Book Review – Under Jackie’s Shadow: Voices of Black Minor Leaguers Baseball Left Behind by Mitchell Nathansonopinions, ideas, thoughts, & reviews
Note: Thank you to NetGalley, University of Nebraska Press, and Mitchell Nathanson for the advanced reader copy of the book. This review will also be posted on NetGalley. What follows is my unbiase…
Book Review – My Mets Bible: Scoring 30 Years of Baseball Fandom by Evan Roberts
Note: Thank you to NetGalley, Triumph Books, and Evan Roberts for the advanced reader copy of the book. This review will also be posted on NetGalley. What follows is my unbiased review of the book.…
Book Review – The New York Game: Baseball and the Rise of a New City by Kevin Baker
Note: Thank you to NetGalley, Knopf Publishing, and Kevin Baker for the advanced reader copy of the book. This review will also be posted on NetGalley. What follows is my unbiased review of the boo…
Book Review: New York Mets Firsts by Brett Topel – Highlights Even in Seasons That Were Low
Note: Thank you to NetGalley, Lyons Press, and Brett Topel for the advanced reader copy of the book. This review will also be posted on NetGalley. What follows is my unbiased review of the book. At…
Book Review – Roadside Baseball: The Locations of America’s Baseball Landmarks by Chris Epting
Note: Thank you to NetGalley, Santa Monica Press, and Chris Epting for the advanced reader copy of the book. This review will also be posted on NetGalley. What follows is my unbiased review of the …
Book Review: Warrior on the Mound by Sandra W. Headen – Coming of Age in the Jim Crow South
Note: I received this book as an advanced reader copy. I would like to thank NetGalley, Holiday House, and Sandra W. Headen for the opportunity. What follows is my unbiased review. Warrior on the M…
Book Review: The Fireballer by Mark Stevens – Can A Pitch Be Too Fast?
As I watch the powers that be tinker with the sport I love so much over the past few years, this book is a resounding reminder that things evolve, but they also stay the same. In a world where spor…
Book Review: Moneyball by Michael Lewis – Underdogs Rejoice
One of the pleasures of being a Mets fan is always knowing you’re the underdog. It’s never seemed as if they were a sure thing, even in 1986. Back then, they seemed to delight in maki…
Book Review: A Season Never to be Forgotten by Roland Colton – Good Ending to the Trilogy
The third and final book in author Roland Colton’s Baseball Immortal trilogy wraps up the questions we’ve had all through the series. Colton attempts to answer the question of could the…
Book Review: Chasing Ghosts of Legends Past by Roland Colton
Watching modern baseball games, before the pitch clock was started, there would be time between pitches when announcers would discuss other aspects of the game. One ongoing topic that popped up fro…
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