Even if I disagree with some of the choices, it's still a thoughtful look that lives up to its title. The Lineup: Ten Books That Changed Baseball, by Paul Aron The Grandest Stage: A History of the World Series, by Tyler Kepner Unconvincing and doesn't really explain how the game is "broken" or why only one league is "on the brink"
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How to Beat a Broken Game: The Rise of the Dodgers in a League on the Brink, by Pedro Moura Most recent books read (updated 10/28/22): Doesn’t have to be long (or even complimentary, if you didn’t like it), but anything would be appreciated. If you have read 501, thanks, hope you enjoyed it, and please consider writing a review for the Amazon page it’s never too late. Not on either the Amazon or Times‘ lists? 501 Baseball Books Fans Must Read before They Die. NY Times monthly sports Best-Sellers list: Won for the Ages ranks #8 and the Cubs book put out by MLB is #15. 2017 Baseball Forecaster: & Encyclopedia of Fanalytics.MORE lists: Amazon has started a couple of new ones, including “Hot New Releases” and “Most Wished For.” A look at the top three in each: Don’t know why.Īs for the rest, Cubs books continue to dominate. For some reason, that strikes me as appropriate for the current political climate. House of Nails makes its return to the list. * Making its debut on the Bookshelf Best-Seller List
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The Only Rule Is It Has to Work: Our Wild Experiment Building a New Kind of Baseball Team, by Ben Lindbergh and Sam Miller.Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game, by Michael Lewis.Fly the W: The Chicago Cubs’ Historic 2016 Championship Season (Cubs World), by Daily Herald.
House of Nails: A Memoir of Life on the Edge, by Lenny Dykstra.The Greatest Baseball Stories Ever Told: Thirty Unforgettable Tales from the Diamond, by Jeff Silverman.Won for the Ages: How the Chicago Cubs Became the 2016 World Series Champions, by the Chicago Tribune via Triumph.Sports Illustrated Chicago Cubs 2016 World Series Champions Commemorative Issue.
For example, for some reason a recent listing included Tarnished Heels: How Unethical Actions and Deliberate Deceit at the University of North Carolina Ended the “The Carolina Way,” which, far as I can tell, is not at all about baseball, at least not in the main. I’m using my discretion to eliminate such titles from my list. But it’ll be close enough for government work.Ĭaveat 3: Sometimes they’ll try to pull one over on you and include a book within a category that doesn’t belong. So on with the show…Ĭaveat 1: Print editions only (at least for now) because I’m old school.Ĭaveat 2: Since the rankings are updated every hour, these lists might not longer be 100 percent accurate by the time you read them. But I’m leaving it in because, to paraphrase Joe DiMaggio when asked why he played so hard all the time, there may be people who’ve never read the best-seller entries before. NOTE: I have been posting these things long enough now that a few have commented that the introductory section isn’t necessary anymore.
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