Baseball Fans
- Worth the Wait: Tales of the Phillies 2008 Championship Season
- "It was an amazing season and a great year for the city of Philadelphia. Jayson has been such a big part of covering Philadelphia sports for so many years. It seems appropriate that he wrote this book and put the memories of 2008 on paper for baseball fans everywhere to enjoy." --Phillies pitcher Jamie Moyer "Jayson has always been just what Philadelphia needed: attention to detail with a light-hearted twist.
- Baseball Prospectus 2000
- While fantasy baseball players will surely go gaga over the information presented in it, Baseball Prospectus 2000 has plenty to offer general baseball fans as well. Unlike most annuals of its kind, the book provides textual analyses as well as stats for nearly 1,700 players. There are summaries of all the major-league teams, recapping the 1999 season and giving likely scenarios for 2000.
- Green Monster (Poisoned Pen Reads)
- Baseball fans will welcome Shefchik's second mystery to feature sports sleuth Sam Skarda (after 2007's Amen Corner). A claim that the Boston Red Sox' victory in the 2004 World Series resulted from a fix takes Sam from Minneapolis to Boston, L.A. and Caracas as he fends off hit men and fights the clock: he has five days to break the case before Red Sox owner Lucky Louie Kenwood must pay an extortionist $50 million.
- Ted Williams: The Biography of an American Hero
- Leigh Montville's Ted Williams: The Biography of an American Hero is the definitive biography that baseball fans have been waiting for. Montville, who was a sports columnist for the Boston Globe and then a senior writer for Sports Illustrated is an admitted Red Sox and Williams fanatic, and his passion for his hero rings clearly from every page, along with his clear baseball expertise.
- Odd Ball: Hilarious, Unusual, & Bizarre Baseball Moments
- "Bizarre" barely covers some of the wacky incidents Tocher gathers from baseball history. An easy pitch, particularly to reluctant or inexpert readers. --Kirkus Reviewsa tasty snack for baseball fans --Booklistpure fun.public and school libraries filled with baseball fans will find many readers for this collection of unbelievable moments.
- Did Babe Ruth Call His Shot? and Other Unsolved Mysteries of Baseball
- While some of these two-dozen-plus questions aren't exactly mysteries, Aron, a reporter for the Virginia Gazette, still gives readers plenty to ponder. The queries are bound to capture the imagination of a broad range of baseball fans. Answers to inquiries such as why the Dodgers left Brooklyn for Los Angeles, or whether Moe Berg, a mediocre, Ivy League-educated player, was a spy, are pretty much closed cases and have been for years.
- Rob Neyer's Big Book of Baseball Legends
- The latest and greatest in ESPN.com baseball guru Rob Neyer's Big Book series, Legends is a highly entertaining guide to baseball fables that have been handed down through generations. The well-told baseball story has long been a staple for baseball fans.
- Home Plate Don't Move: Baseball's Best Quotes and Quips
- Baseball's best quips and quotes. Now who couldn't spend an hour here and there reading those. (Lois Cooper Muskoka Today 20071213)Unique lines, including six on the current steroids mess. some lesser-known quips by some of the game's best quipsters. (David King San Antonio Express-News 20060409)For baseball fans at every level, Home Plate Don't Move is a home run.
- Intentional Walk: More Devotions for Baseball Fans
- "Dads, boys, and baseball fans alike will find rich nuggets within Intentional Walk that will lead them toward a deeper understanding of Christianity and life." --CBA Retailers + Resources, March 2009.
- The Prince of Fenway Park
- Grade 5–7—To baseball fans, "The Curse" means only one thing: the Red Sox's 86-year-long failure to win a World Series because their owner sold a young Babe Ruth to the Yankees in 1919.
- Throwbacks: Old-School Baseball Players in Today's Game
- Old school. Throwback. That's how people describe today's athletes when they want to compare them favorably with players from bygone eras. Think hustle, dedication, team player, and on-field intelligence. Castle, a veteran Chicago baseball writer, examines the qualities present in a dozen current players that make baseball fans think "throwback.
- Throwing Smoke
- Baseball fans may appreciate the message of Brooks's latest, but the author's followers may be disappointed at the sketchy characterizations here. As the novel opens, pitcher Vincent CaryAaka "Whiz"Aand his shortstop pal Eddie "E6" Marchant take the baseball field to practice before the opening game for the Breadhurst Newts, after last season's 0-10 record.
