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Post by Rufus-T on Jun 29, 2020 18:38:55 GMT
One of my favorite sport books
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Post by hoskotafe3 on Jun 29, 2020 20:15:22 GMT
Wrll, not sports books, but I read political train wreck books like most of you read sports books.
Road to Ruin- about Tony Abbott's catastrophic incompetence that saw him go from winning an election in a landslide to being usurped by Malcolm Turnbull in just 2 and a half years.
Plots and Prayers- about Malcolm Turnbull's hubris and arrogance that led to him squandering Abbott's majority and losing the top job, but not to Peter Dutton the man who challenged him in one of the most incompetent leadership challenges ever, but to moderate Scott Morrison.
Party Animals- on how Labor failed to win government from.opposition in 2019 even after all the BS mentioned above.
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Post by nutsberryfarm 🏜 on Jul 7, 2020 17:15:14 GMT
got this on the way, About the Book In Winning in Both Leagues J. Frank Cashen looks back over his twenty-five-year career in baseball. Best known as the general manager of the New York Mets during their remaking and rise to glory in the 1980s, Cashen fills the pages with lively stories from his baseball tenure during the last half of the twentieth century. His career included a stint with the Baltimore Orioles of the late ’60s and ’70s, working with manager Earl Weaver and the great teams of the early ’70s, including such players as Jim Palmer, Frank Robinson, and Brooks Robinson. Later, tapped by Mets owner Nelson Doubleday Jr. to bring the Mets to the pinnacle of Major League Baseball, Cashen, with the rise of superstars Darryl Strawberry and Dwight Gooden, led the Mets to the thrilling come-from-behind victory over the Boston Red Sox leading to the World Series championship in 1986. Winning in Both Leagues also chronicles the drafting of Billy Beane, who would later be the focus of the New York Times bestseller Moneyball. Cashen, who was a central figure in the fierce competition with New York Yankees owner George Steinbrenner, excelled at building winning ball clubs and remains one of only two general managers ever to win a World Series in both leagues.
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Post by nutsberryfarm 🏜 on Jul 14, 2020 1:19:18 GMT
anyone read this?
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Post by nutsberryfarm 🏜 on Jul 17, 2020 15:09:55 GMT
what's everyone reading?
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Post by Jokers_Wilde on Jul 17, 2020 17:14:39 GMT
I have a few that I have to get around to:
No Days Off: My Life with Type 1 Diabetes and Journey to the NHL by Max Domi
Offside: My Life Crossing The Line by Sean Avery
Breaking Away : A Harrowing True Story of Resilience, Courage, and Triumph by Patrick O'Sullivan
Hello, Friends!: Stories from My Life and Blue Jays Baseball by Jerry Howarth
With baseball season just around the corner, I'll probably start with Jerry Howarth's book.
Joker's Wilde
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Post by nutsberryfarm 🏜 on Jul 17, 2020 20:57:53 GMT
I have a few that I have to get around to:
No Days Off: My Life with Type 1 Diabetes and Journey to the NHL by Max Domi
Offside: My Life Crossing The Line by Sean Avery
Breaking Away : A Harrowing True Story of Resilience, Courage, and Triumph by Patrick O'Sullivan
Hello, Friends!: Stories from My Life and Blue Jays Baseball by Jerry Howarth
With baseball season just around the corner, I'll probably start with Jerry Howarth's book.
Joker's Wilde thanks! will check 'em out.
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Post by tristramshandy on Jul 17, 2020 21:06:07 GMT
Here's one of my favorite sports books:
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Post by nutsberryfarm 🏜 on Jul 18, 2020 7:04:54 GMT
Here's one of my favorite sports books:
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Post by nutsberryfarm 🏜 on Aug 12, 2020 19:18:10 GMT
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Post by nutsberryfarm 🏜 on Aug 22, 2020 17:53:03 GMT
anyone reading anything?
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Post by hi224 on Aug 22, 2020 21:59:37 GMT
As I've probably mentioned before, I don't read that many sport books, but I can see two from where I sit - - one of the best soccer books I've ever read, particularly the social history aspect. The chapter on the Netherlands-West Germany match in Euro'88, and how the celebrations when the former won transcended sporting rivalry, is especially good. There's also this - - which I haven't read yet, but I think it will be good. Hurling is a sport I know absolutely nothing about, other than it's similarity to shinty. Nice.
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Post by hi224 on Aug 22, 2020 22:02:14 GMT
I have a few that I have to get around to:
No Days Off: My Life with Type 1 Diabetes and Journey to the NHL by Max Domi
Offside: My Life Crossing The Line by Sean Avery
Breaking Away : A Harrowing True Story of Resilience, Courage, and Triumph by Patrick O'Sullivan
Hello, Friends!: Stories from My Life and Blue Jays Baseball by Jerry Howarth
With baseball season just around the corner, I'll probably start with Jerry Howarth's book.
Joker's Wilde Sound good.
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Post by poelzig on Aug 23, 2020 7:43:58 GMT
Back in January I made a prop bet at a sports book in Vegas. Five grand that fewer than 100 home runs would be caught on television at MLB games. I was given insane odds. I hope telling you fellas about it doesn't jinx my bet but I couldn't keep it secret any longer.
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Post by sdm3 on Aug 23, 2020 7:46:59 GMT
Working my way through this one:
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Post by nutsberryfarm 🏜 on Nov 22, 2020 22:55:37 GMT
what's everyone reading books-wise?
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Post by NJtoTX on Nov 22, 2020 22:57:55 GMT
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Post by TheGoodMan19 on Nov 22, 2020 22:58:36 GMT
what's everyone reading books-wise?
Just started it. So far it's just about how loony Dizzy Dean was
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Post by hi224 on Nov 22, 2020 23:15:55 GMT
what's everyone reading books-wise?
Just started it. So far it's just about how loony Dizzy Dean was
sounds like it was written for me.
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Post by hi224 on Nov 22, 2020 23:17:12 GMT
One of my favorite sport books looks interesting.
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