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Why Is The Foul Pole Fair?: Answers to 101 of the Most Perplexing Baseball Questions 9 reviews Vince Staten
Simon & Schuster, 2004
WHY IS THE FOUL POLE FAIR ?
+ interesting turn-stiles + Nicely Done + An afternoon chat with a good friend
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The New Bill James Historical Baseball Abstract 88 reviews Bill James
Free Press, 2003
the man and the work that put sabermetrics on the map
+ Insightful and Entertaining, but Win Shares needs an overhaul + The essential baseball book + An awesome book to have on your shelf
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Big Red Dynasty: How Bob Howsam & Sparky Anderson Built the Big Red Machine 6 reviews Greg Rhodes
Road West Pub Co, 1997
This is a rich history of the best time in baseball
+ A great catch up for those not around when the Reds were the mightiest team in baseball. + Terrific story about a terrific team! + Excellent Overview
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The Final Season: Fathers, Sons, and One Last Season in a Classic American Ballpark (Honoring a Detroit ... 24 reviews Tom Stanton
St. Martin's Griffin, 2002
Not Just A Tigers Tale
+ Heartfelt Narrative + Great book about holding onto a piece of baseball history + A Real Treat + For any "diehard" Tiger fan to read
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Fantasyland: A Sportswriter's Obsessive Bid to Win the World's Most Ruthless Fantasy Baseball 43 reviews Sam Walker
Penguin (Non-Classics), 2007
Any fan of baseball or fantasy sports MUST read this!
+ Lunatic fringe, indeed (now NFL fantasy leagues, that's another story . . . ) + A fun, well-written look into the geeky but hypnotic world of fantasy baseball + Fantasyland: A humoruos story of the Rules and beginnings of Fantasy Baseball
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Veeck--As In Wreck: The Autobiography of Bill Veeck 18 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 + Simply the best book EVER written on the inside of baseball
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Ball Four 92 reviews Jim Bouton
Wiley, 1990
the first to expose how players used the groupies
+ Funny, Profane and Honest. Play Ball + important book + Ball Four was a HIt + Knee Surgery Gift
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You Gotta Have Wa 25 reviews Robert Whiting
Vintage, 1990
Japanese Baseball Demystified
+ Baseball and culture + Homu Ran!
With the influx of Japanese stars into the US Major Leagues, many sports fans are becoming intrigued by the league across the Pacific and the ballplayers who play in it. Reading this book, along with Mr. Whiting's two others, Chrysanthemum at the Bat and The Meaning of Ichiro, will give you the ...
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A False Spring 18 reviews Pat Jordan
Bison Books, 2005
A True Classic
+ A great book with no closure + HE PLAYED THE GAME + ONE OF THE GREATEST SPORTS BOOK OF ALL TIME + Pat Jordan's Lost Seasons
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Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game 381 reviews Michael Lewis
W. W. Norton & Company, 2004
A Brilliant Achievement
+ Leadership Classic + Excellent + This is what happens when you question assumptions + Baseball Market
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Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game 381 reviews Michael Lewis
W. W. Norton & Company, 2004
A Brilliant Achievement
+ Leadership Classic + Excellent + This is what happens when you question assumptions + Baseball Market
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A False Spring 18 reviews Pat Jordan
Bison Books, 2005
A True Classic
+ A great book with no closure + HE PLAYED THE GAME + ONE OF THE GREATEST SPORTS BOOK OF ALL TIME + Pat Jordan's Lost Seasons
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Veeck--As In Wreck: The Autobiography of Bill Veeck 18 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 + Simply the best book EVER written on the inside of baseball
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The New Bill James Historical Baseball Abstract 88 reviews Bill James
Free Press, 2003
the man and the work that put sabermetrics on the map
+ Insightful and Entertaining, but Win Shares needs an overhaul + The essential baseball book + An awesome book to have on your shelf
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You Gotta Have Wa 25 reviews Robert Whiting
Vintage, 1990
Japanese Baseball Demystified
+ Baseball and culture + Homu Ran!
With the influx of Japanese stars into the US Major Leagues, many sports fans are becoming intrigued by the league across the Pacific and the ballplayers who play in it. Reading this book, along with Mr. Whiting's two others, Chrysanthemum at the Bat and The Meaning of Ichiro, will give you the ...
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The Final Season: Fathers, Sons, and One Last Season in a Classic American Ballpark (Honoring a Detroit ... 24 reviews Tom Stanton
St. Martin's Griffin, 2002
Not Just A Tigers Tale
+ Heartfelt Narrative + Great book about holding onto a piece of baseball history + A Real Treat + For any "diehard" Tiger fan to read
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Why Is The Foul Pole Fair?: Answers to 101 of the Most Perplexing Baseball Questions 9 reviews Vince Staten
Simon & Schuster, 2004
WHY IS THE FOUL POLE FAIR ?
+ interesting turn-stiles + Nicely Done + An afternoon chat with a good friend
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Fantasyland: A Sportswriter's Obsessive Bid to Win the World's Most Ruthless Fantasy Baseball 43 reviews Sam Walker
Penguin (Non-Classics), 2007
Any fan of baseball or fantasy sports MUST read this!
+ Lunatic fringe, indeed (now NFL fantasy leagues, that's another story . . . ) + A fun, well-written look into the geeky but hypnotic world of fantasy baseball + Fantasyland: A humoruos story of the Rules and beginnings of Fantasy Baseball
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Ball Four 92 reviews Jim Bouton
Wiley, 1990
the first to expose how players used the groupies
+ Funny, Profane and Honest. Play Ball + important book + Ball Four was a HIt + Knee Surgery Gift
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Big Red Dynasty: How Bob Howsam & Sparky Anderson Built the Big Red Machine 6 reviews Greg Rhodes
Road West Pub Co, 1997
This is a rich history of the best time in baseball
+ A great catch up for those not around when the Reds were the mightiest team in baseball. + Terrific story about a terrific team! + Excellent Overview
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