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Baseball novels?
Posted on 1/30/22 at 7:56 pm
Posted on 1/30/22 at 7:56 pm
Looking for recommendations of a good baseball novel. I’ve read plenty of good non-fiction baseball books but haven’t read any novels. Spring training is right around the corner and I’m trying to get my fix in the meantime.
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Posted on 1/31/22 at 12:04 am to Rubberbandman21
Mark Harris trilogy:
The Southpaw
Bang the Drum Slowly
A Ticket for a Seamstitch
Robert Coover - The Universal Baseball Association
Ring Lardner - You Know Me, Al
Bernard Malamud - The Natural
The Southpaw
Bang the Drum Slowly
A Ticket for a Seamstitch
Robert Coover - The Universal Baseball Association
Ring Lardner - You Know Me, Al
Bernard Malamud - The Natural
Posted on 1/31/22 at 10:07 pm to Kafka
Kafka hits a home run
Posted on 2/1/22 at 9:44 am to Rockbrc
If you want something a little different, try The Universal Baseball Association. It was written in 1968 about a lonely guy who is obsessed with playing a stratomatic-type baseball boardgame. He has played season upon season of his league and is intimately familiar with the teams and rosters. When a bad roll of the dice results in an on field tragedy, the player's obsession begins to affect his real life.
Edit: I see it was already mentioned.
Edit: I see it was already mentioned.
This post was edited on 2/1/22 at 9:57 am
Posted on 2/1/22 at 11:10 pm to Rubberbandman21
Long Gone by Paul Hemphill is a fun read…a bit different from the classic HBO movie that was based on it but fun nonetheless.
A story with a heart of gold about love and the loss of innocence at the bottom of the most minor league in baseball--the class D Alabama-Florida League in the 1950s, with a sour old maverick manager, a yearning teenage second baseman, and a black catcher masquerading as a Venezuelan.
I lucked into a copy at 2nd & Charles for $4-$5 bucks last summer.
Long Gone
A story with a heart of gold about love and the loss of innocence at the bottom of the most minor league in baseball--the class D Alabama-Florida League in the 1950s, with a sour old maverick manager, a yearning teenage second baseman, and a black catcher masquerading as a Venezuelan.
I lucked into a copy at 2nd & Charles for $4-$5 bucks last summer.
Long Gone
Posted on 2/2/22 at 7:48 am to Rubberbandman21
The Cactus League by Emily Nemens
Posted on 2/2/22 at 7:56 am to Rubberbandman21
If you want something else a little different, try Troy Soos' baseball mystery series. Set in the 1910s, it follows a major leaguer who happens to stumble onto a murder from time to time. Think Murder She Wrote, except with Ty Cobb instead of Angela Lansbury. 
The first book is Murder at Fenway Park.
The first book is Murder at Fenway Park.
Posted on 2/2/22 at 11:52 am to Kafka
Thanks for the recommendations. Some good starting points.
Posted on 2/22/22 at 4:33 pm to Rubberbandman21
If you want to read a fiction football story I would recommend Fourth and Long Gone by former coach Pepper Rodgers. It's loosely based on the recruitment of Bo Jackson by Auburn and Alabama. Really funny book.
Posted on 2/22/22 at 5:22 pm to Rubberbandman21
"Bottom of the 33rd" by Dan Berry which chronicles the longest game ever. Occurred in 1981 between the Rochester Red Wings and Pawtucket Red Sox. A typo in league rules kept the umps from suspending the game and it continued until around 4 am. You can imagine the hijinks in a game like that. It was a fun read.
Posted on 3/6/22 at 12:07 am to Rubberbandman21
The Kid Who Batted 1.000 by Troon McCallister.
Posted on 3/8/22 at 7:18 pm to Rubberbandman21
[img]Bang the Drum Slowly [/img]
Posted on 3/11/22 at 8:09 pm to Rubberbandman21
Calico Joe.
A bit of a departure for John Grisham. The deals with a man who is facing the death of his estranged father from a terminal disease
A bit of a departure for John Grisham. The deals with a man who is facing the death of his estranged father from a terminal disease
This post was edited on 3/11/22 at 8:10 pm
Posted on 3/11/22 at 8:12 pm to Rubberbandman21
Wherever I Wind Up: My Quest for Truth, Authenticity and the Perfect Knuckleball.
RA Dickey's story.
It's a great read.
RA Dickey's story.
It's a great read.
Posted on 3/12/22 at 12:54 am to Rubberbandman21
Baseball is a Funny Game by Joe Garagiola
Posted on 3/14/22 at 8:46 pm to Rubberbandman21
Amazing - The Miracle of the Mets
The Bronx Zoo
The Bronx Zoo
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