Worth The Wait: Tales of the 2008 Phillies by Jayson Stark
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Book Reviews of Worth The Wait: Tales of the 2008 Phillies
Book Review: Good statistical and insightful look at the WFCs
Summary: 5 Stars
This book as good behind the scenes info and very good statistical information. Its a good read for anyone who feels freed from the burden of not winning a major championship in PhiladelphiaBook Review: Great book about an exciting season
Summary: 5 Stars
This is a book that any Phillies fan would enjoy. It is a unique take on the 2008 Phillies season by a great baseball writer. Highly recommended.Book Review: It was worth the wait!
Summary: 5 Stars
This is an awesome book. I bought it for my son for Father's Day and am very excited to give it to him. I even got it signed by the authorBook Review: Very good -- though not flawless -- summary of the Phils' championship run
Summary: 4 Stars
This is a pretty good summary of the Phillies' run to the 2008 World Series title, in very much the same spirit as similar books published by Triumph about other championship teams. Stark (of ESPN -- but I remember when he was just starting out in the local Philly media back when I was in high school)basically "retrofits" several of his columns from the season and knits them into a game-by-game narrative of the NLDS, NLCS, and World Series. There is a drawback to this approach, in that we don't get adequate background on how the team was built or sufficient detail on the progression of the 2008 regular season. Stark touches upon a few "key turning points" of the latter, such as the benching of Jimmy Rollins and Brett Myers' trip to the minors, but, absent a more substantial narrative of the season, you don't get to witness these events in full perspective. Stark is also enamored of arcane baseball trivia (which he tongue-in-cheekily headlines "Useless Information"), some of which is literally trivial and some of which is not (e.g., the Phillies' 24-6 finish in '08 is among the hottest finishes in baseball history, comparable to that of the 1914 "Miracle" Boston Braves). Unfortunately, he doesn't always distinguish clearly between the two. Still, this is an enjoyable read for Phillies fans; though not as detailed as THE TEAM THAT WOULDN'T DIE, Hal Bodley's book about the 1980 Phillies, it is better-written, and the seams aren't as visible. I'd have to rate it behind YOU CAN'T LOSE THEM ALL (Frank Fitzpatrick's book on the '80 team), however, due to the aforementioned lack of background detail.Book Review: Nice Recap of Amazing Season
Summary: 4 Stars
Stark is a great writer & this is a nice recap of the 2008 championship season. Fun to look back at it all.