Looking for good Baseball Books

[RammyFanny]

With Christmas coming i'm looking to get some books. Obviously, Moneyball is the most popular book that I haven't read (though i'm sure I have a good knowing and idea of what's in it), so i'm getting that. Any other strategic/statistical books that you would recommend?

[Butterscup1679666578]

Not a statistical book, but Cubs Nation is a fun read if you haven't read it before.

[Bruce Miles]

Oh, I don't know. "Harry Caray: Voice of the Fans," by Pat Hughes with Bruce Miles ain't too bad. :wink:

[RammyFanny]

Oh, I don't know. "Harry Caray: Voice of the Fans," by Pat Hughes with Bruce Miles ain't too bad. :wink:

 

Haha. Is that the book they were always talking about during the broadcasts last year, or did you guys write it a couple of years ago?

[Drew Doughty]

Juicing the Game, by Howard Bryant, is one of the best books I've ever read about baseball.

[Post Count Padder]

I heard "Crazy '08" is pretty good and I actually asked for that for Christmas.

[bhogg]

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Banks to Sandberg to Grace.

 

Yes, Muskat Love wrote it, but it's a fun book. It's simply Cub stories as told by the players. I recall Dunston have a particularly good story.

[sneakypower]

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Banks to Sandberg to Grace.

 

Yes, Muskat Love wrote it, but it's a fun book. It's simply Cub stories as told by the players. I recall Dunston have a particularly good story.

 

I've liked Baseball Between the Numbers so far, but some of the chapters are a bit of a stretch.

[Omar]

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Really funny. Written by George Ellis of The Heckler.

 

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If you like Z.

[NCCubFan]

Oh, I don't know. "Harry Caray: Voice of the Fans," by Pat Hughes with Bruce Miles ain't too bad. :wink:

 

Haha. Is that the book they were always talking about during the broadcasts last year, or did you guys write it a couple of years ago?

That's the book they were talking about. It comes with an audio CD that includes many of Harry's calls.

[rocket]

Oh, I don't know. "Harry Caray: Voice of the Fans," by Pat Hughes with Bruce Miles ain't too bad. :wink:

 

i'm getting it for my dad for christmas! maybe you could email me a picture of your signature and i'll pretend it's signed by the author.

[Bruce Miles]

Oh, I don't know. "Harry Caray: Voice of the Fans," by Pat Hughes with Bruce Miles ain't too bad. :wink:

 

Haha. Is that the book they were always talking about during the broadcasts last year, or did you guys write it a couple of years ago?

That's the book they were talking about. It comes with an audio CD that includes many of Harry's calls.

 

The CDs came out a couple years ago. We wrote the book this year, and it was released this fall.

[Mizzou]

It's not a strategic/statistical book that you asked about, but "Where's Harry?" is a great read if you grew up with Harry on WGN.

[OleMissCub]

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[GoCubsGo1679625768]

If someone gave me a Bob Costas book for Christmas, they would forever be on my "craplist".

[OleMissCub]

If someone gave me a Bob Costas book for Christmas, they would forever be on my "craplist".

 

Costas should be commissioner of baseball

[RammyFanny]

Thanks guys. So far i'm going to get Moneyball, Baseball Between the Numbers, and a book not mentioned called Mind Game--which I hear is in essence is similiar to Moneyball, only using the Red Sox as an example of a team using moneyball with alot of money.

[FergieJ31]

If stat-oriented books are in your radar, I'd recommend:

 

http://www.amazon.com/Curve-Ball-Baseball-Statistics-Chance/dp/038700193X/ref=pd_bbs_sr_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1197229757&sr=8-2

 

http://www.amazon.com/Book-Playing-Percentages-Baseball/dp/1597971294/ref=pd_sim_b_title_3

 

http://www.amazon.com/Book-Landmark-Inquiry-Strategies-Actually/dp/0312332645/ref=pd_bbs_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1197229803&sr=8-1

[nilodnayr]

Thanks guys. So far i'm going to get Moneyball, Baseball Between the Numbers, and a book not mentioned called Mind Game--which I hear is in essence is similiar to Moneyball, only using the Red Sox as an example of a team using moneyball with alot of money.

 

You need to get "The book" above all else.

 

http://www.insidethebook.com

[NCCubFan]

Oh, I don't know. "Harry Caray: Voice of the Fans," by Pat Hughes with Bruce Miles ain't too bad. :wink:

 

Haha. Is that the book they were always talking about during the broadcasts last year, or did you guys write it a couple of years ago?

That's the book they were talking about. It comes with an audio CD that includes many of Harry's calls.

 

The CDs came out a couple years ago. We wrote the book this year, and it was released this fall.

I'm not talking about the "Baseball Voices" CD series (that's the one that came out a couple years ago). There is a different CD that's packaged with the book (not sold separately); each track on the CD relates to a chapter in the book.

[cubsfan5150]

Ball Four is the best baseball book that I've read... I know it's not statistical, but it's just a great read. It's one of just a few sports books (maybe the only one) to be rated one of the best 100 books of all time.

[Guest]

Juicing the Game, by Howard Bryant, is one of the best books I've ever read about baseball.

 

I second this one. Excellent book.

[SouthSideRyan]

If someone gave me a Bob Costas book for Christmas, they would forever be on my "craplist".

 

Costas should be commissioner of baseball

 

Just ask him.

[ZMovieman]

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Banks to Sandberg to Grace.

 

Yes, Muskat Love wrote it, but it's a fun book. It's simply Cub stories as told by the players. I recall Dunston have a particularly good story.

 

I seem to remember a funny one about Grace visiting the mound and overhearing a conversation between Zimmer and Sutcliffe. It was really quite good.

[Abe Frohman]

Tim Kurkjian's book is a good read. I started Pete Rose's book too, very interesting. I am going to get BMiles book, has anyone read that yet?