Review by Budd Bailey Baseball managers more or less come with an expiration date. It’s understood that at some point the organization that hires a manager probably is going to…
Book Review: Gibbs – Tales of a Baseball Lifer
Book Review: Sports Journalism
Review by Budd Bailey For decades, many looked down on the concept of “sports journalism.” Some called the sports department “The Toy Department” of a newspaper for years. The idea…
Book Review: Forever Green
Review by Budd Bailey How many books about the history of the Hartford Whalers are needed, especially if you don’t live in Central Connecticut? You’d think one would be enough….
Review: The Year’s Best Sports Writing 2022
Review by Budd Bailey The series of books called “The Year’s Best Sports Writing” has been out for more than 30 years now, and it has been consistent … and…
Review: Beauties
Review by Budd Bailey The United States and Canada share three of the big four major leagues in North America: Major League Baseball, the National Basketball Association, and the National…
Review: A History of the NBA in 12 Games
Review by Budd Bailey The title of “The History of the NBA in Twelve Games” sets the concept before the book is opened, and it’s an audacious one. Author Sean…
Review: A Lucky Life
Review by Budd Bailey Before discussing Steve Simmons’ new anthology, we need to talk about a subject near and dear to my heart: the sports column. Throughout my entire life,…
Book Review: Welcome to the Circus of Baseball
Review by Budd Bailey There’s something inherently charming about minor league baseball. It represents something of a throwback to a bygone era. For more than a hundred years, young baseball…
Book Review: The Blood and Guts
Review by Budd Bailey It’s two of the best words in football: “go long.” It means that the wide receiver should take off down the field as fast as possible….
Book review: The Book of Joe
Review by Budd Bailey Time has a funny way of changing the perspective on a book. Case in point: “The Book of Joe.” We start with the names on the…
Book Review: Unfiltered
Review by Budd Bailey Matthew Barnaby was a hockey writer’s dream. Take it from someone who was there at the time. The National Hockey League player was one of the…
Book Review: Moving the Chains
Review by Budd Bailey Sometimes advances in civil rights in the United States have come along so slowly that it’s like waiting for a glacier to recede. At other times,…
Book Review: Three Ring Circus
Review by Budd Bailey The biggest story line in the NBA in the years between 1996 and 2004 was the Los Angeles Lakers. They won three championships along the way,…
Review: A Giant Win
Review by Budd Bailey Former New York Giants coach Tom Coughlin has written a book about the Giants’ surprising and memorable win in the Super Bowl over the New England…
