Baseball Books? - Printable Version

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RE: Baseball Books? - BobK - 03-08-2022

Written by the Mother of the Diekroeger players

RE: Baseball Books? - JJJ - 03-08-2022

(03-08-2022, 11:47 AM)CompSci87 Wrote: There was a recent book about life in the minor leagues by a Stanford player's mother. I read it on Kindle Unlimited, but sadly have already forgotten the title and author. I heard about it on the CardBoard, so hopefully someone can help with the details.

I Should Have Quit This Morning by Kathy Diekroeger RIP. Just about done reading it. Fun for me.

RE: Baseball Books? - lex24 - 03-08-2022

“Where Nobody Knows Your Name.” John Feinstein. About life in AAA from numerous vantage points.

RE: Baseball Books? - qwerty49 - 03-08-2022

When I was a kid I was enthralled by Joe DiMaggio's book, "Baseball for Everyone." Too much so. He talked about how a great leadoff guy took a lot of pitches and walked and was every bit as valuable as a slugger. I promptly went out to my next Little League game and started taking every pitch. After two K's looking and 1 walk my coach expressed his, um, frustration. (I was the cleanup batter in his lineup, LOL). "But coach, Joe DiMaggio said...."

RE: Baseball Books? - lex24 - 03-08-2022

(03-08-2022, 04:15 PM)qwerty49 Wrote: When I was a kid I was enthralled by Joe DiMaggio's book, "Baseball for Everyone." Too much so. He talked about how a great leadoff guy took a lot of pitches and walked and was every bit as valuable as a slugger. I promptly went out to my next Little League game and started taking every pitch. After two K's looking and 1 walk my coach expressed his, um, frustration. (I was the cleanup batter in his lineup, LOL). "But coach, Joe DiMaggio said...."

Qwerty, didn’t you know Marilyn wasn’t won over by walks…..

Joe D. Great ball player. From all I’ve read, not so great a guy. I did see him once at Paolo’s in San Jose. The Paolos restaurant way down on 1st. Great old SJ place. Never was the same when it moved to it’s more plush spot near Woz Way. Shut down a few years back.

RE: Baseball Books? - Red80 - 03-08-2022

(03-07-2022, 02:43 PM)
Phogge Wrote: I have reread everything I own. Any suggestions in this awful period for baseball?

Some of my favorites:

The Henry Wiggen novels (Mark Harris)
Veeck as in Wreck (Ed Linn)
Eight Men Out (Eliot Asinof)
The Teammates (Halberstam)
Chasing October (Dave Plaut)
The Era (Roger Kahn)

Another great book: My Turn at Bat. The Story of My Life.

By Ted Williams and John Underwood.

Probably the greatest hitter and one of the most arrogant, unlikable players ever in MLB.

RE: Baseball Books? - cardcrimson - 03-08-2022

One of my favorites, that I still have lying around somewhere, is "How to Play Better Baseball" by Denny McLain and Pete Rose

(03-08-2022, 04:58 PM)Red80 Wrote:
(03-07-2022, 02:43 PM)
Phogge Wrote: I have reread everything I own. Any suggestions in this awful period for baseball?

Some of my favorites:

The Henry Wiggen novels (Mark Harris)
Veeck as in Wreck (Ed Linn)
Eight Men Out (Eliot Asinof)
The Teammates (Halberstam)
Chasing October (Dave Plaut)
The Era (Roger Kahn)

Another great book: My Turn at Bat. The Story of My Life.

By Ted Williams and John Underwood.

Probably the greatest hitter and one of most arrogant, unlikable players ever in MLB.

Probably true, but he ended up a head above the rest.

RE: Baseball Books? - lex24 - 03-09-2022

(03-08-2022, 05:09 PM)cardcrimson Wrote: One of my favorites, that I still have lying around somewhere, is "How to Play Better Baseball" by Denny McLain and Pete Rose

(03-08-2022, 04:58 PM)Red80 Wrote:
(03-07-2022, 02:43 PM)
Phogge Wrote: I have reread everything I own. Any suggestions in this awful period for baseball?

