The book is hilarious at times yet still manages to explore baseballs romanticism and the love of the game. Thirty years ago after changing the sports book landscape with his megahit. Alex myerss football and basketball seasons were mired in controversy, and his dads been mia since his parents split up. During the vietnam war, feinstein was a weapon systems officer, an integral part of twoman aircrews with the emergence of airtoair missiles as the primary weapons during aerial combat.
What are some books about baseball that are worth reading. Brian was a division 1 baseball player at tulane university, and, in a news. Ive read this book 56 times and its a great read each time i crack it back open. Perfect for baseball lovers and fans of mike lupica, book three in the triple threat series by new york times bestselling sports writer john feinstein explores what happens when athletes break the rules. John feinstein is one of the most influential sportswriters of the last three decades. This is the world that john feinstein, one of our bestknown sportswriters, explores in his new book about the 2012 season of baseballs international league, one of the two aaa leagues, just. Twelveyearold jeff michaels, son of a philadelphia tv sports reporter, is just. In fact, the ephemeral nature of its participants makes it exactly the opposite, which informs the title of this engrossing book. John feinstein born july 28, 1956 is an american sportswriter, author and sports commentator.
Mar 24, 2015 the everything kids baseball book, 10th edition. Jeff feinstein vice president lenox advisors linkedin. One of my favorite topics in baseball books, and sports books in general, is the process of getting to the top of the game. The book is a meticulous history of the players and coaches that defined d.
Reading about the diamond baseball books are everywhere the bookstore, airports, shopping malls, smartphones. Alex myerss football and basketball seasons were mired in controversy, and. John also works for the washington post, the golf channel, sirius xm radio. See the complete profile on linkedin and discover jeffs. View jeff feinsteins profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. In his 1973 book no cheering in the press box, author jerome holtzman chronicled the lives of the greatest sports journalists of his generation. Written by john feinstein ebook perfect for baseball lovers and fans of mike lupica, book three in the triple threat series by new york times bestselling sports writer john feinstein explores what happens when athletes break the rules. The heroes, hustlers, and historymaking swings and misses of americas national pastime, by alex irvine, tomm coker, and c. See the complete the sports beat series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles. Four decades later, students at the university of maryland philip merrill college of journalism are updating his work with a series of interviews with the best sports journalists of the last 40 years. If you follow baseball, youll be struck by the players who appear in these pages, hoping sometimes. The look into bobby knight and the indiana program is hilarious and scary at the same time. Alex myers is a triplethreat athlete, great at football, basketball, and baseball.
But the bulk of feinsteins book, as its title suggests, is about players all but unknown, even to the. Family reunion alli feinstein captured this shot of the bormaster family in. Its a close, exceptionally wellwritten look into the games epidemic of ruptured elbow ligaments, and the hard fact that medical science still has no real answers for it. The arm by jeff passan the baseball encyclopedia tenth edition by simon and schuster. Just know that if you buy the audio version of one of his books, your listening experience will seem longer than the last day of school, or more accurately, longer than an evening with george goober lindsay. So r baseball what are your favorite baseball books. The 10 baseball books every fan should read this link opens in a new window. Hoping one day we can start a 21st century best baseball books or better yet, 2010s best baseball and 2020s best baseball something like it soon, because a lot of really good books that came out the last 510 years get. Where nobody knows your name audiobook by john feinstein. The mets had just called a 2 oclock press conference to announce a trade and i ran into jeff torborg, who was the mets manager. The baseball codes ebook by jason turbow rakuten kobo.
Life in the minor leagues of baseball john feinstein. From raleigh to pawtucket, from lehigh valley to indianapolis and beyond, where nobody knows your name gives readers an intimate look at a baseball world not normally seen by the fans. Feb 25, 2014 from raleigh to pawtucket, from lehigh valley to indianapolis and beyond, where nobody knows your name gives readers an intimate look at a baseball world not normally seen by the fans. Would feinstein have the audacity to take infield practice with a pro team just because he wrote a book about baseball players. No other sport has the tradition, the mythology, the heroes, and the heroics. Author john feinstein wrote, things had gotten so bad in the clubhouse that by the end of august, jeff innis, the thoughtful relief pitcher, summed up the atmosphere. In the current book, he takes a different tack and looks at what happens to a group of people who dont want to. Moneyball probably holds the title as the baseball book most people talk about without ever actually having read it. Anecdotes and line scores are preserved for posterity, chronicled in painstaking detail, thanks to more than 150 interviews and countless hours of research. The life and troubled times of major league baseball. Baseball books are everywhere the bookstore, airports, shopping malls, smartphones.
