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Best sports books?

Posted on 6/10/19 at 10:40 pm
Posted by Lsujacket66
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Posted on 6/10/19 at 10:40 pm
Anyone have some great sports books? Doesn’t matter what sport, just great reads that you think everyone should read
Posted by thibtigerfan
Thibodaux
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Posted on 6/11/19 at 2:11 pm to
The System- Jeff Benedict
Posted by tigers32
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Posted on 6/11/19 at 4:36 pm to
Moneyball
Posted by ecb
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Posted on 6/11/19 at 7:19 pm to
Semi tough, Dan Jenkins
Posted by Statsattack
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Posted on 6/12/19 at 11:25 am to
breaks of the game
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RIP Wayde
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Posted on 6/12/19 at 9:34 pm to
Phil Jackson - The Last Season
Posted by Rep520
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Posted on 6/12/19 at 10:20 pm to


It was mentioned in another thread, but Among the Thugs is awesome too, if only partially about sports.

Play Their Hearts out is easily the best sports book I've ever read.
This post was edited on 6/12/19 at 10:21 pm
Posted by The Spleen
Member since Dec 2010
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Posted on 6/13/19 at 8:00 am to
I enjoyed a few of John Feinstein's books years ago.

A Good Walk Spoiled
A Season On the Brink




For fiction, I read The Art Of Fielding a couple of years ago and it was decent.

Among the Thugs is a great read about English soccer hooligans.

Friday Night Lights is also really good.
Posted by sertorius
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Posted on 6/13/19 at 9:30 am to
I really liked this one. Used quite a bit by Ken Burns. A fun read.


LINK

Posted by BluegrassBelle
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Posted on 6/13/19 at 12:48 pm to
Bloody Sundays by Mike Freeman. It's a little dated but good.
Posted by FightinTigersDammit
Louisiana North
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Posted on 6/13/19 at 4:51 pm to
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breaks of the game


Great book. I've read it several times.
Posted by Loubacca
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Posted on 6/14/19 at 1:13 pm to
The Boys of Summer by Roger Kahn is great, especially if you like baseball.
Posted by RedPop4
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Posted on 6/14/19 at 1:40 pm to
One of the best ever "written," The Glory of Their Times by Lawrence Ritter.
Posted by Paul Allen
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Posted on 6/15/19 at 12:23 am to
Posted by Kafka
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Posted on 6/15/19 at 9:14 am to
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One of the best ever "written," The Glory of Their Times by Lawrence Ritter
this
Posted by Master of Sinanju
Member since Feb 2012
11307 posts
Posted on 6/15/19 at 10:15 pm to
Ball Four

Instant Replay

The Little Red Book of Golf Wisdom

The Book (for baseball stat nerds)

John Madden's books

And I'm a sucker for any sports autobiography.

Posted by TankBoys32
Member since Mar 2019
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Posted on 6/16/19 at 10:45 pm to
Friday Night Lights is an amazing book, and the background for the movie and TV show.
Posted by FightinTigersDammit
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Posted on 6/17/19 at 5:15 pm to
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Ball Four
Instant Replay


Absolute must-reads, IMO.
Posted by Rep520
Member since Mar 2018
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Posted on 6/17/19 at 10:26 pm to
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Friday Night Lights is also really good.


I can't believe I forgot Friday Night Lights. GOAT football book.
Posted by Mr. Misanthrope
Cloud 8
Member since Nov 2012
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Posted on 6/22/19 at 6:17 pm to
Instant Replay.

I Am Third.

The Greatest Game Ever Played.

Grand Slam: Bobby Jones, America, and the Story of Golf.
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