I want to learn!

[Arctic Blast]

Good grief...feel free to mix in some biographies or some books following the histories of teams, too.

Unless, you know, 7,000 pages of stats without respite sounds fun to you.

[Jack Bauer]

The Following events takes place between now and when I sober up...

Chloe told me that The Ultimate Baseball Book is a good place to read up on your history. You can order it off of Amazon.com....oh shoot gotta run, I see Tony Almeda.

Hold it right there Tony!!! click...

[ragecage]

The Following events takes place between now and when I sober up...

Chloe told me that The Ultimate Baseball Book is a good place to read up on your history. You can order it off of Amazon.com....oh shoot gotta run, I see Tony Almeda.

Hold it right there Tony!!! click...

Man, what does Jack not know??

[Jack Bauer]

Man, what does Jack not know??

The following takes place between now and when I down this whiskey...

If I told you rage, I would have to kill you. Now if youll excuse me I have a meeting with the senate.

[filihok]

So, I've always considered my baseball knowledge and fandom slightly better than average, but I've decided that I'd like to learn more. What are some good sites/books to read and what/where is a good place to start?

What are you trying to learn?

History?
Strategy?
Player Evaluation?
Skills? Coaching?
The business side?

[RedsoxRockies]

Money Ball, Baseball Prospectus, anything Bill James, Rob Neyer and Keith Law's stuff, those are good places to start

[TheNamelessPoet]

I read this book about pre 1900 baseball

its not the MOST entertaining book in the world but it was VERY interesting and had a TON of info in 1900's baseball.

[TheNamelessPoet]

I read this book about pre 1900 baseball

its not the MOST entertaining book in the world but it was VERY interesting and had a TON of info in 1900's baseball.

I also REALLLY enjoyed moneyball and Scouts Honor was a very good book about how the Braves did it all in the 90's thru the early 2000's.

[ragecage]

I also REALLLY enjoyed moneyball and Scouts Honor was a very good book about how the Braves did it all in the 90's thru the early 2000's.

you just had to make urself look like a homer didnt you?

[Pavelb1]

you just had to make urself look like a homer didnt you?

Everything you need to know is in this book..but seriously, the good ones have been mentioned. I love Rob Neyer myself.

[RedsoxRockies]

Everything you need to know is in this book..but seriously, the good ones have been mentioned. I love Rob Neyer myself.

Great book

[TheNamelessPoet]

you just had to make urself look like a homer didnt you?

lol well... i figured what the hell... if u can read Moneyball which was good, why not this. I read very little but was given this as a gift and found the info on the Bonds trade tha tnearly happend really cool... and the way they just picked pitchers... it didnt matter just amas the pitching tallet as much as possible. quantity was key... and sadly they have gone away from that

[Arctic Blast]

Everything you need to know is in this book..but seriously, the good ones have been mentioned. I love Rob Neyer myself.

I really enjoyed that one.

[StreetMedic]

I'll echo TNP's and RSR's Moneyball recommendation. I've actually read that twice.

If you're looking for some less "stat-heavy" reading, here're a few others I've read:

Baseball Field Guide
Nice baseball rule book that's a heck of a lot more accessible than the dry "legalese" you get when you trudge through the official versions.

Neyer/James Guide to Pitchers
Worth checking out just for the discussions of the history and evolution of various pitches.

The Knucklebook
If you're a fan, specifically, of flutter-balls and their pitchers (my avatar ), here's your "fix" right here.

Why a Curveball Curves
Pretty informal collection of Popular Mechanics articles about the science of a bunch of sports, not just baseball.

The Physics of Baseball
If you take your science "dry", or if you want a baseball-specific science discussion.

Emperors and Idiots
If you're "all about" the Sox/Yankees rivalry.

The Code
Subtitled: "Baseball's Unwritten Rules and Its Ignore-at-Your-Own-Risk Code of Conduct". And (if it floats your boat) the author also wrote its hockey counterpart, by the same name, only subtitled: "The Unwritten Rules of Fighting and Retaliation in the NHL".

If I think of more that are worth mentioning, I'll tack 'em on later.

[wahoosamC]

http://www.baseball1.com/bb-data/gra...manifesto.html