I received that book as a Christmas gift (I suggested it) and it looks great.Originally Posted by mbgrayson
I received that book as a Christmas gift (I suggested it) and it looks great.
"Hey...Dad. Wanna Have A Catch?" Kevin Costner in "Field Of Dreams."
Roy Tucker (01-01-2022)
It is a great read, Joe is a great storyteller
mbgrayson (08-21-2022),redsmetz (01-02-2022),Roy Tucker (01-02-2022)
Read many books but my favorite was Catch you Later and Catcher in the Rye. The thing That spiked my interest in baseball history was Baseball Digest, my mom got me a subscription and I read them from front to back multiple times.
When I see the 2016 Reds, I see a 100 loss team and no direction.
goreds2 (01-01-2022),Revering4Blue (01-04-2022),Roy Tucker (01-02-2022)
I too loved Baseball Digest. I think I have my Reds player cover editions somewhere in the house.
* Attended the 1990 and 2010 Reds Division clinchers *
Go 76ers, Go Steelers and Go Bucks
Chip R (01-04-2022)
Not yet
“In the same way that a baseball season never really begins, it never really ends either.” - Lonnie Wheeler, "Bleachers, A Summer in Wrigley Field"
The Baseball Emporium - Books & Things.
The Baseball Bookstore
http://tsc-sales.com/
http://tscsales.blogspot.com/
http://silverscreenbooks.com/
My favorite book.
Some not yet mentioned short stories include:
"Alibi Ike," by Ring Lardner
"You Could Look It Up," by James Thurber
"Thrill of the Grass," by WP Kinsella
"Death of the Right Fielder," by Stuart Dybek (Can't find that one on-line)
I have a 1944 Version of Albi Ike
Ring Lardner is among by favorite authors ever.
(So is Kinsella. And Thurber.)
Son John was a fine sports writer, too.
I picked up a book a few years ago that was a collection of his writings. A lot of "You Know Me Al" stuff in there.
This may have been the first baseball book I read as a kid. It taught me the history of baseball and taught me to respect the players of the past era. I recently tried to sell it at a garage sale and glad no one purchased it.
* Attended the 1990 and 2010 Reds Division clinchers *
Go 76ers, Go Steelers and Go Bucks
cumberlandreds (01-04-2022),westofyou (01-04-2022)
Two I haven’t seen listed yet:
The Last Best League. About the Cape Cod League (late 1990s-ish)
Foul Ball. Retired Jim Bouton and his quest to save and run the local minor league stadium/team.
I had that book and may still have it packed away in a box.This may have been the first baseball book I read as a kid. It taught me the history of baseball and taught me to respect the players of the past era. I recently tried to sell it at a garage sale and glad no one purchased it.
Reds Fan Since 1971
goreds2 (01-04-2022)
My favorite from the 70s I believe, was The Umpire Strikes Back by Ron Luciano. Anyone else read that one?
Chip R (01-06-2022)
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