baseball book ideas

I just finished Crazy '08: How a Cast of Cranks, Rogues, Boneheads, and Magnates Created the Greatest Year in Baseball History by Cait Murphy and I thoroughly enjoyed it. It is a well written account of the 1908 season and how the Merkle game influenced the season's climax. I thought the author brought a lot of depth to the characters by researching and presenting facts before and after 1908 and also hepled put that season in perspective to today's game.




I am currently reading The Big Bam: The Life and Times of Babe Ruth. Another good read. All is not as it seemed.




I felt really good after reading The Soul of Baseball: A Road Trip Through Buck O'Neil's America. Buck O'Neil, what a guy!

I don't know any of the newer one that have come out but my favorites are The Last Best League, Ball Four, and Juiced.

feeding the monster.....about the red sox,but interesting reading.

liscence to deal.........a book about a baseball agent.

"The Inside Pitch" explains what life is like in the minor leagues.

I liked some of the ones mentioned above too ("The Last Best League" is a really good one). I also tend to enjoy biographies of some of the great players. Two of my favorites that have been out for 3-5 years:

"Sandy Koufax, A Lefty's Legacy" by Jane Leavy was very good.

I'm halfway through "Joe DiMaggio, The Hero's Life" by Richard Cramer. Its not terribly flattering of Joe D. off the field however it has greatly enhanced my appreciation for his on-field talents.

Just finished the book about Buck O'Neil, The Soul of Baseball.

The Teammates, is also good, It's about the Red Sox and Ted Williams, Dom DiMaggio, Johnny Pesky, and Boby Doerr's long lasting friendship.

Both are fantastic reads.

Ball Four and Fear Strikes Out.

I am preferential to "Good enough to Dream" by Roger Kahn and "Ball Four" by Bouton, the last best league was a good one so was "Slider" by patrick robinson.

I really enjoyed Senior Year: a Father, a Son and High School Baseball by Dan Shaughnessy.
Its a chronicle of the ups and downs of senior year - with lots of baseball and the emotional ride of recruiting and deciding on a college

Kahn, Roger. The Head Game: Baseball Seen From The Pitcher’s Mound. New York: Harcourt, 2000

Roger Kahn is always a good read. This is a must read, lots of history and perspectives.

Two great “bathroom books”;

Liebman, Glen. Baseball Shorts: 1,000 Of The Game’s Funniest One-Liners. Chicago: Contemporary Books, 1994

Voorhees, Randy, and Mark Gola. As Koufax Said…: The 400 Best Things Ever Said About How To Play Baseball. Chicago: Contemporary Books, 2003

I read Jane Leavy’s book about Koufax and will “second” justbaseball; very good book about one of the greatest pitchers of all time.

Just started reading "Harvard Boys" written by Rick and John Wolff. It's the story of John's first minor league season while his dad interjects about his experiences 30 years earlier.

Rick is a former teammate so it's really kind of fun to read especially knowing both father and son and their passion for the game.