Combines my two favorite pastimes: Baseball and moviesĭiscussions about all things baseball with authors, journalists, filmmakers, musicians, artists, et al The Church of Baseball: The Making of Bull Durham: Home Runs, Bad Calls, Crazy Fights, Big Swings, and a Hit, by Ron Shelton A rare foray into fiction, mostly because of the father-daughter theme.īaseball's Best Ever: A Half Century Covering Hall of Famers, by Ira Berkow The Catch: A Novel, by Alison Fairbrother Even if I disagree with some of the choices, it's still a thoughtful look that lives up to its title. The Lineup: Ten Books That Changed Baseball, by Paul Aron The Grandest Stage: A History of the World Series, by Tyler Kepner
Unconvincing and doesn't really explain how the game is "broken" or why only one league is "on the brink" How to Beat a Broken Game: The Rise of the Dodgers in a League on the Brink, by Pedro Moura Most recent books read (updated 10/28/22): He also contributed The History of Baseball in 100 Photographs. This is the third Conversation with Kennedy whose previous work - 56: Joe DiMaggio and the Last Magic Number in Sports (2011) and Pete Rose: An American Dilemma (2014) - both won the prestigious Casey Award from Spitball Magazine, emblematic of the best baseball book of the year. Just think of what other things he might have accomplished with more time and better health. There should have been more to Robinson’s story. He focuses on 1947 (the debut) 1949 (when Robinson was “allowed” to be himself and not worry (as much) about the racial implications of his actions 1956, his final year with the Dodgers and 1972, shortly before his death the following year at the age of 53. But how much more is there to say? Kostya Kennedy found a meaningful way to do it with True: The Four Seasons of Jackie Robinson (St. There have probably been more books written him than any other player and rightly so. I sometimes think about the veterans of World War II and how old they have to be to have served back in the early 1940s Robinson would have been 102 this year. Hard to believe it’s been 75 years since Jackie Robinson’s debut.
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