22 New Baseball Books Reviewed

As we assess how much we care that Albert Pujols is now an Angel and José Reyes is a Marlin managed by Ozzie Guillen, as we remind ourselves that we love baseball for the game itself, maybe a new glance backward is in order! This year’s roster of spring books on our national pastime is tilted more than usually toward the academic and the deeply historical, but there are also testaments to the game’s notable personalities and the predictable stories of fathers and sons bonding over baseball. Some things never change, no matter what uniform a player is wearing.

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thanks.

the baseball pioneers one looks interesting. i like where the royalties go too.

by craigws on Feb 1, 2012 3:22 PM CST reply actions

I'm thinking A People's History Of Baseball

Seems apt as the gatekeepers become less relevant.

"People of privilege will always risk their complete destruction rather than surrender any material part of their advantage."

John Kenneth Galbraith

by Chiburb on Feb 1, 2012 5:50 PM CST via mobile up reply actions

I read Peter Morris' book on the history of catchers

He’s thorough. Very, very, very thorough.

Follow @SouthSideSox

by Jim Margalus on Feb 1, 2012 11:04 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs

i have recommended him on here before.

“a game of inches” is two books. i own the second, “the game behind the scenes” and read a bunch of the first,“the game on the field”. i will recommend them again now. insane in an insanely good way.
here you go.
http://www.petermorrisbooks.com/game_of_inches.htm

"michael gilhaney is an example of a man that is nearly banjaxed from the principal of the atomic theory. would it astonish you to hear that he is nearly half a bicycle?" ~~ sergeant pluck

by BuehrleMan on Feb 4, 2012 10:32 PM CST up reply actions

thanks!

I’ll use this to continue to build my baseball book collection

NAOPOS

by blackoutsox on Feb 1, 2012 5:54 PM CST reply actions

So Charley Rosen says the Irish are responsible for the introduction of shin guards and batting helmets.

Pussies. I’m talking to you, BuehrleMan.

We're all here because we're not all there.

by winningugly on Feb 2, 2012 7:07 AM CST reply actions

i have no idea what the hell you are talking about.

"michael gilhaney is an example of a man that is nearly banjaxed from the principal of the atomic theory. would it astonish you to hear that he is nearly half a bicycle?" ~~ sergeant pluck

by BuehrleMan on Feb 4, 2012 10:33 PM CST up reply actions

Were you not the guy a year or two ago

that had an Irish saying as his sig?

We're all here because we're not all there.

by winningugly on Feb 6, 2012 9:11 AM CST up reply actions

oh. i don't remember.

my sig right now is from an irish writer. also, hurling can be a very vicious sport.

"michael gilhaney is an example of a man that is nearly banjaxed from the principal of the atomic theory. would it astonish you to hear that he is nearly half a bicycle?" ~~ sergeant pluck

by BuehrleMan on Feb 6, 2012 9:26 AM CST up reply actions