I’ve stopped counting the times I’ve restarted this site but for the forseeable future, I have no more excuses, so here we go,
1) The Yankee Years
2) Baseball Prospectus 2009: The Essential Guide to the 2009 Baseball Season
3) Odd Man Out: A Year on the Mound with a Minor League Misfit
4) Baseball America 2009 Prospect Handbook: The Comprehensive Guide to Rising Stars from the Definitive Source on Prospects (Baseball America Prospect Handbook)
5) Moneyball
6) Champions: A Look Back at the Phillies Triumphant 2008 Season
7) Ron Shandler’s Baseball Forecaster 2009: Gravity Defying Edition
8) Bill James Handbook 2009
9) Bases Loaded: The Inside Story of the Steroid Era in Baseball by the Central Figure in the Mitchell Report
10) Juiced: Wild Times, Rampant ‘Roids, Smash Hits, and How Baseball Got Big
Alright, just a few quick comments. First, I’m way behind in my baseball reading. Of the newer books listed above, I’ve picked up Baseball Prospectus 2009 and the Bill James Handbook. I’ve read Juiced and Moneyball. I’m tightening my book buying budget but I have a couple of review copies coming in. At least on review will show up at the Hardball Times, but the hope is to get things going here again.
Second, there’s very few new books between the last time I wrote in Jan. and now. The order has changed but seven of the ten books were on that list or a previous list. The biggest surprise is that Baseball Prospectus isn’t number one, because they usually rule the roost at this point in time. Looks like everyone wants Joe Torre’s dirt on the Yankees.
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