers are not afraid to let you know their opinions and--more importantly--the facts that gird them. The work that goes into this text is staggering, and has been a clear ...             The Yankee Years121 reviews Joe Torre, Tom Verducci Doubleday, 2009 Well Done! to Joe and Tom. As Baseball books go, this one ranks near the top. Tom Verducci, of Sports Illustrated, is one of the best. He is the intellect, the casual observer. His insights provide the reader with a clear picture of what transpires in the locker room, as well as on the field of dreams. Joe Torre, the former catcher turned manager, is the bull. Back in the mid 90's, Joe jumped head first into the ...             The Fielding Bible--Volume II3 reviews John Dewan ACTA Publications, 2009 It's as good as you hoped it would be There are about a half dozen must-have (5-star) baseball books released this time of year, and Acta either publishes or carries all of them. The Fielding Bible isn't an annual publication -- it comes out every three years -- but it might be Acta's flagship. If you're considering buying this book, you're probably familiar with the first volume and you won't need much convincing. Simply put: this ...             Bill James Handbook 200914 reviews Bill James ACTA Publications, 2008 Stunning resource for figure filberts Baseball and statistics are like a horse and carriage or love and marriage--they just go together! And when one talks baseball statistics, it won't be too long before the name Bill James comes into play. A glossary at the end provides a glimpse of some of those statistics that are amassed: % of runners inherited by relief pitchers that score; number of times a runner goes from first to third ...             We Are the Ship: The Story of Negro League Baseball16 reviews Kadir Nelson Hyperion Book CH, 2008 The Voice and the Images are One I grabbed this book off the rack at my local bookstore in Silicon Valley and rummaged over the dramatic illustrations for many months before actually reading the book. I showed it to so many people before I actually started reading it from cover to cover. While I don't consider myself a died-in-the-wool baseball fan, I did read "The Glory of Their Times" (which many consider one of the ...             Becoming Manny: Inside the Life of Baseball's Most Enigmatic Slugger6 reviews Jean Rhodes, Shawn Boburg Scribner, 2009 RICK "SHAQ" GOLDSTEIN SAYS: "TOTAL DEDICATION... SHYNESS & GOOFINESS... IS WHAT MAKES MANNY BE MANNY!" The first thing any potential reader should be made aware of is that Manny Ramirez *AUTHORIZED" this biography. So many "star" based biographies are written without the subjects' approval and assistance. The reclusive Manny participated in the creation of this book... even though he was late... or missed... some of the meetings. There are in depth interviews with Manny's Grandmother, Mother, ...             Science of Hitting56 reviews Ted Williams, John Underwood Fireside, 1986 Science Indeed What a fantastic book on hitting by one of the greates all-time hitters, Ted Williams. In a nutshell, its a book designed to teach the reader to hit better by showing them a comprehensive look at the science behind hitting. A few things that seemed to stand out: -the style of writing is like he's standing there talking to you which makes for an easy read -the batting advice is pretty thorough ...             The Bill James Gold Mine 20094 reviews Bill James ACTA Publications, 2009 The book is one a kind Reviewing the book for what it is and not what some people would prefer it to be (i.e., a revival of the Abstract): it's hand's-down a 5-star book. Like last year's model, this year the book contains data from the Bill James Online site and nuggets of analysis provided by Bill and astute readers. The book also has an end-chapter of dialogue lifted from the Ask Bill section of the website: ...             The Dickson Baseball Dictionary: (Third Edition)17 reviews Paul Dickson W.W. Norton & Co., 2009 Dickson Booms One Out DICKSON BOOMS ONE OUT. Paul Dickson's formidable tome of baseball terms and definitions demonstrates that baseball is more than a sport and pastime - it is a perpetual language-maker. Assisted by over 400 researchers and contributors, its entries have increased by more than 3,000, to 10,000 terms, with over 18,000 definitions. Cross referencing among the entries leads the reader on delightful ...             Mind Gym : An Athlete's Guide to Inner Excellence26 reviews Gary Mack, David Casstevens McGraw-Hill, 2002 Gary Mack is on his game My son had the physical ability, but seemed to lack mental fortitude. I was browsing through the sports psychology section at the book store and came across Gary Mack's book, Mind Gym, saw that the forward was written by ARod and thought, well, if ARod endorses Gary Mack, this must be good. I was not disappointed. My competitive athletic days have long passed me by, but I actually got more out ...             Ron Shandler's Baseball Forecaster 2009: Gravity Defying Edition16 reviews Ron Shandler Triumph Books (IL), 2009 A great read whether you play fantasy baseball or not Let the record show that I am not a fantasy baseball participant: I have only participated in one such league, and it was a season long home run derby. I think I finished third or fourth, if it's of any consequence to you. I've only participated in one other fantasy venture - a hockey league that I drafted my players and promptly forgot about it. I don't even know where I stand in that league. ...             Coaching Youth Baseball the Ripken Way4 reviews Cal, Jr. Ripken, Bill Ripken, ... Human Kinetics Publishers, 2007 Fundamentally Sound coaching book Very well written book on coaching baseball for all ages. I read this book to get more informed on how to coach 5-6 year old T-Ball. This book provided a very good framework for this age group. Many well timed photographs used to describe practice drills. 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