Essays & Writings Books


Ball FourBall Four
Best Price: $5.75
This was a provocative book when it was first published. Jim Bouton, who had been a star pitcher...
Sports Illustrated: The Baseball BookSports Illustrated: The Baseball Book
Best Price: $15.00
Bought this book for my adult son's birthday - a baseball fanatic - needless to say, he...
Heads-Up Baseball : Playing the Game One Pitch at a TimeHeads-Up Baseball : Playing the Game One Pitch at a Time
Best Price: $7.93
Great read for any serious baseball player, coach or parent. One of the BESt books I have read...
Now I Can Die in Peace: How ESPN's Sports Guy Found Salvation, with a Little Help from Nomar, Pedro, Shawshank and the 2004Now I Can Die in Peace: How ESPN's Sports Guy Found Salvation, with a Little Help from Nomar, Pedro, Shawshank and the 2004
Best Price: $5.93
Disclaimer: I am a religous reader of Simmons on ESPN page 2 and absolutely LOVE his work. ...
Sports Illustrated: The Basketball Book (Sports Illustrated)Sports Illustrated: The Basketball Book (Sports Illustrated)
Best Price: $18.70
The book contains a lot of history of the game of basketball. It is worth reading and makes a...


Senior Year: A Father, A Son, and High School BaseballSenior Year: A Father, A Son, and High School Baseball
Best Price: $8.06
The customer reviews for this book are highly polarized -- mainly 1 star or 5 stars. I came...
Chicago Bears: The Complete Illustrated HistoryChicago Bears: The Complete Illustrated History
Best Price: $19.80
One of only two remaining charter members of the National Football League, the Chicago Bears are...
The Yogi Book : I Really Didn't Say Everything I SaidThe Yogi Book : I Really Didn't Say Everything I Said
Best Price: $8.94
I HAVE HEARD YOGI'S "WORDS OF WISDOM" HERE AND THERE FOR WHAT SEEMS LIKE FOREVER. ...
Sharp Sports BettingSharp Sports Betting
Best Price: $12.83
A very down to earth, start at the beginning of sports betting book.A good guideline for both...
The New Bill James Historical Baseball AbstractThe New Bill James Historical Baseball Abstract
Best Price: $15.91
I have probably read this book 100 times. I still have the original hard cover and it is looking...


Men at Work: The Craft of BaseballMen at Work: The Craft of Baseball
Best Price: $2.50
George Will turns his focus to baseball's technicalities through the eyes of pros like Tony...
A Home on the Field: How One Championship Soccer Team Inspires Hope for the Revival of Small Town AmericaA Home on the Field: How One Championship Soccer Team Inspires Hope for the Revival of Small Town America
Best Price: $6.70
Remarkable and well-written story of Latino high school students who win the North Carolina...
Catch Every Ball: How to Handle Life's PitchesCatch Every Ball: How to Handle Life's Pitches
Best Price: $13.35
Johnny Bench never had it easy. When he was 6 years old, he picked cotton for two cents a...
You Can Observe A Lot By Watching: What I've Learned About Teamwork From the Yankees and LifeYou Can Observe A Lot By Watching: What I've Learned About Teamwork From the Yankees and Life
Best Price: $12.40
We need to have every young ballplayer read, and hopefully understand the message that Yogi is...
Miko Kings: An Indian Baseball StoryMiko Kings: An Indian Baseball Story
Best Price: $6.68
The 1907 season of the Miko Kings, a baseball team of Native Americans, is considered from...

Vindicated: Big Names, Big Liars, and the Battle to Save BaseballVindicated: Big Names, Big Liars, and the Battle to Save Baseball
Best Price: $12.78
I agree with Watty's review. Way too much rehashing of the best from JUICED. Tedious court...
Is This a Great Game, or What?: From A-Rod's Heart to Zim's Head---My 25 Years in BaseballIs This a Great Game, or What?: From A-Rod's Heart to Zim's Head---My 25 Years in Baseball
Best Price: $7.95
This book was extremely enjoyable and I highly recommend it to any baseball fan. Kurkjian writes...
Faithful to Fenway: Believing in Boston, Baseball, and Americas Most Beloved BallparkFaithful to Fenway: Believing in Boston, Baseball, and Americas Most Beloved Ballpark
Best Price: $11.64
This is a great book. As Mets and Yanks tear down their stadiums, Fenway remains. Does this...
101 Reasons to Love the Red Sox101 Reasons to Love the Red Sox
Best Price: $8.89
It's a nice, glossy book, and it's so darn funny. It also contains some great tidbits about the...
Five Seasons: A Baseball CompanionFive Seasons: A Baseball Companion
Best Price: $4.78
First, you must understand that Roger Angell has an ear for the language that's unlikely to be...

