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
  
  











  



  
The New Bill James Historical Baseball Abstract88 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
  
  











  



  
Big Red Dynasty: How Bob Howsam & Sparky Anderson Built the Big Red Machine6 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
  
  











  



  
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
  
  











  



  
Fantasyland: A Sportswriter's Obsessive Bid to Win the World's Most Ruthless Fantasy Baseball43 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
  
  











  



  
Veeck--As In Wreck: The Autobiography of Bill Veeck18 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
  
  











  



  
Ball Four92 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
  
  











  



  
You Gotta Have Wa25 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 ...
  
  











  



  
A False Spring18 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
  
  











  



  
Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game381 reviews
Michael Lewis

W. W. Norton & Company, 2004

A Brilliant Achievement

+ Leadership Classic
+ Excellent
+ This is what happens when you question assumptions
+ Baseball Market
  
  











  



  
Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game381 reviews
Michael Lewis

W. W. Norton & Company, 2004

A Brilliant Achievement

+ Leadership Classic
+ Excellent
+ This is what happens when you question assumptions
+ Baseball Market
  
  











  



  
A False Spring18 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
  
  











  



  
Veeck--As In Wreck: The Autobiography of Bill Veeck18 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
  
  











  



  
The New Bill James Historical Baseball Abstract88 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
  
  











  



  
You Gotta Have Wa25 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 ...
  
  











  



  
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
  
  











  



  
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
  
  











  



  
Fantasyland: A Sportswriter's Obsessive Bid to Win the World's Most Ruthless Fantasy Baseball43 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
  
  











  



  
Ball Four92 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
  
  











  



  
Big Red Dynasty: How Bob Howsam & Sparky Anderson Built the Big Red Machine6 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