Some of my favorites:

The Henry Wiggen novels (Mark Harris)
Veeck as in Wreck (Ed Linn)
Eight Men Out (Eliot Asinof)
The Teammates (Halberstam)
Chasing October (Dave Plaut)
The Era (Roger Kahn)

Another great book: My Turn at Bat. The Story of My Life.

By Ted Williams and John Underwood.

Probably the greatest hitter and one of most arrogant, unlikable players ever in MLB.

Probably true, but he ended up a head above the rest.

Rim shots please……

RE: Baseball Books? - qwerty49 - 03-09-2022

(03-09-2022, 07:57 AM)lex24 Wrote:
(03-08-2022, 05:09 PM)cardcrimson Wrote: One of my favorites, that I still have lying around somewhere, is "How to Play Better Baseball" by Denny McLain and Pete Rose

(03-08-2022, 04:58 PM)Red80 Wrote:
(03-07-2022, 02:43 PM)
Phogge Wrote: I have reread everything I own. Any suggestions in this awful period for baseball?

Some of my favorites:

The Henry Wiggen novels (Mark Harris)
Veeck as in Wreck (Ed Linn)
Eight Men Out (Eliot Asinof)
The Teammates (Halberstam)
Chasing October (Dave Plaut)
The Era (Roger Kahn)

Another great book: My Turn at Bat. The Story of My Life.

By Ted Williams and John Underwood.

Probably the greatest hitter and one of most arrogant, unlikable players ever in MLB.

Probably true, but he ended up a head above the rest.

Rim shots please……

Oh jeez I can't stop laughing....ouch!

RE: Baseball Books? - gailtate - 03-10-2022

Men At Work by George Will. Yes, that George Will.

RE: Baseball Books? - JJJ - 03-10-2022

(03-10-2022, 11:45 AM)gailtate Wrote: Men At Work by George Will. Yes, that George Will.

Good one.

RE: Baseball Books? - Mick - 03-11-2022

(03-08-2022, 04:54 PM)lex24 Wrote:
(03-08-2022, 04:15 PM)qwerty49 Wrote: When I was a kid I was enthralled by Joe DiMaggio's book, "Baseball for Everyone." Too much so. He talked about how a great leadoff guy took a lot of pitches and walked and was every bit as valuable as a slugger. I promptly went out to my next Little League game and started taking every pitch. After two K's looking and 1 walk my coach expressed his, um, frustration. (I was the cleanup batter in his lineup, LOL). "But coach, Joe DiMaggio said...."

Qwerty, didn’t you know Marilyn wasn’t won over by walks…..

Joe D. Great ball player. From all I’ve read, not so great a guy. I did see him once at Paolo’s in San Jose. The Paolos restaurant way down on 1st. Great old SJ place. Never was the same when it moved to it’s more plush spot near Woz Way. Shut down a few years back.

My first employer (1985) was a real "Mad Men" kind of place. The old Paolo's was their cafeteria, basically.

I realize that Joe D. had his personal peccadilloes. Still and all...when my sister got married at the Olympic Club, my son was around seven, and running around the gym with some other kids. Sweating like crazy. He asked an elder gentleman where he could get a towel, and the older guy said "Sure, let me show you." Then walked my son over to Louie, and asked Louie to fix him up with a towel. He walked off. Louie says to my son, "Do you know who that was? That was Joe DiMaggio." My son relayed that to me in a very offhand way -- he has no idea who Joe D. is or was.

RE: Baseball Books? - BobK - 03-11-2022

I met Joe D at the old Paolo’s. Run / owned by Joe D’s cousin. Because of who I was with a I have an autographed ball
Loved the restaurant both old and newer

RE: Baseball Books? - Phogge - 03-11-2022

During the press conference that happened the day after the 1974 Series ended Joe sat at a table with Ernie Banks and Ralph Branca. They were there to kick off the Tootsie Roll Millionth Run promotion won in ‘75 by Watson of the Astros. Shooting for the ad company of Tootsie the frightened producer asked me to ask Joe D if he would clip a brobdingnagian button representing a baseball but with seams in Tootsie colors and a Tootsie logo on the white. I said to him that it was his job but he had heard about Joe’s mercurial rep. Finally I did it and was met with a torrent of f^^^s from The Clipper.

