Comments on: Ranking the best sports novels

By: Jack Maura

Jack Maura — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 19:47:48 +0000

Hello! I love your picks and agree wholeheartedly with every one of them. Terrific! The above site I posted shows off an incredible recent book you may not have heard of. The best I can do is post my review of the book I put on Amazon. You obviously know your baseball stories so I think you’ll love this one. It’s called Innings Through Time; The Greatest Baseball Story Ever Told. Here is my review: I’m usually very skeptical about claims of being the greatest of anything so I stayed away for about a day or so then I finally made the plunge. Glad I did. If this isn’t made into a movie I’d be very surprised. I am very familiar with every baseball title referenced in the description and most are my favorites. So I was floored when I finished this book to have learned that every claim held up specifically. This was also the quickest I’ve read a book in a while and I think that says something. Bravo to author Valenti! I think he has something here and gave us something to truly enjoy. I am very tough on things and was planning on being tough here too, but I can’t. I can’t believe I’m saying this, but this might be the greatest baseball story I’ve ever read or known. I give it 5 stars!

By: Blog Picture

Blog Picture — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 10:34:48 +0000

Insightful. I like this. Will try to see whether the information provided herein is useful or not by the specific outcome after putting into use in real world practice. Thanks.

By: David

David — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 15:35:20 +0000

I read “The Universal Baseball Association…” about 25 years ago and still remember it. One of the most fascinatingly bizarre books I’ve ever read. Creepy, but in a good way — maybe even brilliant. I got it when I graduated college from a friend who was the biggest baseball fan I ever knew, who knew my fondness for board games. A good choice for your list, Berry.

By: * Try a novel aproach « Ron Kaplan’s Baseball Bookshelf

* Try a novel aproach « Ron Kaplan’s Baseball Bookshelf — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 15:13:23 +0000

[...] a novel aproach 15 11 2008 The Oklahoman’s sports columnist Berry Tramel offers this list of five favorite baseball novels, which does not contain many of the “usual [...]

By: Ron Kaplan

Ron Kaplan — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 15:07:17 +0000

Nice list. I applaud adding some new titles to the usual choices, such as the Southpaw Trilogy by Mark Harris or The Natural by Malamud or the shorter works of W.P. Kinsella.

A few of other worthy but overlooked titles: The Celebrant by Eric Rolfe Greenberg; The Great American Novel by Philip Roth (a great departure from his usual somber topics); and Brittle Inning by Michael Bishop, a fantasy tale that’s a cut above the rest.