Do yourself a favor and get this book. I'm only 40 pages in, but it's great.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/ ... ition=used
Any other books people have read recently?
I just finished Teammates - http://www.amazon.com/Teammates-Portrai ... 395&sr=1-1. It was pretty good, makes me want to read more about Williams, Dimaggio, Mantle and the like.
Books
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TheWolfpack
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Re: Books
Fantasyland is epic...by the time you get to the actual draft it is like you are drafting with him. Very funny but it will change the way you look at fantasy even though it is about 5 years old.Vogel wrote:Do yourself a favor and get this book. I'm only 40 pages in, but it's great.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/ ... ition=used
Any other books people have read recently?
I just finished Teammates - http://www.amazon.com/Teammates-Portrai ... 395&sr=1-1. It was pretty good, makes me want to read more about Williams, Dimaggio, Mantle and the like.
C- R. Hernandez, Shoppach
1- C. Pena, C. Carter
2 - L. Castillo, Kennedy
SS - Tulowitzki
3 - M. Reynolds
OF - Werth, Coghlan, Ludwick
Util - M. Ordonez
SP - Beckett, Garza, Baker, Cahill, Duchscherer, Volstad, Millwood
RP - Street, Baez, C. Perez, Devine
1- C. Pena, C. Carter
2 - L. Castillo, Kennedy
SS - Tulowitzki
3 - M. Reynolds
OF - Werth, Coghlan, Ludwick
Util - M. Ordonez
SP - Beckett, Garza, Baker, Cahill, Duchscherer, Volstad, Millwood
RP - Street, Baez, C. Perez, Devine
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Scrantonicity
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Re: Books
Read Fantasyland- great if you are fantasy baseball nut- everyone on here should love it.
Currently reading:
http://www.amazon.com/Book-Basketball-N ... 818&sr=1-1
Can't recommend it enough- absolutely devouring it.
Currently reading:
http://www.amazon.com/Book-Basketball-N ... 818&sr=1-1
Can't recommend it enough- absolutely devouring it.
C Varsho
1B Joe, Smith
2B Torres
3B Bohm, Kim
SS Witt, Lopez
OF Soto, Mullins, Grossman, Naquin
U Suzuki, Gorman
SP Alcantara, Montas, Verlander, Rodriguez, Greene, Corbin, Kelly, Glasnow
RP Iglesias, Rogers, Trivino, Barnes, Giles
1B Joe, Smith
2B Torres
3B Bohm, Kim
SS Witt, Lopez
OF Soto, Mullins, Grossman, Naquin
U Suzuki, Gorman
SP Alcantara, Montas, Verlander, Rodriguez, Greene, Corbin, Kelly, Glasnow
RP Iglesias, Rogers, Trivino, Barnes, Giles
Re: Books
I don't think I could read 750 pages about basketball.
C - S Murphy
1b -Bell
2b - Muncy
SS- Lindor
3b - Vlad Guerrero Jr.
OF - Robles, Puig, Verdugo
UTIL -Adell, Kike, Taylor, Bauers, Bote, Dalbec
SP - Ray, Fried, Canning, Cease, Lester, Pearson
RP - Barnes, Kelly, Harris, Wood, Nelson
1b -Bell
2b - Muncy
SS- Lindor
3b - Vlad Guerrero Jr.
OF - Robles, Puig, Verdugo
UTIL -Adell, Kike, Taylor, Bauers, Bote, Dalbec
SP - Ray, Fried, Canning, Cease, Lester, Pearson
RP - Barnes, Kelly, Harris, Wood, Nelson
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TheWolfpack
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Re: Books
The book is pretty good, but the Wilt vs Russell chapter was kinda boring and wasn't needed. I love how he picks on Vinsanity though...priceless.Vogel wrote:I don't think I could read 750 pages about basketball.
C- R. Hernandez, Shoppach
1- C. Pena, C. Carter
2 - L. Castillo, Kennedy
SS - Tulowitzki
3 - M. Reynolds
OF - Werth, Coghlan, Ludwick
Util - M. Ordonez
SP - Beckett, Garza, Baker, Cahill, Duchscherer, Volstad, Millwood
RP - Street, Baez, C. Perez, Devine
1- C. Pena, C. Carter
2 - L. Castillo, Kennedy
SS - Tulowitzki
3 - M. Reynolds
OF - Werth, Coghlan, Ludwick
Util - M. Ordonez
SP - Beckett, Garza, Baker, Cahill, Duchscherer, Volstad, Millwood
RP - Street, Baez, C. Perez, Devine
Re: Books
while I'm not a huge basketball fan, I am a huge fan of the BS report. Bill Simmons makes me want to appreciate pro-basketball more, even though I hear he is a Stockton-hater.
C M. Montero
1B Butler
2B Cano
SS Aybar
3B P. Sandoval
OF Heyward/Trumbo/Pagan/McLouth/Kubel
U Freese/Morneau/Pronk
SP Peavy/B.Anderson/Lynn/Holland/McCarthy/Baker
RP Marshall/W.Wright
DL Beachy
1B Butler
2B Cano
SS Aybar
3B P. Sandoval
OF Heyward/Trumbo/Pagan/McLouth/Kubel
U Freese/Morneau/Pronk
SP Peavy/B.Anderson/Lynn/Holland/McCarthy/Baker
RP Marshall/W.Wright
DL Beachy
Re: Books
I moved onto another Halberstam book after finishing Fantasyland, which was great. I'm now reading October 1964. It's about the fall of the Yankees and the rise of other powers (St. Louis).
C - S Murphy
1b -Bell
2b - Muncy
SS- Lindor
3b - Vlad Guerrero Jr.
OF - Robles, Puig, Verdugo
UTIL -Adell, Kike, Taylor, Bauers, Bote, Dalbec
SP - Ray, Fried, Canning, Cease, Lester, Pearson
RP - Barnes, Kelly, Harris, Wood, Nelson
1b -Bell
2b - Muncy
SS- Lindor
3b - Vlad Guerrero Jr.
OF - Robles, Puig, Verdugo
UTIL -Adell, Kike, Taylor, Bauers, Bote, Dalbec
SP - Ray, Fried, Canning, Cease, Lester, Pearson
RP - Barnes, Kelly, Harris, Wood, Nelson
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Polanco's huge head
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Krakauer's "Where Men Win Glory," the book about Pat Tillman was great. Same guy who wrote Into Thin Air, Into the Wild," etc. Little bit of sports, history, current events, philosophy mixed in all around.
That head tho
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Knight2254
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Re: Books
I just ordered fantasyland off of amazon for 5 dollars w/shipping. Hoping for a good read -- thanks for the suggestion