Book Reviews

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Four Great Stocker Stuffers by Brett Perkins, Rick Telander, Warren Corbett, and Doug Feldmann..

Rockne: The Coach, the Man, the Legend by Jerry Brondfield.  "A Home Run" (4/5)

Heart of the Game by S.L. Price.  "A Home Run" (4/5)

Few and Chosen by Rusty Staub and Phil Pepe.  "A Solid Triple" (3/5)

After the Last Round directed by Ryan Petty.  "A Solid Triple" (3/5)

The Glory Game by Frank Gifford.  "Home Run!" (4/5)

Golden Boy by Paul Hornung.   "Home Run!" (4/5)

Shoeless Joe and Ragtime Baseball by Harvey Frommer.  "A Triple" (3/5)

The History of Tennis by Bud Collins.  "A Grand Slam!" (5/5)

Beyond the Dream by Ira Berkow.  "A Triple" (3/5)

Still a Kid at Heart by Gary Carter and Phil Pepe.  "A Home Run" (4/5)

Diamond Gems by Tim McCarver.  "A Home Run" (4/5)

How Tiger Does It by Brad Kearns.  "A Solid Triple" (3/5)

The Anatomy of Baseball edited by Lee Gutkind and Andrew Blauner.  "A Grand Slam" (5/5)

Across the Line by Barry Jacobs.  "A Triple" (3/5)

Red: A Biography by Ira Berkow.  "A Home Run" (4/5)

Far Afield by S.L. Price.  "A Grand Slam" (5/5)

My View from the Corner by Angelo Dundee.  "A Home Run" (4/5)

Coach: 25 Stories by Bill Bradley and Andrew Blauner.  "A Home Run" (4/5)

The Boxing Register by James Roberts and Alexander Skutt.  "A Home Run" (4/5) with "Boxing's Ten Commandments" (2/5)

Pride and Pinstripes by Mel Stottlemyre.  "A Home Run" (4/5)

Inside the Ropes by Arthur Mercante.  "A Grand Slam!" (5/5)

Tunney: The Brainiest Champ and His Upset of the Great Jack Dempsey by Jack Cavanaugh.  "A Grand Slam!" (5/5)

Johnny U: The Life and Times of John Unitas by Jim Callahan.  "A Grand Slam!" (5/5)

Touchdown Alexander by Shaun Alexander with Cecil Murphey.  "A Line-Drive Triple" (3/5)

Spring Begins, 2006: Three Reviews to Start the Season

Elston and Me, The Story of the First Black Yankee by Arlene Howard with Ralph Wimbish. "A Home Run" (4/5)

The Eighty-Yard Run by Theron J. Hopkins. "A Home Run" (4/5)

Stocking Stuffers A Holiday Special.

Miracle Year 1969, Amazing Mets and Super Jets by Bill Gutman. "A Grand Slam!" (5/5)

Cubs, Where Have You Gone? by Fred Mitchell. "A Double" (2/5)

Game of My Life, 20 Stories of Yankees Baseball by Dave Buscema. "A Line-drive Triple" (3/5)

A Letter from Harold by William N. Wallace. "A Grand Slam" (5/5)

Moneyball, The Art of Winning an Unfair Game by Michael Lewis. "A Grand Slam" (5/5)

Still Pitching, Musings from the Mound and the Microphone by Jim Kaat with Phil Pepe. "A Grand Slam" (5/5)

Ted Williams: The Biography of an American Hero by Leigh Montville. "A Grand Slam" (5/5)

Tales from the New York (1962) Mets by Janet Paskin. "A Solid Double" (2/5)

Baseball Forever: Reflections on 60 Years in the Game by Hall of Famer Ralph Kiner, with Danny Peary. "A Grand Slam" (5/5)

Remarks

February 14, 2004. More than one re-"marc" on boxing, tennis, and the charade that is college sport.

January 18, 2004. Discourse on the annual American tradition, the "Stupor Bowl".

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