After reading through (what I later discovered to be) Dirk Hayhurst’s second book, I thought I would give this third one a try as well. I have yet to pick up the first. Anyhow, the blend of humor, insider anecdotes and introspection made Out of My League a hit in my books. I was hoping…
Imagine if you could transport yourself back to 2005 and have all your baseball questions answered. That’s what this book is – a trip back in time giving you an insight into some of the earlier years of sabermetrics – at least in the eyes of the common man. (Sabermetrics have been around much longer…
The book’s full title is Banzai Babe Ruth: Baseball, Espionage, & Assassination During the 1934 Tour of Japan. Prior to buying this book, I had heard of Robert K. Fitts and had even read parts of one of his other books, “Remembering Japanese Baseball: An Oral History of the Game.” This title came highly recommended…
When I was looking for a good book to read around this time last year, I happened to also hear about (and soon thereafter, befriend) former Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles GM Marty Kuehnert. I checked his site, saw that he had written a bunch of books, and found a couple of titles that caught my…
Having read only one Katsuya Nomura book prior to this one (and not liking it much), I picked this one up only because of the man’s reputation as a great thinking player and manager. His obnoxious octogenarian rants, I can do without. Well, this book contains a mix of wisdom, history, and crusty criticisms, but…
The Japanese title of this book is 眠れないほど面白い野球の見方 – How to watch baseball, so interesting you won’t be able to sleep. I bought it thinking that it would give some insights into what to watch while a baseball game is going on. Things outside of the usual pitching, hitting, base running. You know, maybe catcher’s…
It’s not just that the Hanshin Tigers season is all but over. It’s also that I need good reading material for on train and bus rides (my commute to work is almost 2 hours one way). So I have a decent stock of books to get me through until next spring, or at least I…