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re: Good Sports Books
Posted on 11/2/10 at 6:44 pm to RedPop4
Posted on 11/2/10 at 6:44 pm to RedPop4
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The Glory of Their Times, by Lawrence Ritter.
This is about, mostly, men who played in the dead ball era between 1900 and 1920, really amazing how different baseball was then. It's the first of the "set-up-a-tape-recorder-and-talk" genre. The tapes,themselves, are in the Hall of Fame.
Thanks for this recommendation. I've been looking for something about turn of the century baseball, and Crazy '08 definitely wasn't it. That book was terrible.
Good thread, everyone. I've got about 20 unread sports books on the shelf, and I've just added a bunch to my Amazon list.
God bless Amazon's $.01 used books.
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Posted on 11/2/10 at 7:01 pm to Sheep
Most of the books I've enjoyed have already been listed, but I haven't seen anyone mention Paper Lion by George Plimpton. This is far and away the best sports book I've read, following Plimpton in his brief tenure as the third string quarterback for the Detroit Lions during the 1965 preseason.
Posted on 11/3/10 at 12:06 am to Sheep
I had never heard of One Dream: The NFL. Sounds pretty good
Posted on 11/3/10 at 12:57 am to Sheep
The Glory of Their Times is great...I read it repeatedly.
Also,
A Game of Brawl- The Orioles, the Beaneaters & the Battle for the 1897 Pennant. This book is detailed and paint an interesting picture of what a dirty and rough game baseball used to be. The fans back then make Philly Eagles fans lookl like pussycats. They chase umpires in mobs tossing bottles, etc.
Rowdy Richard- A firsthand account of the National League Baseball wars of the 1930's and the men who fought them.
Also,
A Game of Brawl- The Orioles, the Beaneaters & the Battle for the 1897 Pennant. This book is detailed and paint an interesting picture of what a dirty and rough game baseball used to be. The fans back then make Philly Eagles fans lookl like pussycats. They chase umpires in mobs tossing bottles, etc.
Rowdy Richard- A firsthand account of the National League Baseball wars of the 1930's and the men who fought them.
Posted on 11/3/10 at 8:15 am to GeauxAggie972
quote:
I had never heard of One Dream: The NFL. Sounds pretty good
It's "pretty okay."
But, being a Saints book, we relate to everything more here.
It's an easy read.
Posted on 11/3/10 at 8:25 am to Sheep
This might not be exactly the same category as books listed but a couple of the funniest books I've read are Rick Reilly's: Missing Links and his sequel book Shanks for Nothing.
If you're into comedy, and not even necessarily sports', you will love these books.
If you're into comedy, and not even necessarily sports', you will love these books.
This post was edited on 11/3/10 at 8:26 am
Posted on 11/3/10 at 9:11 am to Jake88
quote:
A Game of Brawl- The Orioles, the Beaneaters & the Battle for the 1897 Pennant. This book is detailed and paint an interesting picture of what a dirty and rough game baseball used to be. The fans back then make Philly Eagles fans lookl like pussycats. They chase umpires in mobs tossing bottles, etc.
Sounds like something I may be interested in...
Posted on 11/3/10 at 9:34 am to TexasTiger08
quote:Great book. It lets you appreciate just what a bunch of hard asses baseball players were at the turn of the century. These were same tough as nails men.
A Game of Brawl- The Orioles, the Beaneaters & the Battle for the 1897 Pennant
also, the stories of the ways they cheated because no one thought of a rule against certain behaviors is outstanding.
Posted on 11/3/10 at 11:02 am to Iamnick
Any one of the late, great David Halberstam's books are well worth the read.
Posted on 11/3/10 at 11:58 am to Sophandros
Yes they are, Soph.
I re-read "The Glory of Their Times" almost every spring.
I re-read "The Glory of Their Times" almost every spring.
Posted on 11/3/10 at 12:56 pm to RedPop4
Strokes of Genius - about the 2008 Wimbledon final between Federer and Nadal
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