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Odd Man Out: A Year on the Mound with a Minor League Misfit 41 reviews
Matt McCarthy
Viking Adult, 2009
BEST MINOR LEAGUE MEMOIR EVER
+ Not "Ball Four", but then again, what is?
+ Hour after hour in a minor league town
+ Erin D. Wolf
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It Was Never About the Babe: The Red Sox, Racism, Mismanagement, and the Curse of the Bambino8 reviews
Jerry M. Gutlon
Skyhorse Publishing, 2009
Excellent history of the Red Sox
+ Lots of interesting material but could have been handled better
+ "Baseball isn't a life and death matter, but the Red Sox are"
+ A thoroughly enjoyable look at the good, the bad, and the ugly of Red Sox history
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Bases Loaded: The Inside Story of the Steroid Era in Baseball by the Central Figure in the Mitchell Report 11 reviews
Kirk Radomski
Hudson Street Press, 2009
Radomski's Calm Approach Deserves Consideration
+ Baseball and the Steroid Era.
+ Even Playing Field
+ The Crime of Punishment
+ Enjoy the game for what it is
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The Baseball Talmud: The Definitive Position-by-Position Ranking of Baseball's Chosen Players 7 reviews
Howard Megdal
Harper, 2009
A Tip of the Yarmulke to The Baseball Talmud
+ Great Book
+ A fun book to read
+ How Good Is Jewish All-Star Team?
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George: The Poor Little Rich Boy Who Built the Yankee Empire31 reviews
Peter Golenbock
Wiley, 2009
George: The Poor Little Rich
+ An engaging biography of the guy well-known by his nickname of "The Boss", George Steinbrenner.
+ The history of the Steinbrenner takeover!
+ GEORGE
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The Fifth Season: Tales of My Life in Baseball 2 reviews
Donald Honig
Ivan R. Dee, Publisher, 2009
RICK "SHAQ" GOLDSTEIN SAYS: "YESTERDAY IS JUST AS IMPORTANT AS TODAY... IN BASEBALL... AND IN LIFE."
+ Baseball fans and collections catering to them will relish this lively, fun account of the sport
Once in a great... great... while... you pick up a baseball book figuring you're going to read simply about balls and strikes... hits and outs... presented in the normal everyday parlance of baseball broadcasters and sportswriters... but... then unexpectedly... your entire being... is ambushed by ...
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The Yankee Years178 reviews
Joe Torre, Tom Verducci
Doubleday, 2009
Good read
+ Red Sox fan's view
+ baseball at its best
As I started reading the Yankee years, it was all I excpected. I have read other books by other coaches but believe it or not, none about the Yankees. I must admit that I am a fan, a real fan of the Yankees. I am not a biased, out of touch fan that thinks they can do no wrong and never make ...
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Becoming Manny: Inside the Life of Baseball's Most Enigmatic Slugger12 reviews
Jean Rhodes, Shawn Boburg
Scribner, 2009
Manny Being Manny
+ INSIDE THE MIND? OF MANNY
+ Great book if you are a Manny Ramirez fan
+ marvelous
+ A Double, not a Home Run
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Safe at Home: Confessions of a Baseball Fanatic53 reviews
Alyssa Milano
William Morrow, 2009
Alyssa Milano Safe At Home book
+ Texas Rangers Fanatic...Loved This Book
+ AMAZON VINE: I'm NOT a huge baseball fan, but I AM an Alyssa Milano fan
A book worth the buy for any Alyssa Milano fan. It's a very interesting read, and it's worth reading more than once! Anyone would probably enjoy this book whether you like baseball or not. Also a good book for baseball fans!
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Forever Blue: The True Story of Walter O'Malley, Baseball's Most Controversial Owner,and the Dodgers of ...23 reviews
Michael D'Antonio
Riverhead Hardcover, 2009
D'Antonio's FOREVER BLUE take us behind the headlines to the story of the people
+ Forever Blue
+ The Rise and Fall of the Brooklyn Dodgers from a Brooklyn Dodger fan.
