Diamonds Are Forever: Artists and Writers on Baseball1 review Smithsonian Institution Chronicle Books, 2003 Hitting It Right On "THE SWEET SPOT" Can it really be that no one has posted a review of DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER before now? Wow! "WHO'S ON FIRST?" It looks like I am! The recent pennant-clinching victory of the Boston Red Sox (hate 'em) over their arch nemesis the New York Yankees (hate 'em) and curse-busting Series sweep over the ...             Home Run: The Story of Babe Ruth4 reviews Robert Burleigh Voyager Books, 2003 A book that lives in the moment + Lyrical pictures of the Babe hitting a home run + For the child who loves baseball and has two left feet. This books opens with the Great Bambino as a child. Remindingyou of your own innocent childhood. It then leaps to his professinalcareer where it slows down to one at bat. (the moment) It is written with a grace for detail that makes you feel like part of the story. You hear the crack of the bat, ...             Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game366 reviews Michael Lewis W. W. Norton & Company, 2003 A must read for all baseball fans + Disliked his Wall Street books, loved this one + Excellent. + So popular that it has become a cliche - MUST READ for any serious or casual baseball fan + Changed How I Viewed the Game             October Men: Reggie Jackson, George Steinbrenner, Billy Martin, and the Yankees' Miraculous Finish in 197833 reviews Roger Kahn Harcourt, 2003 Atrocious proofreading in the hardcover edition + A FINE REMEMBRANCE OF A REMARKABLE TEAM + MUCH DETAIL + Collision At Home             When You Come to a Fork in the Road, Take It!: Inspiration and Wisdom from One of Baseball's Greatest Heroes22 reviews Yogi Berra, Dave Kaplan Hyperion, 2002 America's Philosopher King + Make the decision at once and stick with it + Hilarious and pithy wisdom + Yogi-isms explained by Yogi + Come for the Wisdom, Stay for the Photos             Triumph and Tragedy in Mudville: A Lifelong Passion for Baseball15 reviews Stephen Jay Gould W. W. Norton & Company, 2003 Greater love hath no fan, than he always speak the truth about his sport + Pointy Headed Baseball Musings Gould was one of those people for whom baseball was an adored affliction. He was a true lover of the game and a traditionalist in the best usage of the term. Like nearly all thinking fans, he deplores the addition of another level of the playoffs, aluminum bats and the designated hitter. His love ...             Play by Play: Baseball, Radio, and Life in the Last Chance League8 reviews Neal Conan Three Rivers Press, 2003 The Pursuit Of A Dream + good stuff + Could have been better. Neal Conan is really telling two stories here...one is about his season as play-by-play announcer for the Albany Arsenal, the other is about his own mid-life crisis that led him to take a leave from his job at National Public Radio to spend a season as that team's play-by-play announcer. The ...             Perfect I'm Not: Boomer on Beer, Brawls, Backaches, and Baseball41 reviews David Wells, Chris Kreski William Morrow, 2003 Good, Bad, Ugly -- all that and a lot more Boomer + Totally Awesome + I LOVE DAVID WELLS + Great Read + A homerun (even though he's a pitcher)!             Pride of October: What it Was to Be Young and a Yankee16 reviews Bill Madden Warner Books, 2003 Madden's conversations with Yankees from Scooter to O'Neill + homerun + But Ralph Houk Could Say Plenty About Being An Old Yankeee + A Yankees' Version of "The Boys of Summer" + Fabulous!             The Last Good Season: Brooklyn, the Dodgers, and Their Final Pennant Race Together26 reviews Michael Shapiro Doubleday, 2003 " 'He Wanted Desperately To Stay' ? Apparently not! " Rated ***(**) + Another Time, Another Place + Very informative + Amazingly Good + Completely Satisfying             The Yogi Book: "I Really Didn't Say Everything I Said"27 reviews Yogi Berra Workman Publishing Company, 1998 Yogisms + Yogi Berra Book + A great book that is is short, concise and not long :) + Short but funny with some ponderables             The Biographical Encyclopedia of the Negro Baseball Leagues3 reviews James Riley Da Capo Press, 2002 If You Love Baseball... + An Essential Addition To The Bibliography Of The Negro Leagues + Celebrate The Legacy ...I question that love if you do not have this book. This is the most concise collection of biographies, stats, and information about every human involved with the development, management, and participation in every Negro League that ever existed. Even players whose first name was not known is ...             Joe DiMaggio : The Hero's Life119 reviews Richard Ben Cramer Simon & Schuster, 2001 Very strong, eye-opening biography + The Yankee Clipper + As Tough as Nails There are some negative reviews on here, and I'm not sure why. Granted this is probably the least sympathetic biography I have ever read. But I thought it was well reported. It was certainly a smooth read and provided a remarkable amount of insight into an iconic figure in American history. ...             The Boys of Summer39 reviews Roger Kahn Harper Perennial Modern Classics, 2000 The Book That Made Me A Baseball Fan + We are all "Boys of Summer". + Absolute classic + The Best Baseball Book Ever             Juiced: Wild Times, Rampant 'Roids, Smash Hits, and How Baseball Got Big161 reviews Jose Canseco William Morrow, 2005 book + unbelieveable at first This was really fun to read. It's been passed along about 4 times...great beach reading             The Long Ball: The Summer of '75--Spaceman, Catfish, Charlie Hustle, and the Greatest World Series Ever Played37 reviews Tom Adelman Little, Brown, 2003 Makes you feel like you're right there in 1975 + An entertaining read I happened to stumble upon this book at a local bookstore. The paperback cover said it was a "national bestseller." After a quick glimpse through it, I decided to pick it up. I wasn't disappointed. Adelman makes you feel as though you are right in the thick of things during the 1975 season. ...             Ten Rings: My Championship Seasons6 reviews Yogi Berra, Dave Kaplan William Morrow, 2003 Only one has ten + Yogi's the Greatest + ENJOYABLE BOOK FROM A YANKEE LEGEND + Yogi Berra tells the story behind each of his "Ten Rings"             The Teammates: A Portrait of a Friendship76 reviews David Halberstam Hyperion, 2003 Baseball, Friendship and Life + Insight into a different era... + Nicely done by Mr. Halberstam This brief but excellent book covers a lot of ground. It is a fine baseball book that follows the lives of its four main characters from their humble roots through their shared baseball careers and into their post baseball lives. Along the way, the reader learns a lot about how baseball worked ...             Sandy Koufax: A Lefty's Legacy106 reviews Jane Leavy HarperCollins, 2002 Baseball in a different world + Readable & Revealing + It's about the great stories + A Story that Surpasses the Title! + A Dodger Fan's Must Read             Impossible Dreams: A Red Sox Collection4 reviews Houghton Mifflin, 2003 Can't be Judged by the Cover + Happier ending + Just about Perfect This book is really deceiving. There are tons of Red Sox books out this year and this book is not only the cheapest but the cover, except for the Fisk photo, is sort of a weird color. But it's one of the best Sox books I've ever read. The book is a collection of stories from 1901 until the ...