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My favorite baseball books
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Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair GameMoneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game by Michael Lewis
Buy new: $10.04 / Used from: $1.46
An engrossing look at how the "small market" Athletics consistently compete.
Sandy Koufax: A Lefty's LegacySandy Koufax: A Lefty's Legacy by Jane Leavy
Buy new: $10.04 / Used from: $0.01
This book tells us more about a reclusive legend than we've ever known.
Jackie Robinson: A BiographyJackie Robinson: A Biography by Arnold Rampersad
Buy new: $13.22 / Used from: $2.00
Those who want to know what made Robinson heroic must read this book.
Baseball Prospectus 2005: Statistics, Analysis, and Insight for the Information AgeBaseball Prospectus 2005: Statistics, Analysis, and Insight for the Information Age by Baseball Prospectus Team of Experts
Buy used from: $0.49
Compelling facts and figures to help fans understand why players and teams succeed or fail.
Ball FourBall Four by Jim Bouton
Buy new: $10.85 / Used from: $0.01
The first baseball book to truly go inside the game and tell the unvarnished truth.
Chicken Soup for the Baseball Fan's Soul: Inspirational Stories of Baseball, Big-League Dreams and the Game of Life (Chicken Soup for the Soul (Paperback Health Communications))Chicken Soup for the Baseball Fan's Soul: Inspirational Stories of Baseball, Big-League Dreams and the Game of Life (Chicken Soup for the Soul (Paperback Health Communications)) by Jack Canfield
Buy new: $10.17 / Used from: $0.01
Put aside the steroid stories and read this book to be reminded why you love baseball.
Emperors and Idiots: The Hundred Year Rivalry between the Yankees and Red Sox, From the Very Beginning to the End of the CurseEmperors and Idiots: The Hundred Year Rivalry between the Yankees and Red Sox, From the Very Beginning to the End of the Curse by Mike Vaccaro
Buy new: $18.96 / Used from: $0.37
A witty and informed look at the best rivalry in sports, Yankees vs. Red Sox.
Juiced: Wild Times, Rampant 'Roids, Smash Hits, and How Baseball Got BigJuiced: Wild Times, Rampant 'Roids, Smash Hits, and How Baseball Got Big by Jose Canseco
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Perhaps unwittingly, Canseco's candid book will finally help baseball clean up its act.
The Bad Guys Won! A Season of Brawling, Boozing, Bimbo-chasing, and Championship Baseball with Straw, Doc, Mookie, Nails, The Kid, and the Rest of the 1986 Mets, the Rowdiest Team Ever to Put on a New York Uniform--and Maybe the BestThe Bad Guys Won! A Season of Brawling, Boozing, Bimbo-chasing, and Championship Baseball with Straw, Doc, Mookie, Nails, The Kid, and the Rest of the 1986 Mets, the Rowdiest Team Ever to Put on a New York Uniform--and Maybe the Best by Jeff Pearlman
Buy used from: $3.55
Read this book to learn why the wild and rowdy Mets won it all in 1986, and never again.