+ An archetypal baseball businessman
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The Rocket That Fell to Earth: Roger Clemens and the Rage for Baseball Immortality24 reviews
Jeff Pearlman
Harper, 2009
Admit it Rah-jah! You juiced!!!
+ ROGER OVER AND OUT OF THE HALL OF FAME
+ Sad Character
+ Jeff Pearlman as always creates a gem
+ Rocket, Flame Out!!!
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Safe at Home: Confessions of a Baseball Fanatic53 reviews
Alyssa Milano
William Morrow, 2009
Alyssa Milano Safe At Home book
+ Texas Rangers Fanatic...Loved This Book
+ AMAZON VINE: I'm NOT a huge baseball fan, but I AM an Alyssa Milano fan
A book worth the buy for any Alyssa Milano fan. It's a very interesting read, and it's worth reading more than once! Anyone would probably enjoy this book whether you like baseball or not. Also a good book for baseball fans!
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Odd Man Out: A Year on the Mound with a Minor League Misfit41 reviews
Matt McCarthy
Viking Adult, 2009
BEST MINOR LEAGUE MEMOIR EVER
+ Not "Ball Four", but then again, what is?
+ Hour after hour in a minor league town
+ Erin D. Wolf
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The Baseball Talmud: The Definitive Position-by-Position Ranking of Baseball's Chosen Players7 reviews
Howard Megdal
Harper, 2009
A Tip of the Yarmulke to The Baseball Talmud
+ Great Book
+ A fun book to read
+ How Good Is Jewish All-Star Team?
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Becoming Manny: Inside the Life of Baseball's Most Enigmatic Slugger12 reviews
Jean Rhodes, Shawn Boburg
Scribner, 2009
Manny Being Manny
+ INSIDE THE MIND? OF MANNY
+ Great book if you are a Manny Ramirez fan
+ marvelous
+ A Double, not a Home Run
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Forever Blue: The True Story of Walter O'Malley, Baseball's Most Controversial Owner,and the Dodgers of ...23 reviews
Michael D'Antonio
Riverhead Hardcover, 2009
D'Antonio's FOREVER BLUE take us behind the headlines to the story of the people
+ Forever Blue
+ The Rise and Fall of the Brooklyn Dodgers from a Brooklyn Dodger fan.
+ An archetypal baseball businessman
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George: The Poor Little Rich Boy Who Built the Yankee Empire31 reviews
Peter Golenbock
Wiley, 2009
George: The Poor Little Rich
+ An engaging biography of the guy well-known by his nickname of "The Boss", George Steinbrenner.
+ The history of the Steinbrenner takeover!
+ GEORGE
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The Rocket That Fell to Earth: Roger Clemens and the Rage for Baseball Immortality24 reviews
Jeff Pearlman
Harper, 2009
Admit it Rah-jah! You juiced!!!
+ ROGER OVER AND OUT OF THE HALL OF FAME
+ Sad Character
+ Jeff Pearlman as always creates a gem
+ Rocket, Flame Out!!!
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It Was Never About the Babe: The Red Sox, Racism, Mismanagement, and the Curse of the Bambino8 reviews
Jerry M. Gutlon
Skyhorse Publishing, 2009
Excellent history of the Red Sox
+ Lots of interesting material but could have been handled better
+ "Baseball isn't a life and death matter, but the Red Sox are"
+ A thoroughly enjoyable look at the good, the bad, and the ugly of Red Sox history
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The Fifth Season: Tales of My Life in Baseball2 reviews
Donald Honig
Ivan R. Dee, Publisher, 2009
RICK "SHAQ" GOLDSTEIN SAYS: "YESTERDAY IS JUST AS IMPORTANT AS TODAY... IN BASEBALL... AND IN LIFE."
+ Baseball fans and collections catering to them will relish this lively, fun account of the sport
Once in a great... great... while... you pick up a baseball book figuring you're going to read simply about balls and strikes... hits and outs... presented in the normal everyday parlance of baseball broadcasters and sportswriters... but... then unexpectedly... your entire being... is ambushed by ...
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