Put it on the Board: May 2011

Summer Reading List

The Extra 2%
Jonah Keri
How the baseball team in St. Pete exorcised the Devil.

3 Nights in August
Buzz Bissinger
A glimpse into the management style of Tony LaRussa

The Pitch that Killed
Mike Sowell
The story of Ray Chapman receiving a mortal blow to the head during a Major League game.

Fantasyland
Sam Walker
A look at Fantasy Baseball madness

The Curse of Rocky Colavito
Terry Pluto
The ineptitude that is the Cleveland Indians

The Bronx is Burning
Jonathan Mahler
Story of the ’77 Yankees and NY at large during that summer

Are We Winning?
Will Leitch
A story about baseball, fathers, sons and why it all matters

Big Hair and Plastic Grass
Dan Epstein
The ‘70’s were wacky. So was baseball in the ‘70’s

The Bad Guys Won
Jeff Pearlman
The 1986 Mets was full of a lot of jerks.

The Bullpen Gospels
Dirk Hayhurst
An excellent look at a young pitcher working his way through the minor leagues.

The Game from Where I stand
Doug Glanville
Ex MLBer Doug Glanville talks about what it’s like to be in The Show

The Machine
Joe Posnanski
The Story of the 1975 Cincinnati Reds

Sixty Feet Six Inches
Reggie Jackson and Bob Gibson w/ Lonnie Wheeler
A back and forth between Reggie Jackson and Bob Gibson as they recall their careers and the finer points of the game

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