Mind Game: How the Boston Red Sox Got Smart, Won a World Series, and Created a New Blueprint for WinningMind Game: How the Boston Red Sox Got Smart, Won a World Series, and Created a New Blueprint for Winning
Best Price: $5.00
The best thing about reading anything by the team that writes for the Baseball Prospectus is the...
When You Come to a Fork in the Road, Take It!: Inspiration and Wisdom from One of Baseball's Greatest HeroesWhen You Come to a Fork in the Road, Take It!: Inspiration and Wisdom from One of Baseball's Greatest Heroes
Best Price: $1.99
When Yogi was 14 and was asked by his teachers, in a parent-teacher meeting called to decide his...
O Holy Cow!: The Selected Verse of Phil RizzutoO Holy Cow!: The Selected Verse of Phil Rizzuto
Best Price: $5.99
This literary gem is destined to be handed down from parent to child for generations to come. ...
My Bat Boy Days: Lessons I Learned from the Boys of SummerMy Bat Boy Days: Lessons I Learned from the Boys of Summer
Best Price: $3.83
This is a delight. I didn't know from 1956 to 1961, that Dodger great Steve Garvey was a bat...
What Time Is It? You Mean Now? : Advice for Life from the Zennest Master of Them AllWhat Time Is It? You Mean Now? : Advice for Life from the Zennest Master of Them All
Best Price: $1.92
I began this book with some trepidation as Yogi has always been looked upon as somewhat of a...

Tales from the Phillies DugoutTales from the Phillies Dugout
Can anyone list for me the Table of Contents of this book? Thank you!!!
The Final Season: Fathers, Sons, and One Last Season in a Classic American Ballpark (Honoring a Detroit Legend)The Final Season: Fathers, Sons, and One Last Season in a Classic American Ballpark (Honoring a Detroit Legend)
Best Price: $5.50
As a huge baseball fan, I have read many, many baseball books. Even though all of them were...
NPR Driveway Moments: Baseball: Radio Stories That Won't Let You GoNPR Driveway Moments: Baseball: Radio Stories That Won't Let You Go
Best Price: $13.46
Stories from the National Public Radio archives honor America's national pastime. Stories so...
Whatever Happened to the Hall of FameWhatever Happened to the Hall of Fame
Best Price: $2.93
The Baseball Hall of Fame is full of paradoxes and Bill James turns into a literary paradoxical...
Whatever Happened to the Hall of FameWhatever Happened to the Hall of Fame
Best Price: $2.93
The Baseball Hall of Fame is full of paradoxes and Bill James turns into a literary paradoxical...

A Great and Glorious Game: Baseball Writings of A. Bartlett GiamattiA Great and Glorious Game: Baseball Writings of A. Bartlett Giamatti
Best Price: $8.86
Bartlett Giamatti's essays provide you with a delightful dimension of the national pastime which...
Ambassadors in Pinstripes: The Spalding World Baseball Tour and the Birth of the American EmpireAmbassadors in Pinstripes: The Spalding World Baseball Tour and the Birth of the American Empire
Best Price: $19.14
In this lively chronicle of the 1888-1889 Spalding world baseball tour, Thomas Zeiler examines...
The Greatest Baseball Stories Ever Told: Thirty Unforgettable Tales from the DiamondThe Greatest Baseball Stories Ever Told: Thirty Unforgettable Tales from the Diamond
Best Price: $4.94
This is a great book if your looking for some short stories (both true and fiction) about the...
Just Play BallJust Play Ball
Best Price: $5.98
I have saved this book to read just before the start of the new baseball season, not that I need...
Coach: Lessons on the Game of LifeCoach: Lessons on the Game of Life
Best Price: $0.25
For everyone who has ever had a coach, a good one, in athletics, in a career field, or in any...