Its about user story mapping im known for coining the term story mapping, and the book is about that. Good baseball or twins books page 2 minnesota twins. Pitchers are the heart of baseball, and john feinstein tells th. John feinstein is the author of more than two dozen books. Claire bormaster, brian bormaster, blake bormaster and jeffrey feinstein. The arm by jeff passan is a book about preserving pitchers arms. I still remember when i was working on my first baseball book and i was at the winter meetings. First published in 2000, the book chronicles the 19992000 patriot league basketball season it emphasizes the efforts of the true scholarathletes at the highly respected institutions that make up the league, where academics come first, and athletes play for love of the game rather than as a farm team for the nba. Hes host of the john feinstein show on cbs sports radio and hes a washington post columnist. The soul of baseball by joe posnanski is a road trip with buck oneill. When teen sports reporters stevie and susan carol are sent to cover the world series, the talk of the tournament is norbert doylea late callup for an underdog team. Literary representations of baseball behind the color line, by emily ruth rutter university of mississippi press 70.
Pga tour, the armynavy football rivalry, and triplea minorleague baseball. Having an oreilly label on your book is like having an armani label on your suit. Selected from the original tapes on which lawrence s. Baseball books from an assortment of authors john feinstein, george christian pappas, lucas mann and filip bondy are out now, approrpiate reading material as the 2014 major. Apr 15, 2014 nnamdi were talking with john feinstein. The untold story of the homestead grays and the integration of baseball by brad snyder a thorough history of a negro league team.
The capital of basketball georgetown university press. Johns next book for children, the sixth man, publishes august 4, 2015. Alex has the better arm, but matt has more experience, and the coachs loyalty. A celebration of the game that connects us all, lee gutkind and andrew blauner assemble an allstar lineup with christopher buckley, roger. Season on the brink by john feinstein 19 the best behindthescenes book there is. John feinstein, one of our bestknown sportswriters, exploresbaseballs international league, one of the two aaa leagues, just below the majors. Great deals on one book or all books in the series. Moneyball probably holds the title as the baseball book most. A 2014 book highlighting players and managers from the international league, a triplea league, in 2012. A few days before christmas, charles fountain was gracious enough to sit down with me and discuss his latest book the betrayal, a thorough and lively book about the famed 1919 black sox scandal involving eight members of the 1919 chicago white sox baseball team who took money to deliberately lose the world series to the cincinnati reds.
The literary baseball magazine, so it shouldnt surprise anyone that we are passionate about fine writing, especially about baseball. Perfect for baseball lovers and fans of mike lupica, book three in the triple. He may be a great quarterback, but from the first day of football practice, its clear that the position is very much filled by the coachs son, matt. Oct 06, 2006 baseball playoffs head into the weekend baseball s playoffs are in full swing, with the oakland athletics up 20 over the minnesota twins. With many of us counting down to opening day, this is a fitting time for a book whose subtitle might well be hope springs eternal every spring.
Life in the minor leagues of baseball by john feinstein random house but the bulk of feinstein s book, as its title suggests, is about players all but. Home runs, frozen ropes, and some wild cards in best. Its really well written and quite heartbreaking in a number of places. Feinstein born january 29, 1945 is a retired career officer of the united states air. Jul 12, 2017 home runs, frozen ropes, and some wild cards in best baseball books. I may have been lucky enough to coin a sticky term, but the term describes a way of work. And while literature can be defined as broadly as one might wish, there is nothing that gets us as pumped up as finding an exquisitely written baseball book, regardless of the subject. John feinstein born july 28, 1956 is an american sportswriter, author and sports commentator early life. A biography of the legendary lefty, by lew freedman sports publishing the comic book story of baseball. I recommend this book mainly because i lived it, years. Life in the minor leagues of baseball john feinstein on. There was a rumor that the mets were about to make a big trade. Felix knows a lot about ballplayers, but the one he most wants to know about is his father, a baseball star in cuba. The tips youll get from the contributions are also worth the price of the book.
