Anybody have any recommendations for good baseball books? I've read all the classics and need something else to read. I like the 70s if anybody remembers any good books published during then.
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Finished a few recently which I really enjoyed:
Up, Up, and Away: The Kid, the Hawk, Rock, Vladi, Pedro, le Grand Orange, Youppi!, the Crazy Business of Baseball, and the Ill-fated but Unforgettable Montreal Expos
- Jonah Keri
If you're interested in the beginning and end of the Expos, this book is for you.
Some great anecdote's about the players, coaches and owners of the team as well.
The Universal Baseball Association
- Robert Coover
Very odd book. It's about J. Henry Waugh, a lonely, single accountant in his 50's who designs his own strat-o-matic baseball game and records every game and happenstance of each season.
He provides names and even off-field personalites and experiences for his players.
A rookie pitcher, the son of a former UBA legend, pitches a perfect game. Then he dies in his next start due to a fluky roll of the dice.
Henry's life spirals into depression after this unlucky turn of events.
The book wasn't bad. The author basically uses a fake baseball universe to discuss if there is a higher power and whether or not we should even care. That part kind of bored me, but the fake baseball universe and Henry's inability to determine which reality was real was very entertaining. He even starts referring to friends and co-workers as the fictional players he's created.
Blood Sport: A-Rod and the Quest to End Baseball's Steroid Era
- Tim Elfrink
If you're interested in the whole Biogensis saga, this book is for you. It details the MLB's sometimes unlawful pursuit of PED cheaters and their absolute obsession with nailing A-Rod.
A-Rod does not come out looking good in this book. The author even suggests A-Rod paid to have Supporters standing outside the MLB office during his suspension hearing.
One sign read "Richard Levine" is the devil.
When a reporter asked the woman, who was holding the sign, who Richard Levine was, she said "I don't know".
It was clearly an A-Rod plant as he was convinced Levine was behind MLB's desire to have him suspended.
The Game: Inside the Secret World of Major League Baseball's Power Brokers
- Jon Pessah
LOVED this book. It breaks down Selig's tenure as owner and commissioner.
Everything from relocation to steroids.
Selig doens't come across that well in this book. And I have to be honest - prior to reading this book I thought Donald Fehr was the devil. But this book changed my mind.
I still think he didn't push for PED testing sooner (and he actually agrees with this), but other than that, he comes across pretty well.
I may start reading The Natural next. I found it fascinating that the Roy Hobbs character in the movie is a lot different than the novel's version.
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