Book Reviews

When Ozzie Guillen opens his mouth, nobody knows what’s going to come out. And that has made the manager of the Miami Marlins endlessly entertaining to legions of baseball fans. In language that is often as profane as it is colorful, he will la...

by Kevin Neary and Leigh A. Tobin When I was a young girl, I played Little League softball for 4 years, playing a variety of positions, and even making the All-Star team one year. And while my dad wasn’t my formal coach, (he and my mom did spon...

There has been a ongoing debate about what would Ted Williams’ stats have been like if he hadn’t went to war during the prime of his career–would he have bettered his still untouched .406 batting average? Would he have gotten the Re...

Norm and Joe collaborate on a product review of the newest editions to the Out of the Park Baseball series with a look at OOTP 13 and iOOTP 12. To read the rest of the post, be sure to visit us at www.viewfromthebleachers.com...

As a fan of the Boston Red Sox, and of baseball in general, the goal is always to win.  Its first, last and everything in between. Nothing else matters… But what about when there is something is more important than winning? What about overcomi...

When I first heard this book was coming out, I didn’t know that much about R.A. Dickey. I knew the Sox had faced him when he pitched for teams in the American League, and that he was a knuckleballer. I knew that he had climbed Mount Kilimanjaro...

And read below to see how you can WIN a copy of this great book! There have been countless books on baseball, filled with hundreds of beautiful color and black and white photographs, taken by pros all over the world. But there has never been a book f...

The second issue of the McSweeney's Grantland Quarterly is out now. For those of you unfamiliar with the title, the quarterly is a $25 anthology of Grantland.com stories you could read online for free. Why take a collection of internet posts and re-p...

Ever want to pitch like Justin Verlander or Roy Halladay? Or play like Dustin Pedroia, Josh Hamilton, or Brian McCann? Well, now is your chance. 15 of the best pitchers, infielders and outfielders in Major League Baseball are spot lighted in this 96-...

In the first installment of the My Fantasyland series, Josh gives his number fantasy baseball rule to live by and a short book review all in one. To read the rest of the post, be sure to visit us at www.viewfromthebleachers.com...

By John Powers and Ron Driscoll “Now for the opening of Boston’s magnificent new ballpark and a chance to see the Red Sox in action while leading the American League, a position gained while on the road” ~The Boston Globe, April 20,...

Baseball Bookie   Finally, someone has devised a method to evaluate and codify fielding in baseball; in the near future, it may change who gets into the Hall of Fame. WIZARDRY is like two books, or like taking a pre-requisite Accounting 100 cour...