Any Interest in a RR Book Club?

I'll have to think more about how to do this, but does anyone have any interest in a RR book club? Maybe once a month this offseason or something we have a big thread/fanpost/story etc about a baseball book? Thoughts?

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Sounds like a good idea.

I might not go buy all the books… but I’ll participate!

Don't forget to send your broken maples to the US Forest Service.

by 306008 on Sep 30, 2008 4:02 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

I'd like too as well

my time to read books of my choosing is rather limited (HS English teacher), but I would try to participate if such a program were started.

by lordbyronk on Sep 30, 2008 4:06 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

I'd be interested

Royals, NBA, Golden Hurricane, Hawkeyes, Chiefs, and KU basketball, in that order.

by Rowyal on Sep 30, 2008 4:08 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Books are the devil

by ZeppelinDZ on Sep 30, 2008 4:22 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

I would be in

Alex Gordon in '08

by RoyalJHWKR on Sep 30, 2008 4:30 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

i am thinking mostly stuff that can be purchased really cheap on Amazon

random royals books and “as told to” type stuff… maybe a few baseball classics as well

by royalsreview on Sep 30, 2008 6:02 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Not a bad idea. Probably have to keep them sort.

I haven’t read a lot of books.

I’d love to read Ball Four. Obviously, we’d have to read The Soul of Baseball. (Seriously, I want to read it).

Scouts Honor would be enjoyable on about 73 different levels.

I’d like to read The Politics of Glory as well, if it’s still available.

OMG Banny. FWIW I am only crdtng u w/3 runs allwd bc of DDJ OMFG

by devil_fingers on Sep 30, 2008 7:17 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I'll buy the books (unless I already have them). I'll read them books (even if I already read them)

by potsy on Sep 30, 2008 8:31 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

I like Harold Reynolds

Just gave the Royals some props on the ChiSox – Twins game.

by Randa4life on Sep 30, 2008 9:19 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

I miss game threads already.

Let's Go Blues!

by powderbluesfor08 on Sep 30, 2008 9:36 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Three outs left for Twins to come back...

Uhggg….the thought of an all sox ALCS, followed by an all Chicago WS…….who do you vote for? The deuche or the turd sandwich?

Let's Go Blues!

by powderbluesfor08 on Sep 30, 2008 9:44 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

I'd be in

I’d rather pour money into books than gambling, alcohol, and women.

A mind without purpose will walk in dark places.

by NHZ on Sep 30, 2008 11:04 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

that's a laugh.

College kid wanting to read?

Don't forget to send your broken maples to the US Forest Service.

by 306008 on Oct 1, 2008 10:36 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

No kid here,

future psychologist, thank you very much. And yes.

A mind without purpose will walk in dark places.

by NHZ on Oct 1, 2008 7:34 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

can we have cucumber sandwiches and tea when we discuss them?

kind of our own “Finer Things” Club

The concept of progress acts as a protective mechanism to shield us from the terrors of the future. - Collected sayings of Muad'Dib

by buddyball on Sep 30, 2008 11:20 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Let's just not invite a certain someone who monopolizes the conversation by trying to be funny.

by Randa4life on Sep 30, 2008 11:49 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

I'm in...

Waiting for a 90+ win season

by RoyalsFanInMarinerTown on Oct 1, 2008 12:47 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

ok... i'll think more about how to do this

any suggestions for a good royals-related book thats cheap?

by royalsreview on Oct 1, 2008 2:30 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Well, it's not cheap, but it's related to a Royal Legend

Check it out

OMG Banny. FWIW I am only crdtng u w/3 runs allwd bc of DDJ OMFG

by devil_fingers on Oct 1, 2008 9:40 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I'm interested

Although my time is a bit limited now. Are we limiting to baseball books, or all books? I’ve been wanting to read “Ball Four” forever now.

Relive Royals History at royalsretro.blogspot.com

by RoyalsRetro on Oct 1, 2008 10:27 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

I started to read Ball Four and was a little disappointed

Much of the hype about the book was its scandalous nature – at the time, it was pretty shocking information…now, none of it seems like that big of a deal. Players cheat on their wives on the road? Drink heavily? NOOOO!

We always did feel the same, We just saw it from a different point of view, Tangled up in blue.
-Bob Dylan

by Royal Kingdom on Oct 1, 2008 10:59 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

i agree on ball four...just really not all that good...

i read canseco’s book and all about all the steroids and stuff…so players boozing, cheating on their wives and taking greenies just doesnt shock me. i read harvard boys recently…that was a pretty good one.

TPJ...you're dead to me

by billybeingbilly on Oct 1, 2008 12:07 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I'm in.

And I second the vote for The Soul of Baseball. I’d happily read it all over again.

I know this might sound silly, but what about Moneyball? I’ve been re-reading bits of it at a time, examining each of the players mentioned, and where they are now, and where the people drafted behind them ended up.

by minda33 on Oct 1, 2008 3:56 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

+2 I'd read 'em both again.

Poz, is just flat out a good writer…cannot wait for the Reds book.

We always did feel the same, We just saw it from a different point of view, Tangled up in blue.
-Bob Dylan

by Royal Kingdom on Oct 2, 2008 8:50 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I'm excited for the Reds book too.

Last I heard from JoePo, the publisher gave him an October deadline for the first draft. That was set before he knew he’d be going to Beijing, but still. It won’t be too much longer.

by minda33 on Oct 6, 2008 9:07 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Sounds like a good off-season idea

I’d be interested.

by cookierojas73 on Oct 1, 2008 7:57 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Lets Do it.......

Screw the baseball theme……lets open the hood on James Joyce’s Ulysseus. Whatever the pick, I’m in………I’ve always heard that Richard Ford’s Independence Day was a good baseball-ish book? Of perhaps we could try Fever Pitch by Nick Hornsby, its got the Neyer stamp of approval and speaks to irrational fanaticism…..prerequisites for being long suffering Royals fans.

by Nighthawk at the Diner on Oct 3, 2008 10:45 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs