Keith Hernandez, Pure Baseball
Let me start by saying, this is the best baseball book ever written, period. I have two important reads every year. First, I read the new rulebooks, then I read this book, every year. Why? Because it is simply the best resource I have ever seen to keep you fresh and remind you of all the little idiosyncrasies of the game.
Basically, Hernandez takes two baseball games, one American League, and one National League, and breaks them down pitch by pitch. Yes, just about every pitch of each game is analyzed with tangents about what could, would, and should have happened in any given situation, on any pitch.
I am actually working on a similar project myself for Little League, but I will have to pay many respects and dues to this great effort. Hernandez tells about his father giving he and his brother written tests about the game. If you thought you knew baseball, you don’t know a thing, if you are a casual observer of the game, reading this book will let you know how much of it you are really missing!
Make sure you order Pure Baseball
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