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Game of Shadows
by Fainaru-Wada, Mark and Williams, Lance
Bonds, BALCO, and Steroids Barry Bonds attempted a lawsuit to prevent this book from reaching the bookshelves. Once you read this, you'll understand why! |
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Burying the Black Sox
by Carney, Gene
Covering the 1919 World Series Fix Are you a total baseball geek that wants to know EVERYTHING there is to know about the Black Sox? You'll love Gene Carney's dry, academic tome then. |
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Eight Men Out: The Black Sox and the 1919 World Series
by Asinof, Eliot
Baseball's Gambling Era Expect more than usual interest in the 1919 Chicago White Sox team with the 2005 World Series victory of Chicago's storied franchise. Eliot Asinof's book is an essential starting point. |
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Now I Can Die in Peace
by Simmons, Bill
ESPN Sports Guy Finds Redemption No team has caused more collective pain and anguish than the Boston Red Sox. At least not until 2004 when the entire New England Region finally found redemption after 86 years of heartbreak. Fortunately, the country's best sportswriter pulls together the definitive memoir of the historic event. |
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Juicing the Game
by Bryant, Howard
Drugs, Power, and the Fight for the Soul of Major League Baseball When Mark McGwire broke Roger Maris' home run record on Sept. 8, 1998, it marked a high mark in Major League Baseball. But now the question remains: how will baseball fans of the present and future now regard the decade following Baseball's 1994 strike? |
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Three Nights in August
by Bissinger, Buzz
Inside an Analytical Baseball Mind Tony La Russa always hunkers down in his "foxhole" during baseball games. Just what is he thinking? Bissinger's well crafted books tells us with enjoyable flair. |
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Cobb: a Biography
by Stump, Al
Baseball's Meanest Man Heminway recognized Ty Cobb as a great player and "an absolute shit." Stump expounds on this basic concept in full detail in a very readable biography. |
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Moneyball
by Lewis, Michael
The Art of Winning an Unfair Game Essential reading for all baseball enthusiasts, Lewis' treatise serves as a basic introduction to meaningful sabermetrics as well as providing insight into intelligent team building. |
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Faithful
by King, Stephen and O'Nan, Stewart
Blogging the 2004 Red Sox More known for their novels, Stephen King and Stewart O'Nan passionately chronicle the exploits of their beloved Boston Red Sox in 2004, with an unsurpassed ending! |
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Last Night of the Yankee Dynasty, The
by Olney, Buster
Inside Game 7 Incredibly intimate portrait behind the scenes of the recent Yankee dynasty that will make even hard core Yankee haters recognizing their humanity. |
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