And God Said, "Play Ball!"And God Said, "Play Ball!"
Best Price: $7.53
This was such a fun read. i used it for a devotional and the group I presented it to loved it. ...
The New Dickson Baseball DictionaryThe New Dickson Baseball Dictionary
Best Price: $14.28
Rec'd book on time; cheaper than area bookstores. This is not the first time I purchased items...
Faithful: Two Diehard Boston Red Sox Fans Chronicle the Historic 2004 SeasonFaithful: Two Diehard Boston Red Sox Fans Chronicle the Historic 2004 Season
Best Price: $3.00
Written by fans, written for fans. That is FAITHFUL in its very essence. And you don't even...
The Mental Game of Baseball: A Guide to Peak PerformanceThe Mental Game of Baseball: A Guide to Peak Performance
Best Price: $27.00
This is one of the best baseball books I have purchased-- and I have a library of them. No...
Baseball and Philosophy: Thinking Outside the Batter's BoxBaseball and Philosophy: Thinking Outside the Batter's Box
Best Price: $8.54
Any book that can accurately portray the struggle of rounding bases as the modern day...

Whatever Happened to the Hall of FameWhatever Happened to the Hall of Fame
Best Price: $2.87
The Baseball Hall of Fame is full of paradoxes and Bill James turns into a literary paradoxical...
Mind Game: How the Boston Red Sox Got Smart, Won a World Series, and Created a New Blueprint for WinningMind Game: How the Boston Red Sox Got Smart, Won a World Series, and Created a New Blueprint for Winning
Best Price: $5.00
The best thing about reading anything by the team that writes for the Baseball Prospectus is the...
For Mets Fans OnlyFor Mets Fans Only
Best Price: $6.90
This book follows an interesting format. It's a collection, almost random, of stories from Mets...
Juicing the Game: Drugs, Power, and the Fight for the Soul of Major League BaseballJuicing the Game: Drugs, Power, and the Fight for the Soul of Major League Baseball
Best Price: $0.01
After a brief email correspondence with Bryant, it's easy to see why this was such a boring,...
Going the Other Way: Lessons from a Life In and Out of Major League BaseballGoing the Other Way: Lessons from a Life In and Out of Major League Baseball
Best Price: $2.00
Great story by a guy that wasted a lot of years not being himself to balance his high profile...

Coach: Lessons on the Game of LifeCoach: Lessons on the Game of Life
Best Price: $0.01
For everyone who has ever had a coach, a good one, in athletics, in a career field, or in any...
My Bat Boy Days: Lessons I Learned from the Boys of SummerMy Bat Boy Days: Lessons I Learned from the Boys of Summer
Best Price: $3.83
Being a Dodger fan, I was really looking forward to reading this book. The book is interesting...
Foul Ball: My Life and Hard Times Trying to Save an Old Ballpark, Plus Part TwoFoul Ball: My Life and Hard Times Trying to Save an Old Ballpark, Plus Part Two
Best Price: $2.46
Bouton does not quite duplicate his early successes, but he is a lively, witty, and informative...
Beyond Belief: Finding the Strength to Come BackBeyond Belief: Finding the Strength to Come Back
Best Price: $16.31
A False SpringA False Spring
Best Price: $10.61
Pat Jordan wrote this book about his three years playing minor league baseball trying to live up...

A Home on the Field: How One Championship Team Inspires Hope for the Revival of Small Town AmericaA Home on the Field: How One Championship Team Inspires Hope for the Revival of Small Town America
Best Price: $1.79
A coach has a dream of creating a soccer team for a group of High School Latino boys in the...
O Holy Cow!: The Selected Verse of Phil RizzutoO Holy Cow!: The Selected Verse of Phil Rizzuto
Best Price: $5.99
This literary gem is destined to be handed down from parent to child for generations to come. ...
The Phillies Reader: A Rich Collection Of Baseball Literature That Chronicles The Dramatic History Of The Philadelphia PhilliesThe Phillies Reader: A Rich Collection Of Baseball Literature That Chronicles The Dramatic History Of The Philadelphia Phillies
Best Price: $11.62
I started to get interested in the Phillies this year. They are doing great in the standings and...
The Dodgers Move WestThe Dodgers Move West
Best Price: $3.92
This is an unfortunate example of the kind of revisionist tripe the O'Malley family has...
Steal Away: Devotions for Baseball FansSteal Away: Devotions for Baseball Fans
Best Price: $7.43
I ordered five of these books. Upon reviewing all the books I found page 5 was missing. I...

What Do You Think of Ted Williams Now? : A RemembranceWhat Do You Think of Ted Williams Now? : A Remembrance
Best Price: $3.60
This easy- to- read- page- turner provides new insight into a truly great man. I had admired...
    
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