Morley Safer wanted to do a DiMagg profile for 60 but his people responded with an emphatic NO. About a month later Morley boarded a cross country flight and sat down in first class. Right next to Joe. Horrified, Safer nary said a word. As they were exiting Clipper turns to Morley, “I love your show and watch it every week.”

He was a man of contrasts but IMO a very shy guy who grew up on a fishing boat and on the asphalt of North Beach Playground. My mom, who was almost his exact age, while hanging on Columbus Street used to tell me stories of Joe sliding on the paved infield.

Final story. A few years ago a woman was in an airplane ticket line with her young daughter and her disabled mom. She had to arrange for wheelchair service and still couldn’t lose her place in line. A man behind her said he would take care of the girl and the woman thanked him profusely. She took off with her mother who said, “How can you leave Emily with anybody?”

The woman answered, “If you can’t trust Joe DiMaggio who can you trust?”

Ps True story. The woman went on to win the Gruber Prize in genetics and many other awards.

RE: Baseball Books? - cardcrimson - 03-12-2022

(03-11-2022, 10:33 AM)Phogge Wrote: During the press conference that happened the day after the 1974 Series ended Joe sat at a table with Ernie Banks and Ralph Branca. They were there to kick off the Tootsie Roll Millionth Run promotion won in ‘75 by Watson of the Astros. Shooting for the ad company of Tootsie the frightened producer asked me to ask Joe D if he would clip a of immense proportions button representing a baseball but with seams in Tootsie colors and a Tootsie logo on the white. I said to him that it was his job but he had heard about Joe’s mercurial rep. Finally I did it and was met with a torrent of f^^^s from The Clipper.

Morley Safer wanted to do a DiMagg profile for 60 but his people responded with an emphatic NO. About a month later Morley boarded a cross country flight and sat down in first class. Right next to Joe. Horrified, Safer nary said a word. As they were exiting Clipper turns to Morley, “I love your show and watch it every week.”

He was a man of contrasts but IMO a very shy guy who grew up on a fishing boat and on the asphalt of North Beach Playground. My mom, who was almost his exact age, while hanging on Columbus Street used to tell me stories of Joe sliding on the paved infield.

Final story. A few years ago a woman was in an airplane ticket line with her young daughter and her disabled mom. She had to arrange for wheelchair service and still couldn’t lose her place in line. A man behind her said he would take care of the girl and the woman thanked him profusely. She took off with her mother who said, “How can you leave Emily with anybody?”

The woman answered, “If you can’t trust Joe DiMaggio who can you trust?”

Ps True story. The woman went on to win the Gruber Prize in genetics and many other awards.

As always, great stories.

RE: Baseball Books? - TonyLima - 03-12-2022

Fiction. Tim Wendel, “Castro’s Curveball.” An alternate history in which Castro signs with the Yankees.

RE: Baseball Books? - Genuine Realist - 03-13-2022

(03-12-2022, 07:25 PM)TonyLima Wrote: Fiction. Tim Wendel, “Castro’s Curveball.” An alternate history in which Castro signs with the Yankees.

The Greatest Game Ever Pitched, focusing on the 16 inning 1-0 duel between Warren Spahn and Juan Marichal. Both pitchers went the whole way. Mays ended it in the bottom of the 16th with a solo home run.

This was in 1963. I remember reading about the game two days later.

It's not particularly good, but fascinating. Spahn was a great pitcher, but Juan Marichal was unique.

RE: Baseball Books? - Phogge - 03-13-2022

Stayed up all night listening. Russ Hodges. The World’s Greatest Radio Station... KSFO.

Each guy threw over 200 pitches. Had long careers. Real men, not like the five inning babies of today.