The Everything Kids Baseball Book: Star Players, Great Teams, Baseball Legends, and Tips on Playing Like a ... Richard Mintzer Adams Media Corporation, 2004 This celebration of baseball captures all the action, fun, and excitement of America’s national pastime—in a way that will both entertain kids and help them enjoy and appreciate the sport. The Everything® Kids’ Baseball Book, 3rd Edition offers an amazing range of information—from the best way to follow a favorite player or team; to collecting baseball cards; to tips for aspiring major ...             The Zen of Zim: Baseballs, Beanballs, and Bosses5 reviews Don Zimmer Thomas Dunne Books, 2004 Stories of Half a Century + Another Gem!!!!!!!! + ANOTHER GOOD BOOK FROM DON ZIMMER + Like spending an afternoon with the guy + A BaseBall Trip From The 1950's Thru Now             Triumph and Tragedy in Mudville: A Lifelong Passion for Baseball15 reviews Stephen Jay Gould W. W. Norton & Company, 2004 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 ...             The Numbers Game: Baseball's Lifelong Fascination with Statistics28 reviews Alan Schwarz Thomas Dunne Books, 2004 a must have book + 5+ Stars - A Must For Your Baseball Library + I saw myself in this book + And the people who play it...             Play Baseball the Ripken Way: The Complete Illustrated Guide to the Fundamentals11 reviews Cal Jr Ripken, Bill Ripken, ... Random House, 2004 Bookworm's Crash-Course in Baseball + Ripken what other way to play? + Play Baseball the Ripken Way + Good tips and drills + Not bad             Summer of '49 (P.S.)52 reviews David Halberstam Harper Perennial Modern Classics, 2006 Summer of 49 + Simply put, A Great Author at his Best!!! + Baseball. Yankees vs. Red Sox. Halberstam. It's the Triple Crown. + Excellently Done + A pleasant distraction.             1,001 Reasons to Love Baseball1 review Danny Peary Harry N. Abrams, 2004 A Baseball Book Like No Other On P. 205 of 1001 Reasons To Love Baseball, Danny Peary and MaryTiegreen list 17 classic books which have become iconic reverences to baseball. They could have included one more - their own magical, wondrous, can't put it down adoration of the game. 1001 Reasons to Love Baseball is different ...             27 Men Out: Baseball's Perfect Games7 reviews Michael Coffey Atria, 2004 Well written and thoroughly enjoyable from cover to cover + entertaining look at perfect games in larger context Ordinarily I am not a big fan of sports books. But every now and again I will come across a book that piques my curiosity. Such was the case with Michael Coffey's "27 Men Out". This one grabbed my attention on page one and never let go. Coffey recalls, in remarkable detail, each of the 14 ...             The Last Best League: One Summer, One Season, One Dream25 reviews Jim Collins Da Capo Press, 2004 Baseball at its purest + This IS Baseball + Great Book + From College to the Big Leagues + Only complaint - Needed pictures!             Ted Williams: The Biography of an American Hero45 reviews Leigh Montville Doubleday, 2004 Perfection Requires Constant Practice + Great biography about great baseball player. + A Testament to an American Hero and the best batter in the history of Baseball!! + The Life of Baseball's Greatest Hitter + Nicely Done Look at a Complex Man             Haunted Baseball: Ghosts, Curses, Legends, and Eerie Events10 reviews Mickey Bradley, Dan Gordon The Lyons Press, 2007 Great Stories + Perfect stocking stuffer or gift for start of baseball season.... + Haunted Baseball + Wonderful Read for Baseball Fans + More than a ghost book             Feeding the Monster: How Money, Smarts, and Nerve Took a Team to the Top34 reviews Seth Mnookin Simon & Schuster, 2007 Whatever happened to the Idiots? + Hear From the Red Sox Managers + Experts Are Wrong Ever wonder what happened to that self-proclaimed gang of "idiots" that aimed to do what we all knew could not be done, but we believed in them anyway? Who were those guys? What happened to them? Why did they leave? What brought Johnny Damon to the Yankees? Why did Pedro sign with the Mets? What ...             Baseball and Philosophy: Thinking Outside the Batter's Box6 reviews Open Court, 2004 Legitimizing the Loyalty of a Brooklyn Dodger Fan + Lots of fun + Entertaining and Slightly Educational + For baseball enthusiasts and philosophy students             Why Is The Foul Pole Fair?: Answers to 101 of the Most Perplexing Baseball Questions9 reviews Vince Staten Simon & Schuster, 2004 WHY IS THE FOUL POLE FAIR ? + interesting turn-stiles + Nicely Done + An afternoon chat with a good friend             Clemente: The Passion and Grace of Baseball's Last Hero62 reviews David Maraniss Simon & Schuster, 2007 Off the field excellence, too + His passion and pride make him more human; his priorities make him a saint + Excellent Biography: 4.5 Stars As with David Maraniss' excellent bio of Vince Lombardi, the most appealing parts are that which cover off the field, hitting the life and times and getting into the character of the athlete. And in Lombardi and Clemente, we learn about two intense men. Maraniss gets into baseball to a satisfactory ...             Sandy Koufax: A Lefty's Legacy107 reviews Jane Leavy Harper Perennial, 2003 Baseball in a different world + A GOOD BOOK ABOUT THE GREAT LEFTY + Readable & Revealing + It's about the great stories + A Story that Surpasses the Title!             The Bronx is Burning: 1977, Baseball, Politics, and the Battle for the Soul of a City4 reviews Jonathan Mahler Picador, 2007 A slice of NYC life + In Search of a Hero + Baseball and Blackouts, Circa 1977 + A Great Read             The Big Bam: The Life and Times of Babe Ruth57 reviews Leigh Montville Broadway, 2007 Achilles in Pinstripes + Makes You Shake Your Head In Amazement + He was Babe Ruth, dammit! + The greatest Baseball Player Period! + The Man and the Legend             Take Me Out to the Ballpark: An Illustrated Tour to Baseball Parks Past and Present27 reviews Josh Leventhal Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers, 2003 Great Coffee Table Book + Stadium-shaped coffee-table book + Awesome Book for the avid baseball fan! + baseball parks             Hank Aaron and the Home Run That Changed America19 reviews Tom Stanton William Morrow, 2004 Baseball's Greatest Record and the Man who Broke It! + Baseball History Comes Alive + Three reasons why it's the best + Solid, Readable Narrative + A good book, but not great