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Tag: Sports Book Reviews

Welcome to the Circus of Baseball: A Story of the Perfect Summer at the Perfect Ballpark at the Perfect Time – by Ryan McGee

Posted on 05/17/2023 by Mark

If you want to know what it’s like to be an Intern for a minor league baseball team and make $100 a week, then read this book. I enjoyed reading about how he got the job, and everything he did for the team. I was also fascinated with the historical aspects of the stadium, McCormick…

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Sidelines and Bloodlines: A Father, His Sons, and Our Life in College Football – by Ryan McGee, Dr. Jerry McGee, and Sam McGee

Posted on 05/15/2023 by Mark

I think is this is probably the first book I have read about a football official, Dr. Jerry McGee, and it’s written from the viewpoints of him and his two sons, Ryan and Sam. I enjoyed learning about how Dr. Jerry Mcgee got started, his stories, and especially his memories of games and players, and…

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My Home Team: A Sportswriter’s Life and the Redemptive Power of Small-Town Girls’ Basketball – by Dave Kindred

Posted on 05/11/2023 by Mark

This book was provided to me from Netgalley, so I can read and review it before it’s published. I was only interested in this book, because I read that Dave Kindred was a retired former sportswriter, who moved back home and then decided to write about a local high school girls basketball team. That really…

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LeBron – by Jeff Benedict

Posted on 04/27/2023 by Mark

When I saw this book about LeBron James, I was immediately intrigued. I did have to stop reading it a few times as I had other books to read, but when I finally finished it, I was glad I read it and learned a lot more about him than I knew previously. It was he…

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Bingo!: Forty Years in the NBA – by Ralph Lawler

Posted on 04/24/2023 by Mark

I kept seeing this book in the Amazon library and was interested in reading it, but I always had another book I was reading until now. And, when I finished, I was glad because so far, it has been the best book I have read this year. First, let me tell you that I am…

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Got Your Number: The Greatest Sports Legends and the Numbers They Own – by Mike Greenberg

Posted on 04/14/2023 by Mark

When I saw this book, I wasn’t sure what it was about, but I still proceeded to read it. I guess, you can say, I was intrigued by the title and the author. The title, Got Your Number, hits close to home as for almost 20 years, I was a high school football statistician, so…

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Gibby: Tales of a Baseball Lifer – by John Gibbons

Posted on 04/10/2023 by Mark

I knew that John Gibbons was a manager for the Toronto Blue Jays, went to high school in San Antonio, and lives in San Antonio. I didn’t know he had written a book about his baseball life, until one of my Facebook friends who also happens to be a local sports television anchor in San…

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The Education of Kendrick Perkins: A Memoir – by Kendrick Perkins

Posted on 03/09/2023 by Mark

I was a bit disappointed in this book, as I had to skip several parts of the book where it felt like I was being lectured about certain political and cultural things. I also expected to learn more about his time in high school. A few things I enjoyed about it were about his time…

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Warrior: My Path to Being Brave – by Lisa Guerrero

Posted on 03/07/2023 by Mark

When I was browsing through books, and saw that Lisa Guerrero had written an autobiography, I immediately knew I wanted to read it. I knew who she was from her work as a sideline reporter on Monday Night Football and The Best Damn Sports Show Period. I didn’t know that her mom died when she…

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Uphill: A Memoir – by Jemele Hill

Posted on 02/23/2023 by Mark

Before Niko was born in 2016, I was a sports fan; not the biggest and flashiest, but a fan in general. I was a frequent viewer of ESPN, and that is how I know who Jemele Hill is. I didn’t know about her controversial Tweets that got her in trouble a few times, I didn’t…

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Straight Shooter: A Memoir of Second Chances and First Takes – by Stephen A Smith

Posted on 01/25/2023 by Mark

Stephen A Smith is known for his honest opinions, mostly on sports. I actually knew who he was because before my son was born in 2016, I was a sports fan and was a frequent viewer of ESPN and NBA basketball – that is where he held court. I enjoyed learning about his childhood upbringing,…

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Billy Martin: Baseball’s Flawed Genius – by Bill Pennington

Posted on 01/01/2023 by Mark

I already knew that Bily Martin was hired and fired as the Manager of the New York Yankees several times, I knew he was an Alcoholic, and that caused him to get to in some fights at bars, and I also knew that he had a temper on the field and would have quite a…

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