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  • DieHardYankee26
    BING BONG
    • Feb 2008
    • 10178

    #1

    Baseball Books?

    I got about $100 in Amazon gift cards for Christmas and am looking to spend some of it on some baseball books for my Kindle. Anyone have any good ones? Only one I've ever had (and still have) is The Science of Hitting by Ted Williams so any that you know would be great. I think I'm definitely going to get The Yankee Years by Joe Torre and Tom Verducci as well as Moneyball. Any recommendations would be awesome.
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  • CabreraMVP
    MVP
    • Sep 2010
    • 1437

    #2
    Re: Baseball Books?

    I just finished "The 2%", it's about the Rays and how their new management turned the franchise around.
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    • SPTO
      binging
      • Feb 2003
      • 68046

      #3
      Re: Baseball Books?

      If you like oral histories and are a fan of the Mets this is a good book granted, it's an older book and about the '69 Mets but it's a fantastic read:

      A Magic Summer: The '69 Mets
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      • wang_chi7
        Rookie
        • Sep 2004
        • 217

        #4
        Re: Baseball Books?

        Moneyball is a must, its simply amazing. And not just for the baseball side of it. Michael Lewis is brilliant.

        Baseball Between the Numbers is excellent, really opened my eyes. Extra Innings was ok, just not as groundbreaking.

        Only the Ball was White is an excellent history of the negro leagues.

        Bill James Baseball Abstract is great and something you read bits at a time in no particular order.

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        • dingleberryfinn
          Banned
          • May 2010
          • 1736

          #5
          Re: Baseball Books?

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          • Money99
            Hall Of Fame
            • Sep 2002
            • 12694

            #6
            Re: Baseball Books?

            R.A. Dickey's book was really good. So was Josh Hamilton's.

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            • BDKiiing
              Best in the World
              • Jun 2008
              • 9334

              #7
              Tony La Russa's recent book.
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              • chilli311
                Fear the Friar
                • Feb 2008
                • 2475

                #8
                Re: Baseball Books?

                A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Cooperstown. It was written by a former Red Sox player though, so maybe not a good choice for a Yankees fan (he did spend one year in pinstripes though).
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                • TripleCrown9
                  Keep the Faith
                  • May 2010
                  • 23645

                  #9
                  Re: Baseball Books?

                  Originally posted by chilli311
                  A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Cooperstown. It was written by a former Red Sox player though, so maybe not a good choice for a Yankees fan (he did spend one year in pinstripes though).
                  But the only book he owns is by the greatest Red Sox player of all-time...
                  Boston Red Sox
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                  9 4 1 8 27 6 14 45 26 34

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                  • DieHardYankee26
                    BING BONG
                    • Feb 2008
                    • 10178

                    #10
                    Re: Baseball Books?

                    Thanks for the suggestions guys. I actually had another $100 on my amazon account from last Christmas I guess so I bought:

                    The 2%
                    Moneyball
                    Baseball Between The Numbers
                    And a few others suggested on Reddit:
                    Ball Four by Jim Bouton
                    Boys of Summer
                    The Bad Guys Won

                    Should have a long list of books to read. Really appreciate the help!
                    Originally posted by G Perico
                    If I ain't got it, then I gotta take it
                    I can't hide who I am, baby I'm a gangster
                    In the Rolls Royce, steppin' on a mink rug
                    The clique just a gang of bosses that linked up

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                    • yankeesgiants
                      I Drink Like A Champion!!
                      • Feb 2007
                      • 2477

                      #11
                      Re: Baseball Books?

                      The Terry Francona book is coming out soon.
                      I dont remember there names but they were allot of fun....

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                      • matthewk
                        Pro
                        • Feb 2003
                        • 916

                        #12
                        Re: Baseball Books?

                        Every year Hardball Times comes out with an annual. It recaps last year, but most of the book is dedicated to a variety of articles kinda like between the numbers.

                        I'd also recommend the Baseball Codes.

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                        • joshuar9476
                          MVP
                          • Feb 2006
                          • 1880

                          #13
                          Re: Baseball Books?

                          If you like the history of baseball, this was a great read for me.



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                          • royals19
                            MVP
                            • Jan 2012
                            • 2182

                            #14
                            Re: Baseball Books?

                            "The Machine" is really an excellant book that goes inside the Cincinnati Reds at their peak in 1975. It talks about the players, gives you a great look at some of their games and goes inside the mind of Managing great Sparky Anderson and how he shaped this team into one of the most dominate teams in baseball history.



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                            • raneman85
                              Pro
                              • Apr 2010
                              • 831

                              #15
                              Re: Baseball Books?

                              Currently reading "Steve Blass _ A Pirate for Life". Ball Four and Boys of Summer are classics.
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