I’m a relatively new convert to the sabermetrics side of baseball. I know it may seem at times, based on my writing at least, that I am someone who is deeply entrenched in the sabermetric world. I’d like to think I’m someone who has slowly been able to immerse himself into sabermetrics and gain a […]
A Trip to the Library
A Trip to the Library: The Soul of Baseball
Writing a book about Buck O’Neil couldn’t have been an easy task. The author of The Soul of Baseball, Joe Posnanski, spent an entire year with Buck and came away with countless stories to relate to his readers. All it takes is watching one interview with Buck to know that any time spent with him […]
A Trip to the Library: The American Association: A Baseball History, 1902-1991
A while back I had the idea of offering quick takes on baseball books as I finish them. There are a plethora of baseball-related books on the market. I know I’m always seeking the opinions of others on which ones I should check out, and I figured why not offer a bite-sized take on what […]