Favorite Baseball Book - Page 8

Cod · 10-05-2023, 07:54 AM

Picked up Tinker to Evers to Chance: The Chicago Cubs and The Dawn of Modern America by David Rapp a few days ago. Probably won't have time to read it for a few weeks, but couldn't pass it up for $6.

Cod · 10-28-2023, 04:04 PM

Stopped by HPB earlier this week and bought Ty and The Babe by Bob Stanton.

CONN CHRIS · 10-30-2023, 02:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Cod

Stopped by HPB earlier this week and bought Ty and The Babe by Bob Stanton.

I recall enjoying that one a decade or so ago. Stanton also wrote "The Final Season: Fathers, Sons, and One Last Season in a Classic American Ballpark" which was fabulous.

Cod · 10-30-2023, 05:37 PM

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Originally Posted by CONN CHRIS

I recall enjoying that one a decade or so ago. Stanton also wrote "The Final Season: Fathers, Sons, and One Last Season in a Classic American Ballpark" which was fabulous.

I hadn't heard of that one. I'll add that to my list and pick it up at some point. Thanks.

Irrelevant Dude · 11-17-2023, 12:25 AM

To those of you who recommended The Final Season, would you say it is a book for the general baseball fan, or do you need to be a Tigers fan to fully appreciate it?

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Walt9 · 11-19-2023, 04:07 PM

The Roger Angell books: The Summer Game, Five Seasons, and Extra Innings. He has an "elegant" way of writing about baseball.
And I second the mention of The Glory of Their Times.

dsvitak · 12-05-2023, 01:43 PM

I read Jim Bouton's book "Ball Four" as a twelve year old. It immediately, and forever changed how I viewed life...and not in a 100% positive way.

Either way, it was the most influential baseball book. A close second are the original Bill James' Baseball Abstracts. My first one was about 40 pages, and stapled together.

CONN CHRIS · 12-05-2023, 01:49 PM

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To those of you who recommended The Final Season, would you say it is a book for the general baseball fan, or do you need to be a Tigers fan to fully appreciate it?

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Probably more appreciated by a Tigers fan but the premise is the relationship of a son to his father through the prism of baseball. It is very well done.

cake00 · 02-09-2024, 06:58 AM

I've got a soft spot for "The Boys of Summer" by Roger Kahn. The nostalgia and deep dive into the Brooklyn Dodgers' heyday just hit differently. As for handling diverse units in OOTP leagues, that length converter is a lifesaver, especially when the book I'm reading throws curveballs with measurements not familiar in my neck of the woods. Also "Moneyball" by Michael Lewis is pretty good too.

10-05-2023, 07:54 AM	#141
Cod All Star Reserve Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Fort Worth, TX Posts: 936	Picked up Tinker to Evers to Chance: The Chicago Cubs and The Dawn of Modern America by David Rapp a few days ago. Probably won't have time to read it for a few weeks, but couldn't pass it up for $6.

10-28-2023, 04:04 PM	#142
Cod All Star Reserve Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Fort Worth, TX Posts: 936	Stopped by HPB earlier this week and bought Ty and The Babe by Bob Stanton.

11-17-2023, 12:25 AM	#145
Irrelevant Dude Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Bourbonnais, IL Posts: 255	To those of you who recommended The Final Season, would you say it is a book for the general baseball fan, or do you need to be a Tigers fan to fully appreciate it? Sent from my Pixel 8 using Tapatalk

11-19-2023, 04:07 PM	#146
Walt9 Bat Boy Join Date: Jul 2023 Posts: 7	The Roger Angell books: The Summer Game, Five Seasons, and Extra Innings. He has an "elegant" way of writing about baseball. And I second the mention of The Glory of Their Times.

12-05-2023, 01:43 PM	#147
dsvitak Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 4,887	I read Jim Bouton's book "Ball Four" as a twelve year old. It immediately, and forever changed how I viewed life...and not in a 100% positive way. Either way, it was the most influential baseball book. A close second are the original Bill James' Baseball Abstracts. My first one was about 40 pages, and stapled together.

02-09-2024, 06:58 AM	#149
cake00 Bat Boy Join Date: Jan 2024 Location: london Posts: 5	I've got a soft spot for "The Boys of Summer" by Roger Kahn. The nostalgia and deep dive into the Brooklyn Dodgers' heyday just hit differently. As for handling diverse units in OOTP leagues, that length converter is a lifesaver, especially when the book I'm reading throws curveballs with measurements not familiar in my neck of the woods. Also "Moneyball" by Michael Lewis is pretty good too.