Alternatives to Staring Out the Window Until Spring

Rogers Hornsby famously stated "People ask me what I do in winter when there's no baseball. I'll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring." That's one option. I prefer some just barely more active. I was given a nice gift card to Amazon, so I blew it all on baseball books!

One of my favorite books on baseball is the travel diary of Joe Posnanski with Buck O'Neil "The Soul Of Baseball - A Road Trip Through Buck O'Neil's America" I figured I should go to the source.  I just started reading this one yesterday, but I've barely put it down.

I've heard great things about this book, and Veeck is one of the more interesting personalities in baseball history.

I added this one to the list because of all the conversation about the Hall this time of year. Someone on twitter mentioned this one as a must read.

Chief Bender was born in Minnesota, and with the exception of a chapter in "Glory of Our Times" I haven't seen much written about him.

I've heard the name Moe Berg many times and have heard several anecdotes about his life, but I haven't read anything in depth - I'm looking forward to this one!

This one has been recommended to me many times, I finally got around to adding it to my collection.

I've read biographies on Satchel Paige, Jackie Robinson, and Buck O'Neil, I picked up this book to learn about a few more people from the Negro Leagues.


What are some of your favorite books on baseball?

Books on Baseball

Quick post today - I want to know, what is your favorite book on baseball? Any books that have come out recently that you would recommend?


Tomorrow - A Transatlantic Triple Break!

Spotting a big trade (preview)

Just wanted to send a quick shout out to John of Johnny's Trading Spot for the HUUUUGE Box of cards that he sent over. I will be taking a while to get all these sorted, and I'll post some of the highlights in a few days, but wow. Once again I am floored by the volume and generosity on display here.

In addition to stacks and stacks of cards, there were two books - one on Dodger Manager Tommy Lasorda, and another on Nicknames, which is right up my alley.

Thanks John, I'll be working on a return package this weekend!

A Little Light Reading

This beast of a book arrived last week from Amazon.

I would have scanned the cover but I feared it would pulverize my poor scanner.

A dealer at one of the card shows tipped me off the existence of the book, and I was able to use some gift card $$ from the holidays to essentially get the book for free!

This might be the closest I'll get to owning a complete set of 1952 Topps in mint condition - I could easily spend hours just poring through the various year's pages.

Leafing through the years helps my efforts to complete a vintage wantlist of Topps cards. It's kind of a bummer that the book doesn't have the card backs too, but the full color reproductions of the front of each card is a real treat.

There's even an index in the back so I can make sure I have all the Elmer Valos and Coot Veals I could ever want:

There a bunch of books out there about baseball cards, do you have a favorite?