Far From Home: Latino Baseball Players in America – by Tim Wendel and Jose Luis Villegas

There are books that you find yourself spending a lot of time with — some because they’re just long, others because the thoughts and concepts contained within are difficult to understand and process. But once in a while you run into a book that you spend a good amount of time with simply because it’s [...]

The Code: Baseball’s Unwritten Rules and Ignore-at-Your-Own-Risk Code of Conduct – by Ross Bernstein

If you’ve played baseball, you’re undoubtedly familiar with The Code…the unwritten rules about how the game is played.
But a lot of us aren’t as familiar with how the game works beyond hits, runs, and errors, and that’s what makes Ross Bernstein’s new book, The Code a worthwhile read.
Bernstein covers how the game is supposed to [...]

Living on the Black – by John Feinstein

Most of us have probably dreamt of being a ballplayer for a day. But what if you could be a ballplayer for a whole year?
Of what if you could be two ballplayers?
Now before you think I’m nuts – this is just what John Feinstein allows you to do with his new book Living On The [...]

Rob Neyer’s Big Book of Baseball Legends

One of the best parts of baseball – at least as far as I’m concerned – is the stories. The anecdotes, legends, and tall tales that define the game add a richness to the history of the game, that otherwise would be just numbers and play-by-play recaps.
But what do you do if those stories aren’t [...]