A-Roid?
Yankee fans should check out the February 16,2009 issue of Sports Illustrated for the cover story on one of it’s fallen heroes….Alex Rodriquez.
February 19th, 2009
November 5th, 2008
Who’s On First?
Need a great history of baseball? Check out Change Up, 796.357 B959c 2008 by Burke & Fornatale.
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October 22nd, 2008
Storm the Mound!!!
Do you enjoy watching major league baseball players beat the crap out of each other? Than this is the book for you….Benchclearing, 796.3570 V984b 2008 by Spike Vrusho. Enjoy.
September 24th, 2008
Cheater, Cheater
Is steriod usage tainting America’s sports heroes? Is the media over-reacting? And what about Barry Bonds? All of these questions and more can be answered by David Ezra in Asterisk, 796.3570 E99a 2008.
August 11th, 2008
Batter Up!
Before multi-million dollar contracts and performance enhancing steriods there was just the game. Baseball. In But Didn’t We Have Fun? Peter Morris digs deep into the early days when it was just a fun game to pass the time.
July 9th, 2008
Breaking Down Barriers
Opening Day, 921 E34o 2008, by Jonathan Eig, is the story of Jackie Robinson and how he made baseball history.
April 23rd, 2008
Home of the Sox
Faithful to Fenway,796.357 B731f 2008, by Michael Borer is a tribute to one of the most beloved stadiums in the U.S.
February 11th, 2008
Everything Sports
Sports, 796 G985s 2004, by Allen Guttmann is a wonderful source of sports history. It is the winner of the Book Award of the North American Society for Sport History and is also a selection of the History Book Club.
November 7th, 2007
Beyond Winning
“What makes some people drive themselves to succeed in their chosen sport, no matter how daunting the odds?” The answer can be found in The Agony of Victory, 796.0922 F911a 2007 by Steve Friedman.
August 30th, 2007
U.S.A ! U.S.A.! U.S.A!
Congratulations to the boys from Warner Robin, GA for winning the 3rd straight Little League World Series title for the U.S.!