Bonus-ish Episode: Why We Love Baseball/Books, with JW Wartick

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Bonus-ish Episode: Why We Love Baseball/Books, with JW Wartick

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Now that the cold reality of the baseball offseason is upon us, JW and I thought we’d soften the blow by talking about why we’re baseball fans, and give some recommendations for baseball books to read to tide you over until next season.

Time Codes:

Our Histories with Baseball – 1:09

Why We Love Baseball – 11:20

Baseball Books! – 26:08

Here’s our list:

• Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game – Michael Lewis
• The Bullpen Gospels: Major League Dreams, Cheap Beer, and the Real Life of a Making-It-Big Minor Leaguer – Dirk Hayhurst
• Out of My League: The Complete Minor League Experience – Dirk Hayhurst
• Bigger Than the Game: Restitching a Major League Life – Dirk Hayhurst
• Selling Baseball: The Story of the League That Made Baseball America’s Pastime – Jeffrey Orens
• The Cheater’s Guide to Baseball: How To Catch A Cheat, How To Cheat A Catcher, And Everything In Between – Derek Zumsteg
• Brittle Innings – Michael Bishop
• The Baseball Codes: Beanballs, Sign Stealing, and Bench-Clearing Brawls: The Unwritten Rules of America’s Pastime – Jason Turbow
• Smart Baseball: The Story Behind the Old Stats That Are Ruining the Game, the New Ones That Are Winning It, and the Right Way to Think About Baseball – Keith Law
• Catcher in the Wry: Baseball Stories and Other Humorous Observations – Bob Uecker
• The Wax Pack: On the Open Road in Search of Baseball’s Afterlife – Brad Balukjian
• Knuckler: My Life with Baseball’s Most Mystifying Pitch – Tim Wakefield
• The Uncommon Life of Danny O’Connell: A Good-Luck Charm: From the Golden Gate to the Greater Milwaukee Open – Steve Wiegand
• The Inside Game: Bad Decisions and Good Psychology on the Ballfield – Keith Law
• The Universal Baseball Association, Inc., J. Henry Waugh, Prop. – Robert Coover
• Wherever I Wind Up: My Quest for Truth, Authenticity, and the Perfect Knuckleball – R.A. Dickey
• The Only Rule Is It Has to Work: Our Wild Experiment Building a New Kind of Baseball Team – Ben Lindbergh and Sam Miller
• Batting Stance Guy: A Love Letter to Baseball – Gar Ryness
• Rethinking Fandom: How to Be a Fan Who Doesn’t Hate Baseball – Craig Calcaterra
• The Worldly Game: The Story of Baseball in the Amana Colonies – Monys A. Hagen