Those Damn Yankees: The Secret Life of America's Greatest Franchise13 reviews Dean Chadwin Verso, 2000 Love it or hate it/love them or hate them There are really only three ways to take this book. Love the Yanks = hate the book; hate the Yanks = like the book; or, prefer an opinionated, well-researched, theoretical, political, interesting, polemical treatment of baseball over the usual insipid drivel = love the book.             Eight Men Out: The Black Sox and the 1919 World Series35 reviews Eliot Asinof Holt Paperbacks, 2000 "Say It Ain't So, Joe. . ." + Black-Sox classic + "Gentlemen, they went to see a ballgame. But all they saw was a con game."---States Attorney Gorman to the jury + The little guys took the fall.             The New Bill James Historical Baseball Abstract88 reviews Bill James Free Press, 2001 the man and the work that put sabermetrics on the map + The essential baseball book + An awesome book to have on your shelf + Very good book             A Season in the Sun2 reviews Roger Kahn Bison Books, 2000 Fine work from Roger Kahn The other reviewer is a bit confused. Dropping an i or an e is likely the work of a typesetter. Dave Halberstam's mistakes, noted by Bill James, are of a different order. Halberstam writes that in '47 Jackie Robinson ran wild against Yogi Berra, leading Berra to ask to be turned into an outfielder. ...             Shoeless Joe90 reviews W. P. Kinsella Mariner Books, 1999 If you read it, a cliche wil vanish + A Book to Read When You Feel Magic Seeping From Your Life + Uncategorizable Sport or Inspritational? + Baseball Heaven             Baseball Dynasties: The Greatest Teams of All Time34 reviews Rob Neyer, Eddie Epstein W. W. Norton & Company, 2000 Great read for stat heads + The Best Of The Best + 72-74 A's + Baseball Essential             Lost Ballparks: A Celebration of Baseball's Legendary Fields13 reviews Lawrence Ritter Studio, 1994 A light-hearted journey to revisit some old friends + cozy parks from yesteryear + a must book for any baseball fan. A fun, nostalgic view of many famous (and some not-so famous) ballparks that now belong to the ages. The book covers 22 ballparks that sadly are no more. The famous parks that one would expect are all here (the 16 classic teams' lost parks are all covered), but Ritter tosses in some surprises. ...             Why Time Begins on Opening Day2 reviews Thomas Boswell Doubleday Books, 1984 Superbly Eloquent look at Baseball + why time begins on opening day Sportswriter Tom Boswell of the Washington Post is a gifted analyst with a flair for moving prose. Here he covers baseball in the late 1970's and early 1980's in a series of essays that display a mixture of wit, insight, humor and reverence. Boswell focuses heavily on the nearby Baltimore Orioles ...             Take Me Out to the Ballpark: An Illustrated Guide to Baseball Parks Past & Present26 reviews Josh Leventhal Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers, 2000 Take Me Out to the Ballpark: An Illustrated Tour to Baseball Parks + Great Coffee Table Book + Awesome Book for the avid baseball fan! + baseball parks             Veeck--As In Wreck: The Autobiography of Bill Veeck17 reviews Bill Veeck, Ed Linn University Of Chicago Press, 2001 A Baseball Storyteller + Divine Diamond Madness + The hundredth read's as good as the first + A great gift + Should be required reading for baseball fans             Joe Mock's Ballpark Guide5 reviews Joe Mock Grand Slam Enterprises, Inc., 2001 A Wonderful Overview of Major League Ballparks + Geat Guide to the history of ballparks + An Expert Review of Ball Parks for the Non-Expert + An Absolutely Indispensable Baseball Guide + An Absolutely Indispensable Baseball Guide             Slouching Toward Fargo:: A Two-Year Saga Of Sinners And St. Paul Saints At The Bottom Of The Bush Leagues ...33 reviews Neal Karlen Harper Paperbacks, 2000 A Book As Wild, Wacky And Wonderful As The Team It Covers + Diamond in the Rough + Doesn't get more charming than this + one of top baseball books i have read + Hilarious - Couldn't Put It Down!             Curious Case of Sidd Finch4 reviews George Plimpton Jove Books, 1988 Not your usual Plimpton Plays with the Pros book + An Enjoyable Baseball Novel + curious case of sidd finch If you didn't know George Plimpton and you read the book jacket blurbs, you might wonder just who this Sidd Finch really was. You might even remember that Sports Illustrated featured Finch in 1985, and you may not have noticed that it was their April (Fool) issue. Plimpton weaves a whimsical tale ...             Memories of Summer: When Baseball Was an Art and Writing About it a Game8 reviews Roger Kahn Hyperion, 1998 A poignant volume that reads like a novel. + Readable and Heartfelt + A Glimpse of a Past Era in Baseball + an enjoyable look to yesteryear + Great man, great book             Once More Around the Park: A Baseball Reader2 reviews Roger Angell Ivan R. Dee, Publisher, 2001 the pinnacle + If only he weren't a Mets/Red Sox fan! I have been fortunate enough to share a love of baseball and a particular interest in the Mets and the Red Sox with Roger Angell, though I've not followed him into his current infatuation with the Yankees. As a result, I've not only read all of his books, his name is also one of the few whose ...             Win Shares16 reviews Bill James, Jim Henzler STATS Publishing Inc, 2002 Some critics not seeing the forest for the trees + A refreshing step back + Bill James the Genius + Saber-Masterpiece             Whatever Happened to the Hall of Fame32 reviews Bill James Free Press, 1995 Fame That Has Too Much Shame + Maybe The Book That Did It For Me + Excellent! + Outstanding research and thought-provoking prose             I Was Right On Time23 reviews Buck O'neil, David Conrads Simon & Schuster, 1997 Charming and Informative + Give it up -- He was right on time + BUCK! + An incredible human being... + Got To Give It Up             Why Time Begins on Opening Day2 reviews Thomas Boswell Doubleday Books, 1984 Superbly Eloquent look at Baseball + why time begins on opening day Sportswriter Tom Boswell of the Washington Post is a gifted analyst with a flair for moving prose. Here he covers baseball in the late 1970's and early 1980's in a series of essays that display a mixture of wit, insight, humor and reverence. Boswell focuses heavily on the nearby Baltimore Orioles ...             I Was Right On Time23 reviews Buck O'neil, David Conrads Simon & Schuster, 1997 Charming and Informative + Give it up -- He was right on time + BUCK! + An incredible human being... + Got To Give It Up