Baseball Books

This book came about as a result of the hard work of the Boston chapter of the Society for American Baseball Research (SABR). SABR has a national BioProject underway to write biographies of every person who has ever played the game, or influenced it in any way. SABR Boston chapter member David Southwick came up with the idea of advancing the BioProject's files by undertaking a chapter project to write all the biographies of all the men who played for the 1975 pennant-winning Red Sox. The result of those efforts is this book, which collects the life-stories of every man on the roster, even those who only got one at bat. Many of the players agreed to be interviewed for the project, and the Red Sox opened their archives for photos and memorabilia. The book is beautifully designed with great rare photos and extensively researched by several dozen dedicated writers.

99 & counting provides a unique view of the Chicago Cubs from 1945 - present with statistics that have been compiled in a manner that targets the reasons for the years of futility.

I have read the book "The Advanced Hitter" and I feel that the author(s) did a splendid job conveying their ideas in an easy to understand fashion while tackling the not so easy job of explaining how to approach the most difficult feat in all sports, hitting a baseball/softball.

In addition to the detailed description there are pictures depicting the various approaches so the reader can get a clearer understanding of the authors intent.

"The Advanced Hitter" is a book I would recommend to an adult or a child (12 & above) as a book to keep handy while learning the art of hitting.

Adorable pictures, great rhyming and just all around fun of small town baseball. This is a nightly ritual in our house & sure to become a favorite of any kid who likes baseball!

Thos book about Alex Rodreguez was very good for youngerchildren. It has cololrful pictures of Alex, and is nice as a paperback. If you are looking for a book about about a good guy for your son or daughter, than this book is perfect.

Who is this David Kerr? He has managed to isolate a strand of DNA from Catch-22, and weave it through a comedic yet thoughtful look at ourselves through the eyes of aliens. The Orwellian simplicity of his prose nevertheless leaves the reader questioning the very foundations of our civilization as the friendly aliens look at our society with bizarre wonderment. Government, industry, religion, the military, the media - nothing escapes this satirical view of what we hold so dear. Well written and easy to read, the story gives the reader much to contemplate. I highly recommend this special book, and I will be looking for this author in the future.

If you are a National League fan, you prefer a pitcher batting "helping his own cause." If you are an American League fan, you enjoy having a designated hitter batting anywhere in the lineup for the pitcher without removing that pitcher and subsequent pitchers from the game. However, the DH is not mandatory as stated in the third paragraph in part (b) of Rule 6.10. I am a baseball fan so having a Designated Hitter doesnt matter to me or not. I feel the same intensity when the Yankees and Red Sox play together as I do when the Mets and Braves play without a DH. I am not for or against the DH because it has helped bring more fans into the game with increased offense while keeping pitchers in longer without pinch-hitting. However, it has increased team ERAs and pitchers' ERAs. NL fans say that the DH decreases strategy such as whether pinch-hitting for pitchers late in a game or not and double switches along with moving a pitcher to a defensive position for one batter and back to the mound, etc. There are strategies with the DH that are unique to the AL such as putting a leadoff man in the top of the lineup and at the end of the lineup, but this can be done in NL too by putting the Pitcher in the 8th spot or higher and having two leadoff hitters back-to-back. (Remember Tony La Russa doing this in 1998 to help Mark McGwire hit with men on base instead of getting an IBB with 1st base open). I could go on and on all day about the controversy of the Designated Hitter. In conclusion, I say that let the best hitters face the best pitchers when the game is on the line. Let the players decide the game on the field. If a pitcher can hit for himself without compromising the offense and other defensive players in the lineup can sacrifice bunt, hit behind the runner, and the other eight defensive guys can be used interchangably, then why do you need a DH? On the other hand, if a pitcher isnt too good at the plate and there is a player who is bad in the field, why not use a DH.

Two things I would like seen done are having a DH bat in all All-Star games and have the NL institute the DH as a part of its system but go by the 3rd paragraph in part (b) in Rule 6.10 to avoid using the DH unless there are interleague games, etc.

A must buy for any true Yankee fan. Mickey Mantle is a true American hero.

After defeating the Giants in the championship now the must take on the Royals Redsox and TIGERS Can they do it That's all up to Jonathan if he braggs they should not even be here if he doesen't they deserve the Little League World Title (as long as Chinese Taipei is thrown out of the series forever

Morse breaks it down into manageable and understandable snippets, laced with wit. Enjoyable for the newbie as well as the baseball afficionado.