Entries from April 2008

April 22, 2008

Anatomy of Baseball – edited by Lee Gutkind and Andrew Blauner

A while back I wrote about It Takes More Than Balls by Deidre Silva and Jackie Koney, otherwise known as The Savvy Girls. While I wasn’t totally a fan of the book – the more I thought about it, the more I realized that I’m a fan of what they’re trying to do, which is [...]

April 22, 2008

Vindicated by Jose Canseco

It should be no surprise that this was one of the books that I eagerly dove into — from the minute I found out that it would be published, to the original publisher dropping it and the book moving to a new publisher, to the early leaks from the book — all of it made [...]

April 8, 2008

It Takes More Than Balls: The Savvy Girls’ Guide to Understanding and Enjoying Baseball – by Deidre Silva and Jackie Koney

If you’re not familiar with the Savvy Girls (formerly Of Summer, now just presumably savvy in general) – I have a feeling you will be.
What started as two women who met through soccer and found a common enjoyment of baseball is on the verge of becoming a brand name in the marketing of baseball towards [...]

April 2, 2008

The Bill James Goldmine 2008 – by Bill James

Still basking in the new-season smell of Opening Day 2008, I thought it best to start with a book that certainly has the power to affect how you look at baseball past, present and future: The Bill James Goldmine 2008.
If you’re not familiar with Bill James, well, shame on you. OK, enough with the chastising.
James [...]