The Sports Shelf Project
One man’s humble attempt to read, write, and think his way towards a shelf full of great books.
- 2021 MLB Preview
For the baseball fan, there is always a certain anxiety that comes with spring. Yes, it is the season of hope and new beginnings, the season where all things seem… Continue reading 2021 MLB Preview - Ron Shandler’s Baseball Forecaster Book Review
One afternoon when I was about twelve years old, I sat down in my bedroom and cut out five hundred small slips of paper. With the assistance of the USA… Continue reading Ron Shandler’s Baseball Forecaster Book Review - The Universal Baseball Association, Inc., J. Henry Waugh, Prop. Book Review
This 1968 novel by Robert Coover tells the story of Henry Waugh, accountant by day and game enthusiast by night. His special obsession is a self-made baseball dice game, complete… Continue reading The Universal Baseball Association, Inc., J. Henry Waugh, Prop. Book Review - The MVP Machine Book Review
This recent entry to the world of baseball literature, written by Ben Lindbergh and Travis Sawchik, explores a simple premise: player development is the new market inefficiency to be exploited… Continue reading The MVP Machine Book Review - The Wax Pack Book Review
For several months this winter I have been gazing fondly at a particular baseball book sitting on my bedside table: Brad Balukjian’s The Wax Pack: On the Open Road in… Continue reading The Wax Pack Book Review - Christmas Books Still to Read
“You sure got a lot of books, Daddy.” This was the assessment of my five-year old daughter upon surveying my Christmas haul at approximately 11:03 a.m. on Christmas morning. I… Continue reading Christmas Books Still to Read
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