Ritter based his classic book of baseball history, the glory of their times is a collection of wonderful tales that paint a vivid and evocative picture of a lively young america and the giants who starred on her ballfields, legends like babe ruth, ty cobb, honus wagner, walter johnson, and. I always get a kick when someone outside of the game who is serious fan, and not just someone looking to glom on to the extra celebrity status of running with a winner, publishes a heartfelt book like this. Unlike any book before it, play ball takes on a national pasttimeand baseball will never be the same again. Im glad my book is on the same rack as so many other. Mar, 2020 i hate the yankees, but i respect mariano rivera. A social history as much as a baseball one, halberstams engrossing book sets the last gasp of the mickey. New york times bestselling sportswriter john feinstein takes readers behind the scenes at the world series in this exciting baseball mystery. Mar 22, 2020 the arm by jeff passan the baseball encyclopedia tenth edition by simon and schuster. Set in the roughandtumble days of 1880s professional baseball, the book profiles the upstart american association, which appeared poised to challenge. So rbaseball what are your favorite baseball books. The new york yankees and detroit tigers are tied 11 as.
In his masterful new audiobook, where nobody knows your name, feinstein delivers a fascinating account of the mysterious proving ground of americas national pastime, pulling back the veil on the minor leagues of baseball. Kojo nnamdi the bus rides are long, the pay is low and few players dream of spending their whole career there, but year after year players return to baseballs minor league teams out of love for the game and out of hopes for eventual stardom in the majors. It covers a couple of pitchers trying to recover from tommy john surgery, talks about the history of the surgery, talks about the rise in elbow injuries. Michael lomaxs book, on the earliest development of black baseball, is as definitive a work as can be written on the subject. Home runs, frozen ropes, and some wild cards in best baseball. Mar 31, 2014 john feinstein, minor league baseball. John feinstein gets to the heart of the human stories in a uniquely compelling way, crafting a masterful book that stands alongside his very best works. New york finished in fifth place that year, becoming known as the worst team money could buy. Best baseball books the 20 best baseball books ever. Yet baseball is also in the midst of an upheaval unprecedented in its glorious history. The best baseball book of the year jeff passan spent several years in clubhouses and operating rooms to report the arm. Countless figures who have had a significant impact on the sport over the years have roots in the region, including e. Hoping one day we can start a 21st century best baseball books or better yet, 2010s best baseball and 2020s best baseball something like it soon, because a lot of really good books that came out the last 510 years get buried. His mom wont tell him anything, so when a team with some cuban players comes to town, felix is determined to uncover the truth about his mysterious father.
Feinstein was born to a jewish family in new york city on july 28, 1956. His latest book is called when nobody knows your name. Feinstein born january 29, 1945 is a retired career officer of the united states air force. The 10 baseball books every fan should read mens journal. Baseball books from john feinstein, george christian pappas. John feinstein the official website for author, columnist and speaker john feinstein. I recently purchased from amazon, and now have read, three baseball anthologies. In his earlier baseball book, 2008s living on the black, feinstein allowed us to see baseball played at the highest level by delving deep into the physical and mental sides of mike mussina and tom glavine, two. Twelveyearold jeff michaels, son of a philadelphia tv sports reporter, is just learning to play soccer on the new sixthgrade team at his middle school.
But hell have to fight for a spot on the varsity team. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that. The book was published by oreilly, which is an honor, too. This book is about the unwritten laws in baseball, true, but first and foremost it is about the love for the game. His first young adult mystery, last shot, won the edgar allen poe award. John feinstein born july 28, 1956 is an american sportswriter, author and sports. Aug 20, 20 illustration by sisi recht getty images. Henderson, the first africanamerican certified to teach public school physical education, and earl lloyd, the first africanamerican to. Baseball books from john feinstein, george christian.
Mystery at the world series book by john feinstein. There are many unwritten rules and all rules put forward in this book are accompanied by wonderful anecdotes, that show their validity in. A new book by author and sports writer john feinstein goes behind the scenes for a season of triplea ball. In his earlier baseball book, 2008s living on the black, feinstein allowed us to see baseball played at the highest level by delving deep into the physical and mental sides of mike mussina and tom glavine, two standout pitchers. Find the complete the sports beat book series by john feinstein. Life in the minor leagues of baseball by john feinstein random house but the bulk of feinsteins book, as its title suggests, is about players all but. It is all a matter of what team, player, year, or story you wish to read about. As part of his reporting for the new book, feinstein spent one january.